Soneva's elite hotel network began to accept payment in cryptocurrency – Bits Media

Soneva luxury hotel booking service, located in Thailand and the Maldives, stated, that now resort guests will be able to pay for services with cryptocurrency.

Soneva develops crypto payment acceptance program in collaboration with cryptocurrency provider TripleA solutions and payment platform provider Pomelo Pay. So, Payments in BTC and ETH have become available for resort guests in Soneva Fushi complexes, Soneva Jani and Soneva in Aqua in the Maldives, as well as Soneva Kiri in Thailand.

“We have always strived to be pioneers in the hotel industry. The adoption of cryptocurrency as a payment method is another example of this, how our guests from other countries can easily make payments from anywhere in the world", – Bruce Bromley said (Bruce Bromley), CFO and Deputy CEO of Soneva.

Soneva's initiative will allow resort guests to make cryptocurrency payments without the risk of price volatility, with instant confirmation, fixed exchange rates and real-time conversions, however, without the possibility of refunds.

In March, Stella Stays became the first hotel operator in the Middle East, which will accept payments from visitors in cryptocurrency. A year earlier, the luxury hotel chain Pavilions Hotels announced the availability of payment for services in cryptocurrency.&Resorts.