The Dolder Grand, a five-star hotel based in Switzerland, will begin accepting payments starting next month.
The was announced Tuesday by the hotel’s tech partner, Inacta AG, which said that the payment option would be made available on May 1.
Once the new payment method goes live, guests can pay for accommodation, and beverages or spa treatments using . Inacta AG’s mobile app Inapay will then convert payments into Swiss franc or euro “as soon as the payment has been completed,” according to the statement, meaning that the hotel itself won’t handle .
The Dolder Grand’s director of finance André Meier said in a statement:
“Many of the improvements in our service in recent years were made possible by advances in technology. As we believe is here to stay, it only seems natural to offer more choices in the payment process.”
The payment option was featured earlier as part of a pilot project with Inacta AG.
Hotels across the world have been accepting payments since as early as 2014. U.S.-based travel agency CheapAir service to allow users to book hotel stays with the back in February 2014.
In July of that year, Canada-based Sandman Hotel Group accepting as a form of payment for room reservations. More recently, Spain-based Casual Hoteles accepting payments on a pilot basis in February 2019.
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Published at Wed, 03 Apr 2019 05:08:22 +0000
