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English for Tourism & Hospitality (107) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh

Payment Options

Technology has changed the way consumers pay for goods
and services, and now hotel guests expect to have a variety of
payment options available to them. Hotels should be capable
of accepting various payment options when someone books a
room online and when someone pays in person. Most hotels
now accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover cards for
transactions online and at a stationary point of sale. These are
some of the most convenient ways travelers pay for lodging
fees. Other consumers, however, want more options. When
booking rooms online, guests want to be able to utilize internet
payment companies like PayPal or one of its dozens of online
payment competitors. This option generally appeals to
consumers because it is secure and widely accepted.
Additionally, some consumers tend to use payment options
like bitcoin, a type of digital currency in which encryption
techniques are used to regulate and verify the transfer of
funds. Travel sites like Expedia, Inc. already have been
accepting bitcoin as a form of payment for hotel purchases.

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