{"id":330752,"date":"2021-08-26T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/major-hotel-in-swiss-alps-now-allows-crypto-payments\/"},"modified":"2021-08-26T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T18:00:00","slug":"major-hotel-in-swiss-alps-now-allows-crypto-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/major-hotel-in-swiss-alps-now-allows-crypto-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"# Major hotel in Swiss Alps now allows crypto payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Major hotel in Swiss Alps now allows crypto payments <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMDgvZGZkNDBjY2YtYjE2Zi00Y2Y1LTg1MTEtOThjOGE3MzUzMjkyLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>After four years of debate, a five-star hotel in a luxurious area of the Swiss Alps is prepared to accept Bitcoin (BTC)\u00a0\u00a0and Ether (ETH) as payment from guests.<\/p>\n<p>According to an Aug. 26 report from Swiss <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlet Blick, guests at the Chedi Andermatt hotel are now <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blick.ch\/wirtschaft\/the-chedi-setzt-auf-kyrptowaehrung-bei-sawiris-kann-man-neu-mit-bitcoin-bezahlen-id16782397.html\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/amp-blick-ch.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/amp.blick.ch\/wirtschaft\/the-chedi-setzt-auf-kyrptowaehrung-bei-sawiris-kann-man-neu-mit-bitcoin-bezahlen-id16782397.html\">allowed<\/a> to settle bills of more than 200 Swiss francs \u2014 roughly $218 \u2014 using Bitcoin\u00a0or Ether. Prices are still seemingly set in fiat to reduce any risk of volatility, with the hotel converting any cryptocurrency received im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely into francs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have long known that cryptocurrencies also have a future in hotel operations,\u201d said the hotel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> manager Jean-Yves Blatt. \u201cIn the course of the increasing spread and acceptance of cryptocurrency payments, we are proud to be one of the first Swiss luxury hotels to be able to offer our guests cryptocurrencies as a secure means of payment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>First opened in 2013, the Chedi Andermatt has 123 rooms and suites going for as low as 1,300 francs per night in the high season, or roughly 0.03 BTC or 0.45 ETH. According to data from Coinmap, there is also a vacation rental in the area\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coinmap.org\/view\/#\/map\/46.90665289\/8.62564087\/10\">accepting<\/a> BTC.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Nigerian hotel becomes country\u2019s first to accept Bitcoin payments<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While many businesses have begun to adopt digital assets, Switzerland has long been friendly to crypto users. The Swiss canton of Zug, often referred to as \u201cCrypto Valley,\u201d is home to many blockchain and crypto firms in addition to tokens being widely accepted for a variety of purposes in the area. In February, Zug announced it would allow residents to pay taxes in crypto for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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