The NFT Hotel Booking Marketplace, presented at IEEE ICBC 2024 by Brain Station 23, is a unique platform that combines luxury and blockchain. It allows travelers to book stays and experiences at hotels, represented as unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs). These NFTs grant access to booked stays and exclusive experiences. NFT holders become part of an exclusive community, gaining ownership of their booked stay and additional perks. The platform ensures transparency in bookings, room availability, and pricing through blockchain technology. Key features include date-split NFTs, allowing guests to reserve specific dates and trade these NFTs in secondary markets. The hotel partners’ inventory is stored on-chain, ensuring privacy and validating NFTs as genuine assets. The platform integrates Chainlink Oracles for crypto payments and Circle’s Stable Coins for stable booking prices. It also integrates FIAT payment gateways like Stripe for seamless transactions. The platform adheres to OpenZeppelin’s audited smart contract standards and the development pipeline standards set by open-source marketplaces such as OpenSea, Magic Edge, and Rarible.
