Why Hotel Rooms Can Be a New Trading Asset?

Buk Protocol
3 min readDec 20, 2023

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Are you tired of the same old investment options? It’s time to explore a new frontier in the world of investing: hotel rooms- an asset class having the potential to make 25–1000% returns in a 6-month time frame. With the rise of blockchain technology and NFTs, trading hotel rooms is becoming more accessible and transparent than ever before.

Why are hotel rooms a game-changer? Let’s dive in:

  1. Income Potential: Hotel rooms, typically spaces for accommodation, are evolving into income-generating assets. Yet, this potential has largely been monopolized by only hotels, travel agents, and other OTAs. These opportunities don’t need to be limited to closed groups but to be democratized for a better industry market. It can be an income opportunity for wider stakeholders enabling hotel room trading. Here, you can buy hotel rooms at lower much earlier and resell the rooms at higher prices when the date comes near. It will not only benefit the trader but will benefit all the stakeholders where hoteliers can increase their Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) earning royalties, while travelers benefit from access to rooms at prices potentially lower than peak rates, traders can earn profit.
  2. Perishable Asset Nature: The perishable nature of hotel inventories serves to increase liquidity within the hotel and travel industries. This perishability factor creates an environment that optimizes a sense of urgency and encourages swift turnover. Additionally, this also implies less distribution cost.
  3. Market Demand: Events like Taylor Swift concerts, the Cricket World Cup, crypto events, and festivals are driving up hotel room prices. With 25 years of data available to predict these price movements, the advent of AI can improve these predictions and create a trading asset, with a class of its own. Global prevalence and a relatable structure for everyday consumers, make it easy to understand and create a market out of.
  4. Risk Diversification: Investing in hotel rooms offers a unique opportunity to diversify your portfolio. Unlike traditional markets, hotel room trading has its own rhythm. The rise and fall of hotel demand with various events bring a unique wave-like pattern to the market. While there are risks, such as unsold inventory, the unique gameplay element provides a fresh perspective on investment strategies.
  5. Data and Studies: With 20 years of data at our fingertips, we can predict hotel room demand based on various external factors. This data allows traders and hoteliers to anticipate demand patterns and manage inventory proactively.

How to trade?

Welcome to BukTrips.com — The ultimate platform to trade travel assets!

  1. Book your hotel room on BukTrips.com: Browse through our extensive inventory of over 1 Million properties across 100 cities and counting.
  2. Mint your NFT: Once you’ve booked your hotel room, the Buk Protocol will generate a unique NFT that represents your booking.
  3. Trade or use your NFT: You can either trade your NFT on secondary marketplaces like OpenSea and Rarible or use it for your own travel plans.

Isn’t this interesting?
So, why settle for traditional investments when you can join the revolution? With the rise of hotel rooms as a tradable asset class, the future of investing is looking bright and full of excitement. Are you ready to be a part of it?

About Buktrips.com

BukTrips.com is a hotel booking e-commerce platform where you can buy, resell, or trade hotel rooms. A decentralized, open chain globally accessible platform built on buk.technology, making the conventional hotel inventory distribution and booking experience more flexible and decentralized to benefit all stakeholders — travelers, hotel owners, and even middlemen who trade these inventories.

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