We are preparing to add various payment methods such as PayPal, Apple Wallet, Android Pay, Google wallet etc. I would love to add Bitcoin to that list, but as I am sure you can imagine, I expect my colleagues to have the typical (and very annoying) "Is bitcoin not illegal and used for drugs and guns?"
Tell them,before bitcoins came into existence,people still bought guns and drugs off the internet using other forum of money.Bitcoins just made it simple.
I can explain to my colleagues how that it's not true, but they only have to point out that I can't explain it to all our our potential customers, and thus we should not add bitcoin, as it may be perceived poorly.
Let the customers pay using the normal payment methods.Keep Bitcoins as an option.If someone who understands bitcoins as much as you do,they'll be glad to book stuff from your site using bitcoins.And they will definitely pass the word around.
However, if I could counter that, with a promise (however vague) of a new potential client-base, as there might be lots of good bitcoin people, that would love to help make a positive change in the world, at no extra cost.
Exactly! In terms of coding and maintenance,bitcoins needs the least attention.
If anyone has any input on how accepting bitcoin could help attract additional business, as well as any other input, it would be greatly appreciated.
Bitcoin is just another way of accepting payments.It wouldn't grow your customer base as such but keep the potential customers hooked on to the site.A bitcoiner will always book a hotel from your site with his bitcoins if he knows you're the only company doing it.By doing so,you'd not only expand your tech but also give a good name to the bitcoin world.