Singapore, Singapore, October 6th, 2026 — Travala has partnered with BNB Chain and Binance Pay to launch a native AI travel booking agent directly on Travala, allowing travelers to search and book hotels using only a BNB Smart Chain (BSC) wallet with no setup required.
To use the agent, travelers open the AI travel agent widget on Travala, fund any BSC wallet address with USDT, effectively turning the wallet into a universal API key, and book a hotel from the options presented by the agent. In the three-way partnership, Travala supplies hotel inventory, Binance Pay provides settlement infrastructure, and BNB Chain brings the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) SDK standard, agentic framework, and distribution.
Travelers can receive 10% back on their first booking over US$400 made via the agent. The incentive is split into 7% in BNB paid directly to the payment wallet after the stay is completed, and an additional 3% in AVA for bookings made as an AVA Smart Member. The agent functions independently of the Travala Travel MCP, offering a standalone option for agentic bookings on BNB Chain.
Juan Otero, CEO of Travala, said the browser-native, frictionless booking experience enabled by BNB Chain and Binance Pay streamlines agentic AI adoption at the intersection of blockchain and travel. Travala's entire inventory of more than 2,200,000 accommodations is now available, with flights expected to be integrated in the future. Thomas Chen, CBO of BNB Chain, said the combination of AI agents, blockchain infrastructure and on-chain payments is opening the door to a new generation of products that can transact and operate on behalf of users.
Binance Pay handles the payment process using the Permit2 facilitator. The user signs one EIP-712 Permit2 authorisation off-chain, requiring no gas and no broadcast. The MPP SDK verifies the signature, checks balance and allowance, and confirms the Permit2 deadline and witness hash. MPP then calls the Binance Pay settlement endpoint, and Binance Pay broadcasts the Permit2 call, paying gas. Funds move from the user wallet to Travala, and MPP marks the payment complete by issuing a cryptographic on-chain receipt that instantly confirms the booking.
Founded in 2017 and backed by Binance, Travala is a crypto-native travel booking service with 2,200,000+ properties across 230 countries, 600+ airlines, 400,000+ activities, and 50,000+ car rental locations. BNB Chain operates a multi-chain architecture spanning BNB Smart Chain, opBNB, and BNB Greenfield, with high throughput, low transaction costs, and full EVM compatibility. Binance Pay is a payment service within the Binance ecosystem enabling eligible users to make and receive payments through supported payment experiences.
