Bitcoin phone home: Use crypto to buy sim cards in 140 countries with Bitrefill
Bitcoin and crypto travelers can bid farewell to telco woes with Bitrefill’s eSims, now available in 140 countries.
Bitcoin Taught Me a Valuable Lesson at Austin’s Airport
Lufthansa, Eurowings, other travel industry players push forward with Web3
After a new travel-focused blockchain hit the scene, major players in the industry are beginning to pivot to integrate Web3 technology.
Argentinian Airline Issues Every Ticket as an NFT
The low-cost carrier has expanded its partnership with NFT ticketing company TravelX to offer all tickets as NFTs on the Algorand blockchain.
Latin American Travel Agency Despegar Begins Accepting Crypto Payments
Teaming with Binance Pay, the travel company will initially accept crypto in Argentina, with plans to roll this option out to additional countries.
FATF agrees on roadmap for implementation of crypto standards
Part of the FATF’s ‘Travel Rule’ includes recommendations that financial institutions obtain information on the originators and beneficiaries of certain crypto transactions.
Metaverse experience to sway real-world travel choices in 2023: Survey
A survey participated by 24,179 respondents across 32 countries reveal that nearly half, or 43% of the respondents, intend to use virtual reality to inspire their choices.
Tourists flock to El Salvador despite Bitcoin bear market
El Salvador, the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, has seen explosive growth in tourism numbers in the first half of 2022.
Packed your Bitcoin? A BTC holiday in Costa Rica goes fiat free
A Bitcoiner in Costa Rica had a “win-win” experience when he went on holiday and only spent Satoshis (Bitcoin) while traveling along the pacific coast.
Reporting ‘limited progress,’ FATF urges countries to introduce legislation for travel rule
“Countries that have not introduced Travel Rule legislation should do so as soon as possible, and FATF jurisdictions should lead by example,” said the organization.
Crypto Stories: YouTuber Paco de la India explains his travels using Bitcoin
The Bitcoiner had visited eight different countries out of his goal of forty and was in Africa at the time of Cointelegraph’s interview.
Madeira ‘embraces’ Bitcoin and how the president met Michael Saylor
Why and how the island of Madeira is “adopting” Bitcoin and how the president fell down the Bitcoin rabbit hole.
From beer to Bitcoin as legal tender: A BTC education in Roatán
How a small-scale Bitcoin education project involving a former brewery collided with plans for Bitcoin as de facto legal tender.
Building businesses in the ‘spirit of Bitcoin’: The Bitcoin Hostel
A Bitcoin hostel under construction in Portugal reflects a growing trend of business built with more than just a digital currency in mind.
Unhosted is unwelcome: EU’s attack on noncustodial wallets is part of a larger trend
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic seem to be nervous about people transacting with their wallets.
Bitcoin runs the world: Traveling to 40 countries in 400 days with BTC
A runner and Bitcoin hodler from India is on a mission to travel to 40 countries in 400 days using Bitcoin only.
Gas heater broke down? I’ll just heat my caravan with a Bitcoin miner
When a propane gas heater stopped working, Bitcoin mining came to the rescue of a cold caravan in Colorado.
The Bitcoin Family talks about traveling, giving and orange-pilling
Didi Taihuttu, the father and husband of the Bitcoin Family shares life advice extending to happiness, charity and Bitcoin nomadism in a Cointelegraph video interview.
Can crypto be used to prove financial independence for travel visas?
“There could be individual situations where a consulate might also accept other proof of assets, such as crypto-assets,” said Laura Bernard of the European Commission.