Under the handle “Paco De La India”, the YouTuber said he planned to visit 40 countries, often using Bitcoin transactions to pay for everything he needed.
American Airlines partners with decentralized travel market Winding Tree
The airline industry is still reeling from the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which shut down the global economy and restricted travel.
Travala launches decentralized home-sharing service — will it be the next Airbnb?
The site claims to repair “the broken relationship between hosts and guests created by existing centralized home-sharing platforms.”
Walking on sunshine: Top crypto summer vacation destinations in 2021
As vaccinations continue to be rolled out globally, more countries are starting to open up their borders to tourists.
Offline Travel App Maps.Me Raises $50M in Seed Funding Led by Alameda Research
The funding will go toward the launch of a multi-currency wallet on Maps.me and enable a decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
Travel Tech Firm Monaker Group Eyes Regulated Thai ICO Market
Monaker Group, which builds booking platforms for the travel industry, is venturing into tokenized assets with the indirect acquisition of Thailand’s Longroot initial coin offering (ICO) portal. The Nasdaq traded company took an “indirect controlling stake” in the entity that owns Longroot on Thursday, one day after buying up a third of Longroot minority shareholder […]
ShareRing Brings Its Blockchain Identity Solution to Rakuten Travel Bookers
The integration will mean Rakuten Travel Xchange customers can opt to use ShareRing’s self-sovereign identity app to access bookings.
Travala.com Enters China’s Fast-Recovering Travel Market
“In China, the recovery is happening now and very fast,” said Travala.com CEO Juan Otero.
Travala.com Adds Agoda Hotels, Posts Record July Revenue as Crypto Payments Soar
The Binance-backed travel agency brought in $400,000 in July, a 100% increase from the month before.
Travala.com Lets Travelers Once Again Book Expedia Hotels in Crypto
The blockchain-based travel agency’s partnership comes as booking rates surge from their COVID-19 lows.
Norwegian Air Could Allow Customers to Pay for Flights in Crypto This Spring
Norwegian would accept cryptocurrency payments via its sister firm, crypto exchange NBX.
Digital Travel Firm Webjet Has Launched Its Booking Verification Blockchain
The ethereum-based platform is aimed to do away with price and accommodation disparities in the travel industry.
Bitcoin Startup Lolli Looks to Global Expansion With Hotels.com Partnership
The bitcoin rewards app Lolli is going global in 2019, starting with the travel industry.
Travel Booking Site CheapAir Is Switching Bitcoin Payment Processors
CheapAir.com is to switch bitcoin payment processors following a service change by Coinbase, but the new integration poses problems for users.