BTCTrip Now Accepts Litecoin and Dogecoin for Travel Bookings
Travel agency BTCTrip has officially expanded its payment offerings to include litecoin and dogecoin. The online flight and hotel booking service was one of the first in its industry to serve the bitcoin community, launching in June 2013 as a cryptocurrency-focused alternative to sites such as Expedia and Travelocity. Speaking to CoinDesk, BTCTrip founder and CEO Martin Fernandez said that he is excited to add the popular altcoins to the company's payment options because they allow BTCTrip to tap into growing communities in the developing digital currency industry. In particular, Fernandez....
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Travel booking website BTCTrip is expanding their cryptocurrency ambitions, it would seem. The site, established in June of 2013, was one of the first in its industry to embrace bitcoin payments, and now, they're allowing customers to pay in both litecoin and dogecoin for their flights and accommodations. That's according to CoinDesk, who spoke to BTCTrip executive Martin Fernandez. According to Fernandez, the move will allow the company to reach out into individual sub-communities (if you will) in the cryptocurrency realm as they develop. Both litecoin and dogecoin, in the wake of....
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CheapAir.com has announced that it will now accept dogecoin and litecoin as payment for flight and railway bookings. The online travel booking website began accepting bitcoin for flight bookings in November, and subsequently expanded its bitcoin payment service to include hotel and railway bookings. Since adding bitcoin as a payment option, CheapAir has seen a positive response from its customers, recently announcing that it had passed $1.5m in total bitcoin sales. Speaking to CoinDesk, CEO Jeff Klee said that the decision was encouraged by grassroots support from its customer base, noting....
Good news if you're a cryptocurrency enthusiast and a traveler that uses CheapAir.com. The Calabasas, California-based service, which is well known in the community for their accepting of bitcoin payments has expanded their crypto-related reach by now accepting dogecoin and litecoin. The company hinted at accepting the two digital currencies not terribly long ago on Twitter with the following tweet: @BtcTrip @Destinia @bitcoinmallorca @amuda Well, sure! And we love #dogecoin and #litecoin too! You'll see... 😉 viva la revolucion! - CheapAir ✈ (@CheapAir) August 29, 2014. The service allows....
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