YesToBitcoins.com Now Accepts Bitcoins for Air Canada Gift Cards
YesToBitcoins.com (#YesToBitcoins), an online service advocating the adoption of bitcoins as an alternative to traditional money, is now offering customers the opportunity to obtain Air Canada gift cards using the open source currency.
“If bitcoins can be spent, bitcoins are useful. Our goal is to help consumers adopt bitcoins,” said Darwin Ramon, Founder of YesToBitcoins.
“We aim to help understand the benefits and convenience of bitcoin as a digital currency.”
Effective July 28th, users can go to the Air Canada gift card section (http://yestobitcoins.com/air-canada/) to select from the various denomination of the gift certificate up to CDN$4000 and pay using bitcoins. The user receives the gift certificate from Air Canada via email.
“All of our transactions are handled quickly and securely by BidPay.com,” Darwin said.
“You are able to purchase gift cards from over 12 different global brands in 9 different countries.”
Air Canada adds to the growing number of global brands in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, New Zealand, Switzerland and United Kingdom that can be purchased via bitcoin payments. The service also covers purchases from Amazon and Starbucks, among other brands.
Industry experts agree that bitcoin is becoming a digitally secure way for purchasing a variety of products and services and bitcoins transactions can be completed using a computer, a tablet, a smart phone or other device to anyone anywhere and at any time.
YesToBitcoins.com
YesToBitcoins.com is an online service provider that facilitates payment in bitcoins for products that are otherwise available only in fiat currencies. The website accepts bitcoins for the purchase of Gift Certificates or Gift Cards from over 12 different global brands in over 9 different countries.
To find out more about using bitcoins to purchase Air Canada gift certificates and other gift cards, please visit http://www.yestobitcoins.com/ or follow the company on Twitter: @yestobitcoins
Watch our Air Canada gift cards promotional video at http://youtu.be/oJ5UqEz3QXM
Related News
The concept of spending bitcoins in exchange for gift cards to retail outlets that don't account digital currency is nothing new. Just take a look at Gyft and eGifter. These services have made a pretty penny catering to the needs of the bitcoin community proving that the concept works and that it's lucrative. And hoping to take part in the success is Canada-based start-up YesToBitcoins.com, a service that will allow bitcoin users to purchase gift cards to some popular outlets. According to the site's founder, Darwin Ramon, the idea to open up shop reportedly came from him asking himself....
Back in June we covered the inception of Canada based bitcoin payment facilitation company YesToBitcoins.com. The company allows bitcoin users to purchase gift cards that can then be spent at places like Amazon, Starbucks and Best Buy. Today the company announced it had taken the concept a step further. As well as buy gift cards, credit card users can now pay their bills with bitcoin on the site. The site supports a range of cards from the leading providers - including American Express, MasterCard and VISA. Regarding the innovation, Darwin Ramon commented: The idea came from asking, why....
CoinTap is a Canadian startup which is seeking to make it easy for members of the public to get hold of bitcoins. CoinTap will sell bitcoin gift cards around the world that will allow recipients to claim bitcoins by using the redemption code on the card. We spoke to CoinTap's Ashley Fulks who told us that the company is "working with a large card distribution company to get the cards distributed through convenience stores". The gift cards are sold based on their fiat value, for example, $20. As for how many bitcoins recipients will be able to redeem, we were told that people will be able....
The folks over at Calgary-based Bitcoin Ventures have launched CoinTap, their bitcoin 'gift card' service, allowing those unfamiliar with acquiring bitcoins to pick them up easily and hassle-free. The service launched in Canada, where pre-loaded cards were available at the Remedy Café in Edmonton. The product? Pay $55.50 with a card loaded with $50 in bitcoin (depending on the market rate, of course). There's a hefty fee, but for some, that may be worth the convenience. And if that's not enough, customers can purchase up to $1000 in CoinTap cards daily, or just over 1 BTC. "Once you've....
Bitcoin is a booming business in the United Kingdom, assuming one knows how to play their cards right. Gift Off, a company specializing in selling gift cards for Bitcoin, recorded an all-time high turnover in February of 2016. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts in the United Kingdom will have heard of Gift Off before, as this Norwich-based online shop sells gift cards in exchange for Bitcoin payments. Up until this point, the company has sold close to GBP2.1m worth of gift cards, of which over GBP200k was processed last month. Considering how Gift Off is focusing on various gift cards, it seems....