BTCTrip: Travel the World with Global Currency
In the past year, travel has become a mainstay of the Bitcoin economy. There are currently dozens of hostels and hotels accepting Bitcoin around the world, even including a hostel in the middle of the Guatemalan rainforest. For those who do not like hotels, Airbnb alternative 9flats, a service that allows homeowners to easily rent out their rooms to....
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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....
You have probably heard it a hundred times by now: we accept bitcoins... This "we accept bitcoins" phrase is perhaps the latest marketing craze that has engulfed many e-commerce sites and traditional brick & mortar stores. Although many businesses accept your alternative currency, not many of them go further than that. Well, BTCTrip doesn't just accept bitcoins, they accept bitcoiners. That's what sets this travel site apart from the rest. Accepting bitcoiners means catering to the wants of bitcoin users by paying employees in bitcoin, offering more than discounts, and promoting the space.....
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....
BTCTrip wants to bring 150,000 hotels to the Bitcoin economy. BTCTrip is one of those special companies in the Bitcoin space that knows how to evangelize for the cryptocurrency. While they already allow users to book flights around the world with Bitcoin, they are now preparing an expansion into the hotel market. In addition to allowing users to book hotels with their online reservation system, they're also rolling out some new features that should speed up the booking process and bring more hotels into the Bitcoin economy. Hotel Chains Now Accept Bitcoin. The first thing BTCTrip wants to....
250,000 US Dollars or 297 Bitcoins (at 840$/BTC). This is what a space travel costs with Virgin Galactic, Virgin Group's company that is specialized in space tourism. The price is visible on Virgin Calactic's website and also mentioned by Virgin's founder, billionaire businessman Richard Branson, in an interview for CNBC, stating he invested in Bitcoin in the past. This news coincides with the creation of BTCTrip and an announcement by CheapAir, another travel agency that is already long in business, both now accept Bitcoin for flight and hotel bookings. So, currently one can travel around....