Gyft Adds Global Hotel Card, Allows You to Stay at 70,000 Hotels With Bitcoin
Is travel and bitcoin your thing? Looks like you can now spend your bitcoins at more than 70,000 resorts, hotels, and inns not only in all fifty U. S. states, but around the world. That's because Gyft has announced the availability of the Global Hotel Card by Orbitz. The card can be loaded up with between $25 to $500 worth of bitcoin, allowing you to use your favorite digital currency to book accommodations. Users who purchase the card will be able to use it at partner locations online only. In other words, you won't be able to use the card to book a room in person. Gyft's service has been....
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