Australian Travel Agency Tests Blockchain Bookings
A hotel bookings company based in Australia has developed a blockchain proof-of-concept in partnership with Microsoft. Using the tech giant’s Microsoft Azure platform as a basis, Webjet created what it described as a platform “to create shared, independent and trustworthy documents”. The company is live testing its blockchain solution across several of the Web-based services it operates, with an eye to expand over the next year. According to the Australian Financial Review, the trials began six months ago. The launch is notable given that Webjet began accepting bitcoin as a payment option....
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Australian hotel and online travel firm Webjet has built a blockchain proof-of-concept (PoC) with tech giant Microsoft as its partner, the company revealed. Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform was used to host the blockchain to put it through the tests. The proof-of-concept solution is primarily aimed at its business-to-business division, according to the Australian Financial Review, with the aim to curb booking errors that routinely occur during any part of a booking transaction where travel agents, hotels and customers are involved. A single hotel stay could typically, involve five or more....
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The Australian-based online travel service Webjet provides customers with airline tickets, car rentals, and insurance packages. Recently the company announced a partnership with Microsoft that aims to provide a blockchain solution to improve the travel industry. Webjet & Microsoft Build Blockchain Proof-of-Concept. The travel company Webjet revealed....