Peach Becomes Japan’s First Airline to Accept Bitcoin
Peach Aviation Ltd has become the first Japanese airline to accept Bitcoin with the company citing recent changes to Bitcoin’s legal status in the country. Japanese Airline Goes Bitcoin. The discount airline has announced that it will accept the world’s most popular cyrptocurrency Bitcoin for tickets. One of the reasons for the move is to attract more customers from other part of Asia where Bitcoin is also taking off like China and South Korea. Customers can use Bitcoin to book tickets starting by the end of the year, Peach said in a statementMonday. It also added that the company’s....
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Neil Murray is an entrepreneur and writer involved in the Nordic and European startup scene. He runs The Nordic Web, a content and data provider, alongside VIP VoIP, an event series which connects local startup ecosystems with global tech players. Here, he discusses the perks of bitcoin as both a marketing tool and a cheaper transaction method. This week, Latvia's national airline, airBaltic, confirmed that it is now accepting bitcoin, and that in doing so, it became the first airline that accepts bitcoin directly, rather than through a third party. Indeed, it's true - we have become the....
Updated with comment from BitPay. Latvian airline airBaltic has decided to eliminate its controversial transaction charge on bitcoin purchases. Earlier this week, the firm became the first European airline to accept bitcoin for flight bookings. The news was covered by digital currency news outlets and even some mainstream media, putting Latvia firmly on the cryptocurrency map. However, enthusiasm soon waned after it emerged that the airline was still charging its standard €5.99 fee on bitcoin transactions - the same as customers paying with a credit card. Prompt u-turn. The airline....
Let's go ahead and add this one to the "awesome" list of websites out there. CheapAir.com is a travel website that allows users to purchase airline tickets, hotels, and so forth (like Priceline and Orbitz - you get the picture). And yes, the digital currency can be used to buy airline tickets. It's one of the first of its kind in the book-your-own-travel industry, and it's certainly one of the best ways I can personally think of spending your Bitcoins. The caveat? This site will only accept Bitcoin from users in the United States and Canada. But for now, this is a nice standard to set for....
Thanks to its partnership with OpenPay, a payment service provider in Mexico, TAR Aerolineas became the first Latin American airline to accept bitcoin payments. The regional airline is also the first merchant to accept bitcoin payments through OpenPay's platform. TAR Aerolineas decided to explore this route since they wanted to create value for their customers, as well as stimulate the tourism industry in Mexico. In accepting bitcoin payments from international clients, they are being more open to more travellers coming from abroad, particularly from the developed nations that have already....