Cryptocurrency-native travel platform Travala integrated the Solana blockchain network. As part of the integration, Travala will add SOL travel rewards as an option for loyalty program members, while also deploying its AVA token — used to access its loyalty program — on Solana, according to...
Disrupting traditional travel payments — a legacy ecosystem rife with opacity and inefficiency — is potentially a killer app for cryptocurrency, availing new ways to book, pay and admit entry to a rapidly forming metaverse where pre-travel experiences promise to be truly immersive. As Travala...
While cryptocurrency payments are rapidly gaining traction, accepting crypto comes with a variety of issues, such as long processing times and the risk of fraud. In this month’s Alternative Payments Tracker, CEO and Co-founder Juan Otero of travel booking platform Travala, discusses how efficient and...
Cryptocurrency has been around for nearly 15 years but is an entirely different beast today than its humble beginnings in 2008. Bitcoin may be the household name in the crypto industry, but there are thousands of other cryptocurrencies in circulation, such as Ethereum, Ripple and...
September 23, 2024
Cryptocurrency-native travel platform Travala integrated the Solana blockchain network. As part of the integration, Travala will add SOL travel rewards as an option for loyalty program members, while also deploying its AVA token — used to access its loyalty program — on Solana, according to a Monday (Sept. 23) press release. “The Solana network has […]
December 19, 2021
Travala.com, a global travel company, is now accepting bitcoin payments on the Lightning Network using OpenNode, according to a press release. Travala CEO Juan Otero said in the release the...
