Hotels

Switzerland

5-Star Swiss Hotel Set to Accept Bitcoin Payments

Yogita KhatriApr 3, 2019

The Dolder Grand, a five-star hotel in Switzerland, will start accepting bitcoin payments from next month.

Travel

Webjet Ethereum Pilot Targets Hotel Industry’s ‘Dirty Secret’

Michael del CastilloMay 10, 2017

Online travel company Webjet has been testing an etherum blockchain pilot to make sure middlemen get paid for their services.

Travel

Digital Travel Firm Webjet Has Launched Its Booking Verification Blockchain

William FoxleyNov 7, 2019

The ethereum-based platform is aimed to do away with price and accommodation disparities in the travel industry.

Payments

Dutch easyHotel Franchisee Accepts Bitcoin for Room Reservations

Tanaya MacheelJul 29, 2014

A franchisee for the popular European hotel chain is now taking payments in digital currency.

Coinbase

Sandman Hotel Group Now Accepts Bitcoin Reservations

Nermin HajdarbegovicJul 17, 2014

The Vancouver-based group claims to be the first hospitality company to accept bitcoin in Canada.

Hotels

E-Commerce

CheapAir Tops $1.5 Million in Total Bitcoin Sales

Pete Rizzo

CEO Jeff Klee speaks to CoinDesk about the company's bitcoin sales success, the arrival of Expedia, and more.

Travel

Expedia Exec Says Bitcoin Spending Has Exceeded Estimates

Pete Rizzo

Expedia's Michael Gulmann talks to CoinDesk about the company's plans for expanding its bitcoin payment services.

Payments

New York Holiday Inn Launches Bitcoin Payments Trial

Nermin Hajdarbegovic

Brooklyn's Holiday Inn Express is to start accepting the digital currency in a pilot programme managed by Charlie Shrem.