Binance crypto exchange announced through a blog post on November 28 that it has partnered with the TravelByBit start-up to launch a reward card that facilitates making payments in cryptocurrencies within the most important travel websites.
According to the announcement, it will work like a traditional prepaid card that offers access to additional discounts and rewards, and which users will be able to feed with cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC), Binance (BUSD), Binance Coin (BNB) and Ontology ( ONT).
The card will be launched at the beginning of next year and will be initially intended for passengers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Australia and Europe, and will expand in the future.
Traveling with crypto :
The service could allow customers to book airline tickets and hotel rooms through the most important booking sites such as Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda and Ctrip, as well as through the platform owned by TravelByBit.
However, TravelByBit is not the first service that allows its users to travel by paying with cryptocurrencies. According to some news, the crypto reservation company, Travala, has announced that from now on its customers will be able to make reservations at any available hotel unit on Booking by paying with cryptocurrencies.
Earlier this summer, the co-founders of Norwegian Air, made an announcement that they plan to launch a crypto exchange of their own, which will increase the acceptability of cryptocurrency payments.