Dear Steemians!
In the last few months I have been interested in cryptocurrency , you know what's new who hasn't been intrigued by the world of cryptocurrencies. Yet the combination of travel and virtual currency affects me a lot. The Tourism Industry can use cryptocurrencies and blockchain in a multitude of different ways: paying for travel and accommodation services, booking air tickets, bus, taxi, or just carpooling and everything that has to do with tourism. Will this project so ambitious really bring benefits for us travelers?
In my opinion, yes. Just think of the elimination of exchange rates and commissions when traveling abroad.
No longer need to change money in the local currency, it is enough to have our personal wallet on the mobile and make payments directly. Doesn't it look great?
I read a very interesting article about the use of digital currencies in tourism, discovering that there are already many started projects as: Toa Coin, from mid-2017 It facilitates booking of trips online, payment of booking and other products; JIO token is run by U.K.-based Tam Tam Travel offering heavily discounted packages on memberships; Travel Coin works as a coin ticketing system for the travel industry; BitAir from 2016 is built on Ethereum blockchain; and other 6 projects to read in this link ( https://www.cryptomorrow.com/2018/01/25/top-cryptocurrencies-in-travel-and-tourism/ ) where they are explained in detail.
To the list I would add 2 other interesting projects created recently: Action Coin and OjuT.
Action Coin has got over 300,000 customers from more than 200 countries and more than 70 Brand Ambassadors in worldwide. Action Token has a mechanism that allows users to earn points to be converted into digital money and use to obtain discounts on a growing list of various types of products and services. Users can earn more ACTN tokens by referring new user registrations, posting reviews and other content. To find out more, just surf their site (https://actioncoin.io )
Ojut Coin was created by Oju Hospitality Group on December 7th, 2017, it can be spent in all aspects of the travel and hospitality world: accommodation, transport, tours, attractions, shopping, dining, just with one coin and phone app. Oju Hospitality Group’s plans include developing its own unique 5 stars niche hotel and real estate brands where token owners can invest exclusively via OjuT Coin in more than 100 properties on the paradise vacation island of Phuket, Thailand, listed on the popular Airbnb. More info just surfing their site (https://oju.io)
The Travel industry’s appears to be open to the new digital currencies, understanding that cryptocurrencies will become a more common part of our day to day lives. The tourism sector doesn't want to be caught unprepared when the digital currencies will be adopted by the mass. And I strongly believe that the benefits for users will be real. And you? What do you think about it? :-D
