{"id":3230,"date":"2022-08-15T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/blog\/?p=3230"},"modified":"2022-09-08T12:23:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T19:23:39","slug":"travala-bitcoin-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.opennode.com\/blog\/travala-bitcoin-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Payments with Travala.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travala.com\/\">Travala<\/a>, the world&#8217;s leading digital-currency travel company, features more than 2 million properties in 90,000+ destinations across 230 countries and territories with prices up to 40% less than mainstream travel competitors. Founded in 2017, the platform covers all aspects of travel, including flights, tours and other activities, and OpenNode proudly works with Travala to facilitate the acceptance of bitcoin payments for its many travel clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The travel industry provides a good use-case example for the benefits of bitcoin payments. Most international travel involves foreign exchange fees, slower settlement times and lots of currency conversions. By utilizing bitcoin for travel, jetsetters and agencies can simplify the process while saving on processing fees and enjoying near-instant settlement times via the Lightning Network. For hotels and airlines that only transact in fiat currencies, OpenNode provides instant and on-demand conversions, though many luxury travel brands \u2013 most recently Soneva with hotels in the Maldives and Thailand \u2013 now accept bitcoin as payment. OpenNode is the volume leader in all Lightning Network transactions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Lightning Network is a significant and much-needed step for global crypto adoption,&#8221; says Travala CEO Juan Otero. &#8220;At Travala.com, we&#8217;re constantly exploring ways to further bridge the gap between blockchain and travel, so working with OpenNode to enable Bitcoin payments on the Lightning Network was a natural fit for us to continue innovating towards the future of travel.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether your company is in the Maldives, Malta or Madagascar \u2013 or you just want to visit there \u2013 Bitcoin is a global digital currency for any place you are or want to go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your business wants to transact in bitcoin, OpenNode makes it easy with a comprehensive platform and no-code plugins that allow you to make and receive bitcoin payments. If you&#8217;re interested in learning more, contact us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/contact\/\">here<\/a>, or sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opennode.com\/\">now<\/a> and start accepting bitcoin in a matter of minutes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We at <a href=\"https:\/\/opennode.com\">OpenNode<\/a> are proud to work with businesses around the world to spread Bitcoin adoption. We believe that any business can benefit from accepting Bitcoin payments on the Lightning Network.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to start accepting Bitcoin payments with your business? We\u2019re happy to help! 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