Tourism News

Damcho Rinzin, the director of Bhutan’s Department of Tourism, said the sector has struggled because of its payment infrastructure.

Binance Pay and Lyzi team up to bring crypto payments to over 80 businesses across the French Riviera, spanning Cannes, Nice, Antibes and Monaco.

Cointelegraph is in the Kingdom of Bhutan to check the state of crypto adoption in the eastern Himalayan country.

Thailand plans to let tourists use crypto via credit cards while overhauling financial laws to align capital and digital asset markets.

There are few places on Earth as Bitcoin-friendly as the scenic Garden Route in South Africa, where Bitcoin circular economies have blossomed.

Bhutan’s tourism department and Binance said the new venture is the “world’s first national-level crypto tourism payment system.”

The OECD’s policy paper highlights AI’s potential to reshape G7 tourism, enhancing sustainability and visitor experiences while addressing risks.

Top-tier members of Travala.com are set to earn 10% cashback rewards in Bitcoin on travel booking payments made with the Singapore-based travel agency.

Torrevieja, a tourist hub in the Alicante province of Spain, will allow stores to accept payments in crypto, paving the way for greater adoption.

Multiple emirates in the UAE are looking to the metaverse to boost tourism in their respective regions. Sharjah now joins Dubai in broadening its Web3 ambitions.

El Salvador, the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, has seen explosive growth in tourism numbers in the first half of 2022.

Several businesses in the tourist town of Santa Lucia are now accepting Bitcoin payments in the hopes it can spur tourism spending.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele previously announced that El Salvador’s GDP grew over 10% in 2021.

Travel and tourism are set to benefit from blockchain technology, addressing issues such as high fees and too many intermediaries.

The rollout of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s TAT Coin is coming closer to fruition, and is now awaiting government approval according to local figures.