"Emirates COO Adel Ahmed Al-Redha revealed that the airline plans to employ Bitcoin as a payment service".
30 sats \ 2 replies \ @handsome_latino 13 May 2022
I might be flying with them in a couple of months! If they have it implemented I'll be the first to try it and report back. ✈️✈️✈️
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @ClubAlpaca OP 13 May 2022
If they don't take it directly, there are a number of travel / booking sites that accept bitcoin for payment. Travala, Destinia, CheapAir, and more:
6 TRAVEL SITES THAT ACCEPT CRYPTOCURRENCY AS PAYMENT
https://onedayitinerary.com/6-travel-sites-that-accept-cryptocurrency-as-payment/
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ClubAlpaca OP 13 May 2022
If they don't take it directly, there are a number of travel / booking sites that accept bitcoin for payment. Travala, Destinia, CheapAir, and more:
6 TRAVEL SITES THAT ACCEPT CRYPTOCURRENCY AS PAYMENT
https://onedayitinerary.com/6-travel-sites-that-accept-cryptocurrency-as-payment/
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25 sats \ 0 replies \ @KenyaCoin 1 Aug 2022
They may need this, simply to being able to continue serving Nigeria!
Emirates slashes Lagos flight operations over $85m stuck funds
#52513
https://guardian.ng/news/emirates-slashes-lagos-flight-operations-over-85m-stuck-funds
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @yakshaver 14 May 2022
Also check the travel section of Bitrefill: https://www.bitrefill.com/buy/worldwide/travel
Gift cards for the airline via Lightning is better than on-chain directly with the airline unless you properly mix your coin for privacy.
Gift cards with travel agencies isn't as good a deal from what I can see.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @zuspotirko 14 May 2022
That's pretty cool. Non-western countries are the key to slingshotting Bitcoin into mainstream. And literally international companies even more.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 13 May 2022
In the Bitcoin is Venice book they have a chapter called Bitcoin is Halal. This makes sense
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