Cryptotourism - is it evolving?

[Cryptocoinsmania.com]

I am not sure if anyone used this term before here, but would like to discuss with you guys, when we have great and working opportunities and abilities to travel and use full services using cryptos and Bitcoin only?
So far we can get services, food, museums, etc. only at specific places and countries. It's impossible to travel using only digital coins probably.

So what are your thoughts and future vision about that?

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[SonOfNorth]

I remember reading an article about traveling only with BTC a year or two ago, so while it massively limits your options, in some countries it is entirely possible. It won't be for a while before you can reach anywhere even remotely near the convenience of using e.g., PayPal to travel, let alone fiat currency.

[TheUltraElite]

If you are talking about tourism paid in crypto then I think the sector needs more development. Bitcoin and altcoins are not always accepted everywhere like fiat money and so I think it needs more acceptance. Moreover there are so many poor countries where tourism industry is the important means of earning for people but they are not educated enough to use crypto in any way. Thus I think there is the huge gap between the people using crypto and the people in charge of tourism. There has been some ICOs in hotel booking and flights but still it needs more development.

[talkbitcoin]

it is not used now, or it is on small scale only because bitcoin is not yet adopted. you may think it is popular now or it has grown but in reality bitcoin is still too small. with all the big volume and so many people invested it is still a small portion of the population.

and from those people a smaller percentage are spending bitcoin or considering to spend bitcoin.
that is why "crypto-tourism" is not something you hear about.

however this will change as the adoption grows. my personal favorite is the Japanese 2020 games which will attract lots of tourists to Japan which is now bitcoin friendly with lots of merchants. hopefully by then it has grown even bigger and that will cause a bigger move in more merchants around the world accepting bitcoin.

[Blakscorpion]

You have to be patient...

Of course when a new technology is coming out, you can't use it anywhere, and you have to wait that it's sprayed before using it fully.

For bitcoin, in some years it'll probably be the case. You can currently already buy houses, rent flat, buy food, and live with it. There are plenty of video on youtube about experiments like "I lived 1 month with bitcoin".

Be patient and all you asked will be possible

[Cryptocoinsmania.com]

Expedia is accepting bitcoin for hotels and flights booking. I like the point about Olympics in Japan, where Bitcoin is spreading pretty fast I think.

Yeah, I know it will take a time for tourism to get used to bitcoin more. But we're early adopters and every discussion starts a new chapter of cryptos.

[iamTom123]

I am not sure if anyone used this term before here, but would like to discuss with you guys, when we have great and working opportunities and abilities to travel and use full services using cryptos and Bitcoin only? So far we can get services, food, museums, etc. only at specific places and countries. It's impossible to travel using only digital coins probably.
So what are your thoughts and future vision about that?

We all are aware how tourism (domestic and international) can be of big help in improving a local area's economy (though there are side-effects here that have to be controlled). I love the idea of cryptotourism and I think in my estimate this is already happening right now. And the number manifestation of this evolving trend is the many conferences, seminars, expos and gathering of people coming from both within and without the country. I am sure many of us here know what I mean as cryptocurrency events are regularly held every year in different parts of the world under different themes and topics. Another good idea is putting up Cryptocurrency Hub where the technology and all the things related to cryptocurrency can be displayed and the visitors can explore. Don't we have a Bitcoin museum already somewhere?

This is really a very good concept to explore and it can help Bitcoin be more attractive to prospective countries who are thinking of recognizing and legalizing Bitcoin in their respective economies.

[Kakmakr]

At this stage merchant Bitcoin adoption is still very low, globally. You will still need to convert some of your BTC to Fiat to have a good holiday in another country. Bitcoin might give you a little bit extra "pocket money" if you cross some borders with it.

Some countries only allow a limited amount of cash to be brought into their country, so if you need more cash, you could trade locally with people with your bitcoins. ^smile^

If Bitcoin is banned in your country, you could take a Bitcoin holiday in another country, where Bitcoin is not banned. ^smile^

[franco123]

I am not sure if anyone used this term before here, but would like to discuss with you guys, when we have great and working opportunities and abilities to travel and use full services using cryptos and Bitcoin only?
So far we can get services, food, museums, etc. only at specific places and countries. It's impossible to travel using only digital coins probably.

So what are your thoughts and future vision about that?

This is the first time I encountered this term. To be honest it is a bright idea. However, we should consider the fact that not everyone are willing to be paid by Bitcoins. A lot of coutries do not really know yet Bitcoins and here in my country, I have never encountered a store accepting Bitcoin for payments yet.

Maybe this will be more feasible in the next years or generations to come when Bitcoin becomes more known to everyone. But for now, this will be hard to do.

[nmaryrai]

I've read about traveling using bitcoin, but he does not use bitcoin as a direct payment tool but he contacts some bitcoiner in the country he visits and sells the bitcoin he has to them so he no longer has to redeem the fiat money he has with fiat money in the country he visited

[HeRetiK]

Expedia is accepting bitcoin for hotels and flights booking. I like the point about Olympics in Japan, where Bitcoin is spreading pretty fast I think.

Yeah, I know it will take a time for tourism to get used to bitcoin more. But we're early adopters and every discussion starts a new chapter of cryptos.

Expedia is unfortunately accepting Bitcoin only in the United States -- or at least they are not accepting Bitcoin in Europe.

In general it seems like it's more easy to buy Bitcoin than to spend Bitcoin. At least Bitcoin ATMs and the likes seem to be more common than brick and mortar stores accepting Bitcoin. And sadly it doesn't look like that's going to change any time soon.

[Brama Jasa]

traveling only using coins ..? I think it's possible if bitcoin service is available in a country ,, with the rapid development of bitcoin may now be an international currency ,, I think this is the mission of creating bitcoin

[KuromaYoichi]

At this stage there's only a few merchant who accept bitcoin, it may be possible if you want to go to some developed country like japan or somewhere in the europe where bitcoin is accepted but if you want to travel to developing country like indonesia maybe, then it's impossible to get full services using cryptos and Bitcoin only.

[migolmigol]

Cryptotourism- If I to define this, it means that someone is using Bitcoins when travelling abroad either it may be for business or for leisure. Example is when you pay for your hotel and your transportation.

[MostHigh]

Cryptotourism is a pretty intelligent term which i will like to applaud you for. The use and spending of bitcoin and other bitcoin wherever you tour is a good and interesting idea. In the Netherlands and Sweden i read an article on setting locations and a whole village accepting only digital and virtual currencies for transactions. Visiting this areas will give us more ideas of how the use of btc during tours will look like. I was checking on major holiday destination and realised that, the Hawaii,s Havana, Basque region in Spain, Catalona, Tunis which are major destinations has not fully developed their crypto market hence it will be a while before this dream becomes a reality

[Mandoy]

I am not sure if anyone used this term before here, but would like to discuss with you guys, when we have great and working opportunities and abilities to travel and use full services using cryptos and Bitcoin only?
So far we can get services, food, museums, etc. only at specific places and countries. It's impossible to travel using only digital coins probably.

So what are your thoughts and future vision about that?

Cryptocurrency is already being integrated also into the travel and tourism industry. Japan is planning to accept bitcoin as payment in purchasing airline tickets. I have also seen a coin made for travel and tourism, I think it is called TOA coin, a coin designed for that purpose. But everything in the cryptoworld is just in its beginning state and has not matured yet. Possibly soon we will see cryptocurrency especially bitcoin blooms in tourism industry.

[jseverson]

Well we can't say for sure, but I think it's pretty safe to say that we're rather far off. There are countries that have zero Bitcoin presence so you're going to have to exchange your coins for fiat anyway. You would most likely be limited to using Localbitcoins which can be potentially dangerous. I'm sure the last thing you would want to deal with while out travelling would be financial stress.

It's certainly possible though. There's one story floating around here, and he says he just used Localbitcoins. It's a huge hassle in my opinion though. If you're using fiat in the end, then you might as well carry USD instead.

[Kronos21]

Why to create problems for yourself? Now I do not see the possibility to travel only with bitcoins. It's more of a dream than a reality. in fact, we can't even in the country to use bitcoins. We are constantly forced to use the exchangers. For travel it is better to have a Bank card with dollars on the account.

[Pavel255]

I read how some people traveled for a short time using only bitcoins. I think now you can do it in the countries where bitcoin spreads and you can make all the necessary purchases.

[The Alchemlst]

I am not sure if anyone used this term before here, but would like to discuss with you guys, when we have great and working opportunities and abilities to travel and use full services using cryptos and Bitcoin only?
So far we can get services, food, museums, etc. only at specific places and countries. It's impossible to travel using only digital coins probably.

So what are your thoughts and future vision about that?

I think I saw one campaign about it, well I think it is possible if locally arranged tourist spots and vehicles but I doubt the flight payment system around the world will adapt soon.