Travel company now accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment
- Customers will now be able to pay for flight bookings with cryptocurrency at Alternative Airlines.
- The cryptocurrencies accepted will be the likes of; Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Dash, DigiByte (DGB) and Utrust’s native token UTK.
UK-based travel company, Alternative Airlines, has partnered with cryptocurrency service Utrust, for the facilitation of payments with crypto.
Utrust announced the new partnership with its first merchant in the travel industry, Alternative Airlines. The two companies plan to allow customers the ability to book flights while paying with cryptocurrencies in the likes of; as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Dash, DigiByte (DGB) and Utrust’s native token UTK.
The CEO, Nuno Correia of Utrust said:
For business or leisure, flight travel can be expensive with consumers saving for months to afford a trip. Considered a high ticket item, it is imperative that consumers are protected when booking flights. Utrust is providing Alternative Airlines’ customers with the increased security and convenience of cryptocurrency payments, and reducing processing fees, to bring greater transparency and trust to the world of online payments.”
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Ken Chigbo
Independent Analyst
Ken has over 8 years exposure to the financial markets. He started his career as an analyst, covering a variety of asset classes; forex, fixed income, commodities and equities.
