Travala Partners with Expedia to offer Cryptocurrency Travel Booking

Travala.com the leading cryptocurrency-friendly travel booking platform partners with Expedia bookings to offer frictionless crypto travel booking. Travala.com is a Binance-backed online travel agency (OTA) with over 2 million hotels in 230 countries.

With the help of Expedia Partner Solutions (EPS) more than 700,000 Expedia Group hotels and accommodations will now be made available to Travala.com.

Travelers can book trips using more than 30 forms of cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB) and Travala.com’s native cryptocurrency AVA.

Juan Otero, CEO and Co-founder, Travala.com, says: “With cryptocurrency adoption on the rise, we want to ensure our users have payment choice and transparent pricing for every trip booked. EPS Rapid is the best API product in the travel industry and this partnership unlocks greater accommodation choice and availability for our users, including 4- and 5-star hotels in top destinations.“

In May-2020 Travala.com merged with TravelbyBit to create one of the largest blockchain based travel agencies after backing from Binance.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO and Founder, Binance, says: “Travala.com has proven their ability to build a world-class travel booking platform. We’re excited to see the development of Travala.com’s relationship with Expedia Group, as they enhance the use of cryptocurrency in travel.”