Editing Expedia Accepts Bitcoin For Hotel Reservations

Flickr/davidjleeExpedia has turn out to be the first big travel site to take Bitcoin for hotel reservations.<br>The company advised its huge web footprint was dependable for the decision to accept the the electronic currency.<br>Expedia partnered with Coinbase, a third-party payment processor, to let clients to select bitcoin as a payment approach alongside choices like Visa, American Express, and PayPal.<br>Despite Expedia's commitment to providing its shoppers an array of payment alternatives, executives are unclear as to how a lot of folks will acquire benefit of the new support. <br><br>"I might be lying if I mentioned I experienced a excellent prediction for you," Expedia VP Michael Gulmann explained to The Washington Publish. "The minute I give you any selection, I know I am heading to be erroneous."<br>For its part, Coinbase looks to feel permitting consumers to shell out in bitcoin will open Expedia up to a whole new swath of people.<br>Expedia could be the initial travel web site to acknowledge bitcoin, but it can be hardly the initial e-commerce web-site to do so. Overstock.com, Reddit, OKCupid, and other mainstream sites and providers by now settle for the electronic forex.<br><br>SEE ALSO: Expedia's Homosexual Marriage Ad Helped The Couple In It Undertake A Baby