{"id":2400,"date":"2017-05-23T15:59:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T15:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2019-07-11T03:21:18","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T03:21:18","slug":"bitcoin-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/bitcoin-airlines.html","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Airlines: Japanese Peach to accept the digital currency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flypeach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Peach<\/a>\u00a0Aviation is going to become the first Japan\u2019s airline to <strong>accept bitcoin<\/strong> for buying any flight.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This move comes after the Japanese decision to<a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/bitcoin-japan-regulation.html\"> regulate bitcoin<\/a> as currency, becoming a legal method of payment back in April 1st, 2017.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">During a recent interview with<strong> CEO Shinichi Inoue,<\/strong> he said:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>&#8220;Now you can travel without your wallet. I think this is innovation; we&#8217;ll put all our energy into it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Peach is a budget domestic flights company that operates in Korea, China and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The firm announced that they will accept bitcoin payments by the end of 2017; also, the firm is looking to install Bitcoin ATMs at airports.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>\u201cThis is a real first step in partnerships for Japan and we are aiming for more company and service tie-ups,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Inoue in an interview conducted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2017-05-22\/peach-becomes-japan-s-first-airline-to-accept-payment-in-bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>\u201cWe want to encourage visitors from overseas and the revitalization of Japan\u2019s regions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Several major retailers and merchants are starting to accept bitcoin in Japan thanks to the recent law on digital currencies, as you can read here.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">And this is maybe one of the prominent reason why bitcoin price is <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/bitcoin-all-time-high.html\">growing<\/a> so much during the latest period.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Japanese traders are driving bitcoin prices as they transacted huge amounts on the exchanges: recent studies revealed that Yen is the major fiat currency being exchanged for bitcoin.<\/p>\n<h2>Bitcoin airlines worldwide<\/h2>\n<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/top-8-ways-to-book-a-flight-with-bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a few other<\/a> bitcoin airlines in the world and also several ways to book a flight with digital currencies.<\/p>\n<p>For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapair.com\/flights\/?uid=151&amp;gclid=CLLd4ryvhtQCFcLGGwod6qQLww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CheapAir<\/a> and BtcTrip are the first platforms that accept this disruptive method of payment.<\/p>\n<p>Also,\u00a0Latvia-based airline and Virgin Galactic began accepting bitcoin since 2013\/2014, \u00a0while if you want to book a private jet, you can do it through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetvizor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JetVizor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More bitcoin airlines to suggest? 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