I'm going to be having a meet with our head of tourism, local business and the mayor in a couple of weeks.
Think I'll try and sell the publicity value of accepting Bitcoin, rather than the advantages of Bitcoin.
Topic: Bitcoin tourism - a question - page 2. (Read 2109 times)
I was actually thinking of Bitcoin's applications to the world of traveling but realistically, I think we're a long way off from being able to sustain our tourist endeavors solely with Bitcoin.
I do plan on advertising it during my own travels, though. I'll most likely be spending three months next Summer traveling along the Mediterranean coast. If I see merchants accepting BTC, I'll definitely go say hi!
I do plan on advertising it during my own travels, though. I'll most likely be spending three months next Summer traveling along the Mediterranean coast. If I see merchants accepting BTC, I'll definitely go say hi!
Admittedly the porn payments are going to raise awareness for those who want a certain level of anonymity.
But real mainstream acceptance, in my opinion is going to be with more mundane and everyday things. Avoiding currency conversion costs could be a major incentive.
But real mainstream acceptance, in my opinion is going to be with more mundane and everyday things. Avoiding currency conversion costs could be a major incentive.
It's a good idea! I definitely think that while the Bitcoin ecosystem remains patchy, there's opportunity to use this as a means to drive tourism.
With the apparent difficulty of pushing Bitcoin into the mainstream, I was wondering if Bitcoin tourism would be a possible way of increasing public awareness?
Now I know lots of people are going to throw Overstock, Ebay UK etc. at me, BUT the truth of the matter is that only Bitcoin believers are in a position where they have the currency to use at these places.
If we want a decentralized currency to be the future we need too increase awareness - stating the obvious...
Don't know about the rest of the world but in northern europe people flee to warmer climes in the autumn / winter ( and the wet summers ) and in the summer, even the wet ones, tourists flood in.
I've mentioned in another post that I live on a little island in Denmark, population 3400 but in the summer our population rises to 20000 - we have a total of 150000 tourists passing through the island during the season.
There must be other similar places in the world where the population and amount of business owners is low and hopefully the conversion process would be a little easier.
Maybe I should have entitled this the mission of bitcoin or missionary positions waiting to be filled.
Thoughts, comments, flames, criticisms; welcomed, required and needed.
Now I know lots of people are going to throw Overstock, Ebay UK etc. at me, BUT the truth of the matter is that only Bitcoin believers are in a position where they have the currency to use at these places.
If we want a decentralized currency to be the future we need too increase awareness - stating the obvious...
Don't know about the rest of the world but in northern europe people flee to warmer climes in the autumn / winter ( and the wet summers ) and in the summer, even the wet ones, tourists flood in.
I've mentioned in another post that I live on a little island in Denmark, population 3400 but in the summer our population rises to 20000 - we have a total of 150000 tourists passing through the island during the season.
There must be other similar places in the world where the population and amount of business owners is low and hopefully the conversion process would be a little easier.
Maybe I should have entitled this the mission of bitcoin or missionary positions waiting to be filled.
Thoughts, comments, flames, criticisms; welcomed, required and needed.
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