CheapAir.com to Accept Bitcoin

CheapAir.com announced today that it has become the nation's first online travel agency to accept Bitcoin for hotel reservations. Customers can now use Bitcoin to buy flights and book hotel rooms at more than 200,000 hotels throughout the world.

In November 2013, CheapAir.com became the U.S.'s first online travel agency to accept Bitcoin for flight purchases. By adding this option for hotel reservations, CheapAir.com has made it possible for customers to book an entire vacation using the digital currency.

According to their press release, "Customers who purchase hotels and flights using Bitcoin enjoy all the benefits of booking with CheapAir. Travelers can mix and match flights from multiple airlines to create tens of thousands of possible itineraries. Bitcoin purchases are also backed by CheapAir's Price Drop Payback™, the one-of-a-kind price guarantee that gives customers up to a $100 in travel credit if their flight fare drops    
                                              after purchase."

I don't get Bitcoin, but I guess this is the right direction. If one website accepts it, others websites will soon follow. Once enough places accept it, does it become an acceptable form of currency?

Time will only tell . . .

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