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A blockchain based travel platform adds support for Shiba Inu payments

Now users of XcelTrip can pay for airline and hotel bookings through Shiba Inu. XcelTrip is a next gen, decentralized travel booking platform. According to their website, the platform runs on Blockchain technology to disintermediate travel and impower clients.

Blockchain is a revolutionary technology and has been a game changer for the finance industry. It has huge potential and we can see worldwide adaptions of the blockchain technology. Travel and Tourism is another industry which is effectively using blockchain to streamline travel booking process and build an ecosystem without booking intermediaries.

XcelTrip is utilizing blockchain technology to provide better access and connectivity between travellers and service providers. They are leveraging crypto to build a base where users can book transport and hotels without middlemen.

In an effort to provide more options to their users, XcelTrip has added support for Shiba Inu payments. Users can now book airline or hotels by paying in Shiba Inu. This is a great move for Shiba Inu as XcelTrip has over 10 million community members with more than 650,000 registered users.

The platform currently serves users in 70 different countries and has information access for 2.3 million hotels and 450 airlines. Currently users can pay through a number of crypto assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Coin, Bitcoin Cash as well as XcelToken.

About Shiba Inu

Shiba Inu is a decentralized cryptocurrency. It went live in August 2020 and was one of the best performers in 2021. It has worked on building its ecosystem since them and now it has a DEX and Metaverse platform as well as collaboration with number of organizations for crypto payments.

Shiba Inu recently collaborated with Lavu and Verifone. SHIB is now accepted by thousands of restaurants in more than 65 countries.

Last year, Shiba Inu collaborated with Travala, a Binance-backed Travel Booking Platform. Travala users can also pay through $SHIB. Travala provides services in 230 countries covering more than 2,200,000 hotels. Other crypto assets through which you can make payments in Traval are Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Binance, Ethereum, Tether, ADA and many more.

They are also in talks with Redbull. Recently the lead developer of Shiba Inu ecosystem, Shytoshi Kusama thanked Redbull to chat with Shiba Inu team in a Tweet. He hinted toward a potential collaboration although no official comments are released from Redbull side.

Kusama also hinted the SHIB community members that a major announcement is going to floor everyone in the near future. Currently SHIB is trading at 0.000010 (Coinmarketcap) Let us see what the future would bring for this memecoin.