Travelers using cryptocurrency for booking arrangements spend more than twice as much as regular travelers using fiat money, according to a joint report from Binance Pay and crypto travel platform Travala shared with Cointelegraph.
Crypto-based bookings on Travala reached $80 million in 2024, up from $45 million the year before. Crypto travelers are also outspending their fiat counterparts, with an average booking value of $1,211 per transaction, over 2.5 times more than fiat users who spend $469.
Additionally, the report said crypto users were three times more valuable over their lifetime due to longer stays and higher repeat bookings, with crypto travelers 57% more likely to make a repeat hotel purchase.
Source: Binance Pay, Travala
Juan Otero, CEO of Travala, attributed these travel preferences to the flexible nature of Web3 jobs:
“Many also work in the digital asset industry or have flexible, remote work lifestyles, which makes them more likely to travel frequently and stay