How to Travel with Crypto — Hotels, Flights, and Experiences

Spending crypto while traveling is no longer a fringe idea. Between dedicated booking platforms, individual hotels that accept direct crypto payments, and crypto debit cards that work anywhere Visa is accepted, you can realistically plan and pay for an entire trip without touching traditional payment methods. Here’s how to do it.

Book your flights

A handful of flight options accept crypto directly. airBaltic is one of the most established airlines taking crypto payments, processing them via BitPay and accepting BTC, ETH, and USDC. Flight Centre also processes crypto through BitPay and can book flights across most major carriers, accepting BTC and ETH.

If you want a more premium option, Bitlux handles private jet charters paid in crypto — BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, and USDT are all accepted.

Find a hotel that accepts crypto

The hotel options are growing. A few standouts:

Hotel 705 is a boutique hotel in Porto, Portugal that accepts crypto for bookings and on-site services. It takes BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, and SOL — one of the wider coin selections you’ll find at a direct hotel booking.

Dubai has become a notable hub for crypto-friendly hotels. Hotel Local JVT Dubai, TRYP by Wyndham Dubai, and The First Collection Business Bay all accept advance bookings via cryptocurrency, with BTC, ETH, USDT, and USDC accepted across all three.

Use a booking platform

If you want one place to search and book rather than hunting down individual hotels, the crypto travel booking platforms are the practical choice.

Travala is the best-known option — it covers millions of properties and flights worldwide and accepts BTC, ETH, and USDT. It’s the closest thing to Booking.com or Expedia but payable entirely in crypto.

Bitcoin.Travel is a Bitcoin-only platform for booking hotels, flights, and activities. Straightforward if BTC is what you’re holding.

CryptoTraveler covers flights and hotels globally, accepting BTC, ETH, USDT, and SOL.

Instacoins Travel goes a step further and includes flights, stays, and experiences — accepting BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, and SOL.

TravelSwap focuses on hotels specifically and accepts BTC and ETH.

Pay for tours and experiences

Looking for experiences and activities to book with crypto? Both Bitcoin.Travel and Instacoins Travel include activities alongside their flight and hotel offerings, so they’re worth checking first if you want to bundle everything in one place.

For destinations where direct crypto payments aren’t available at tour operators, gift cards are a reliable workaround. Bitrefill lets you buy gift cards with crypto (BTC, ETH, USDC, USDT, SOL) — useful for platforms like GetYourGuide or Airbnb Experiences that don’t natively accept crypto.

Use a crypto card for everything else

A crypto debit card bridges the gap for any merchant that doesn’t accept crypto directly. You spend from your crypto balance and the card handles the conversion — the vendor just sees a normal card payment.

The ether.fi Card is a strong option for DeFi-native travelers. It’s funded by crypto, offers up to 3% cashback for ether.fi Club members, and comes with perks that are directly relevant when traveling — including hotel discounts advertised up to 65% for members, concierge services, and lounge or event access. IBAN and SWIFT support also makes it easy to handle international transfers.

The KAST Card is worth considering if you’re in the Solana ecosystem. It’s a Visa debit card with tiered rewards — 2% to 8% back in KAST Points on card spend during Season 5, depending on your tier. Higher tiers unlock VIP concierge access, and you get instant access via a virtual card so you can start spending right away.

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A few practical tips

• Check coin acceptance before you book. Not every listing takes the same coins. Stablecoins like USDT and USDC are the most widely accepted and avoid volatility during the booking process.
• Use stablecoins for large bookings. Paying $800 for a hotel in BTC means your cost in BTC changes by the minute. Locking it in with USDT or USDC removes that uncertainty.
• Carry a crypto card as backup. Even if you’re booking everything with crypto natively, a crypto debit card means you’re never stuck at a merchant that doesn’t accept it directly.

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