Destinia decides to opperate exclusively in Bitcoins in Venezuela

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The economic situation in Venezuela is ever more

complicated. Given the increasing restrictions faced by
Venezuelans, (http://destinia.com/)Destinia
(http://destinia.com/) has decided to operate exclusively in
Bitcoins in order to further facilitate reservations by local
travelers.

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With the rigid exchange control in place since 2003, the

Venezuelan Bolivar has been steadily decreasing in value. And
given this situation, according to local media, the Bitcoin has
been gaining greater user support. The site Surbitcoin.com,
which considers itself the top Bitcoin market in Venezuela,
conrms that between August 2014 and November 2016 the
number of users of the crypto currency went from 450 to
85,000.
Venezuelans not only have many difculties leaving the
country, however also in paying with credit cards, as they can
only do so in the local currency. Giving priority to Bitcoin as a
payment method could be of help, notes Victor Oliva, Head of
the Transportation Department at Destinia. Since 2014,
Destinia accepts the virtual currency for all products and
services offered on the website.
Even though Venezuela is not a strategic market for Destinia,
reservations to date in 2016 have grown by 34%. Among the
most searched destinations for hotel bookings outside of the
capital, Havana, Margarita Island, Madrid and Varadero are at

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the top. The most demanded ight routes are from Caracas to
Madrid, Santiago de Chile, Cumana (Venezuela) and Mexico
City.

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