By this point we have all heard it a thousand times “Crypto is speculative” or “You can’t define it’s value”.
This has changed and we are breaking into the next phase in the adoption cycle. Some Assets can now be defined real world value based on the service provided by working products.
There are hundreds of products in the blockchain space right now but once you eliminate things you can’t actually use (Today) and things most users don’t care about you are left with only a handful.
Lets be honest, does the greater population outside of the niche Crypto community really care about some kind of Decentralized machine learning dApp that solves some problem they never knew they even had ? No.
Just to be clear, I’m talking about user facing blockchain solutions here, I do think there is huge value in back end Blockchain activity such as logistic tracking but my grandma doesn’t care about how it works.
Adoption in my eyes comes in three easy steps:
- Easy to use
- Saves money
- Offers advantage over existing traditional solutions
By this point most people in the Crypto world have already come across Travala.com, the Travel booking site that’s being called the “Expedia of Crypto”: https://news.bitcoin.com/travala-coms-cryptocurrency-gateway-provides-travel-to-82000-destinations/
Probably one of the few blockchain solutions getting real world usage and growth month on month with real revenue in the alpha, Beta and marketing coming soon so I personally expect this to shoot up like crazy over the next few months. Daily bookings are steadily climbing, no fake hype, just solid working products and real revenue.
Now let me introduce you to AVA. AVA is the blockchain based asset that controls the Economy for the Travel booking site Travala.com
You can learn more about the AVA asset here.
Now it’s time to get SMART:
Last week Travala released their SMART program, by which you hold certain levels of the AVA asset in your inbuilt wallet and gain X percentage relative to your holding levels. ( https://blog.travala.com/smart-discounts-and-loyalty)
I tested it out myself yesterday and can say it’s serious easy to enable, simply send your AVA to the wallet (Enable MFA), choose your reward level and lock your Tokens. The best part is the tokens are still yours (after the 30 day lock up) and you’re free to withdraw after your booking.
Super attractive and easy to use UX:
Now for the juicy detail:
You need 5000 AVA and unlock the top level of Discount + giveback. This isn’t a “membership fee”, you simply hold the tokens in the inbuilt wallet. They are still yours. 5% discount + 5% giveback.
Here are a few examples of the savings you are looking at for just 1 night compared to booking. com. Not pictured below is the 5% giveback you get in ADDITION to the discount. Don’t forget after 30 days the tokens are still yours so you can always sell them again (if you don’t like good deals that is)!
Travala pictured above booking.com
Holding the AVA tokens gives you real world transferable value and some really nice discounts. If you are into Crypto and not taking advantage of this you are absolutely crazy.
Why would anyone NOT do the below ?
- Trade your BTC or other Asset into AVA
- Become a SMART member
- Book your trip using either Crypto or any other payment method like your Credit card
- Once your trip is completed get the additional 5% giveback in the AVA tokens.
You don’t even have to spend your Crypto if you’re one of the people who rather “HODL” than actually use it. For those who like to spend and use their crypto they support over 40 different tokens! ( https://www.travala.com/payment-options)
Aside from that there are many other features of the AVA asset that are showcased here : https://www.theavaholder.com/
Some more reading for those interested:
Are blockchain tokens the future of loyalty programs?
The Travel industry is in trouble, can blockchain save it?
AVA is available:
Switcheo Exchange (NEO)
Kucoin Exchange (BTC / ETH)
Coinall Exchange (BTC / ETH /USDT)
BitMart Exchange (BTC)
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$20 back on your first booking referral : https://www.travala.com/ref/F9A845
Disclosure: I do hold AVA tokens.
Opinions and views expressed are solely that of my own. Always perform your own research on all topics. Information subject to change. Not Financial advice.
Thanks to:
- https://twitter.com/hanzawahu for some of their price comparison examples!
- Glicn for his booking spreadsheet! https://tiny.cc/TravalaGrowth
