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Crypto travel booking platform Travala has integrated with Solana, allowing users to book flights and hotels using Solana-based tokens and earn SOL travel rewards. Highlighting Solana’s scalability and affordability, the platform aims to enhance the crypto travel experience and incentivize users with up to 10% of booking value back in SOL.
Travala Integrates Solana for Crypto Travel and SOL Rewards
Crypto travel booking platform Travala announced on social media platform X Saturday that it had integrated the cryptocurrency solana and would offer SOL travel rewards. The news was also shared by Travala CEO Juan Otero during a panel at the Solana Breakpoint conference in Singapore.
The integration allows users to book flights, hotels, and accommodations using Solana-based assets. In an X post, Travala highlighted the new integration, stating:
Book 3M+ travel products with SOL, USDT & USDC on Solana via Travala now. SOL travel rewards coming soon.
Otero explained that Solana’s scalability and affordability make it ideal for advancing Travala’s offerings, adding: “The technologies that can be harnessed on the Solana network open significant avenues to build the next phase of travel.”
Users can earn up to 10% of their booking value back in SOL, alongside BTC and AVA rewards. The AVA token is also being deployed on Solana, in addition to its existing availability on Ethereum and BNB Chain.
The company sees Solana as central to its future development strategy, with plans to create products that expand Solana’s real-world utility. This integration also enables users to deposit and withdraw Solana-based tokens directly into their Travala accounts, with zero-fee transactions. Earlier this month, a partnership with Skyscanner brought Travala’s inventory of over 2.2 million hotels into the global travel marketplace, placing it alongside major agencies such as Expedia and Booking.com.