Some practical applications of blockchain technology in the travel industry

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What is Blockchain?

  • A growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. (Wikipedia)
  • With a blockchain, many people can write entries into a record of information, and a community of users can control how the record of information is amended... (CoinDesk)
  • A blockchain is a digitized, decentralized, public ledger of all cryptocurrency transactions. (Investopedia)

What is Internet?

A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

Blockchain is...

Money, Blockchains, and Social Scalability by Nick Szabo

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Blockchain = Decentralization

Blockchain in Travel

Blockchain is a general purpose technology

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