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## Introduction

The travel and tourism industries are in dire need of change. The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has shaken decades-old assumptions for foreigners and locals alike. COVID-19 tested our beliefs about location-driven services, tourism-driven businesses, and physical cash. The government told us to stay at home and canceled international travel. Tourism stood still. Due to travel restrictions and border lockdowns, most location-based businesses took a revenue hit. They started to question their operations and business models. Travelers and nomads alike became immobile and became dependent on their location.

While coronaviruses will continue to evolve and co-exist with humanity, people can adapt to travel differently. We can use cryptocurrencies ($BTC, $BCH, $ETH) and blockchain technologies to rebuild travel from the ground up.

Cryptocurrencies offer new options for remote workers and digital nomads heading to popular destinations like #Singapore, #Bermuda, or #Portugal.

How can cryptocurrencies solve problems facing traditional travel or tourism? Digital nomads can use crypto-assets (crypto coins and tokens) to pay for travel-related expenses and use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to unlock new travel experiences.

NFTs are becoming more and more accessible in the travel and tourism industry. These crypto tokens are often created on NFT marketplaces ([rarible.com](https://rarible.com/), [zora.co](https://zora.co/), [opensea.io](https://opensea.io/), [foundation.app](https://foundation.app/), [superrare.co](https://superrare.co/)). NFTs can be as simple as a picture or be more complex such as animation, video, audio, AR/3D, or PDF files. 

NFTs have been growing since 2017. They offer complementary solutions to traditional reservation systems and will expand to solve industry problems. NFTs are riding the smart contract-driven blockchain networks ($ETH, $FLOW, $BNB).

This blog post explores four applications for NFTs: accommodation bookings, proof of travel, travel memorabilia, and travel experiences. These unique crypto tokens bring composability, ownership, and flexibility to travel and tourism. NFTs enable physical assets (real estate properties, rooms in hotels, or hostels) as well as digital assets (airline tickets, experiences, or activities) to be tokenized. The tokenization of everything is made possible thanks to blockchain networks ([ethereum.org](https://ethereum.org/en/), [polygon.technology](https://polygon.technology/), [optimism.io](https://optimism.io/), [arbitrum.io](https://arbitrum.io/)) and data networks ([ipfs.io](https://ipfs.io/), [bittorrent.com](https://www.bittorrent.com/), [arweave.org](https://www.arweave.org/), [filecoin.io](https://filecoin.io/), [ethswarm.org](https://www.ethswarm.org/)).

## NFTs as accommodation bookings

NFTs are becoming a popular way to rent or buy temporary accommodation stays. These crypto tokens can be used as digital keys to access travel accommodations and hotel services. 

Crypto nomads can use NFTs to unlock amenities. Imagine unlocking your hotel or hostel room by opening your crypto wallet and digitally verifying your digital collectible. Crypto tokens can unlock access to fitness centers, swimming pools, or even restaurant reservations. There's no need to carry physical keys when you have digital keys as NFTs. 

Digital nomads and crypto nomads can use online platforms that accept cryptocurrencies to book stays, flights, or activities ([travala.com](https://www.travala.com/)). They can also use crypto-enabled credit cards ([crypto.com](https://crypto.com/cards), [binance.com](https://www.binance.com/en/cards), [gemini.com](https://www.gemini.com/credit-card/waitlist), [wirexapp.com](https://wirexapp.com/en/card), [crypterium.com](https://crypterium.com/cards), [coinbase.com](https://www.coinbase.com/card), [blockfi.com](https://blockfi.com/credit-card/)) to decrease the reliance on fiat currency (local currency).

When you book accommodation as an NFT, you obtain a digital license for a physical stay. You are the owner of your booking. Your NFT is your proof of accommodation stay, which is digitally verifiable on the blockchain.

As a crypto nomad, you can expect that travel accommodation will become tokenized. NFTs as stay bookings are emerging quickly ([dtravel.com](https://www.dtravel.com/)).

## NFTs as proof of travel

One of the biggest challenges that travelers face is proving they've traveled. How do you prove you went to the places you claim you went?

Travelers and nomads are now living in a new era of travel where proof-of-travel is a reality. NFTs are a great way to manage ownership and transfer of digital assets. Now they can help you prove your travel history using blockchain technologies.

Travelers on the cutting edge of technology are using NFTs to prove they visited places. NFTs act as proof-of-travel since receipts (expense invoices for hotels, car rentals, and restaurant meals) are digitally verifiable on the blockchain. For example, crypto nomads can take photos of their flight tickets and mint them as NFTs. When in Paris, they can take pictures of themselves with the Eiffel Tower in the backdrop and store them on different blockchain networks.

NFTs represent flight tickets. NFTs can show a digital travel itinerary from one city or country to another. Crypto nomads can also use NFTs to create a digital trail. 

Anyone can attach a location name to a picture or a video, but how do you know the place is honest? In a world where deep learning-based generative models can create fakes, it becomes harder to verify proof of location. Luckily, blockchain technologies have come to the rescue. Crypto nomads are using blockchain technologies to track their travel journeys. 

Want to mint an NFT with your location metadata? Anyone can take a photo or capture a video. Proving your location is more challenging since most NFT platforms do not store location data. Digital nomads will begin demanding NFTs with location data. Next-level NFTs will provide verifiable proof of travel or evidence of location. Crypto nomads will use smart devices, smartphones, or smartwatches not only to verify their site but, more importantly, store their geographical coordinates on the blockchain. Hardware-based minting devices will enable crypto nomads to digitally store geographical metadata (location, environment, and motion tracking) directly on the blockchain.

Location-based NFTs are the future of travel. They bring life to struggling industries of travel and tourism. 

## NFTs as travel memorabilia

With the growing popularity of crypto nomads, there is a need for new travel memorabilia. NFTs are an exciting and unique way to commemorate travels through collecting tokens. These crypto-collectibles enable travelers to own digital assets (pictures, videos, art, tickets) as souvenirs.

Travelers love to collect souvenirs from their favorite destinations, which is why travel mementos have been a tradition for centuries. However, when crypto enthusiasts add digital collectibles to the mix, the results can be pretty surprising. The idea of collecting travel memorabilia is not new. Still, it has taken on a new meaning with the introduction of crypto tokens. Thanks to QR codes and the proliferation of NFT marketplaces, traveling and collecting NFTs is now possible.

NFTs are the new travel memorabilia for crypto nomads. Crypto nomads have a growing interest in digital memorabilia they can take with them on the road. NFTs are a new trend that involves digital collectibles and travel destinations. Travel companies and tourist brands will use blockchain technologies to create digital collectibles for nomads and travelers.

NFTs are the perfect souvenirs for this new breed of traveler. NFTs allow travelers to tokenize their travel to countries, cities, venues, or events. Every time you purchase a ticketed event as NFTs ([get-protocol.io](https://get-protocol.io/)) or visit a historical place to collect an NFT, you are creating digital memorabilia. As a nomad, you can capture your travel journey by minting NFTs as photos or videos.

Imagine you travel to a new beach, and you see a physical sign with a QR code. You come closer to realize you discovered a location-based NFT! You open your mobile, scan the QR code, and claim your own NFT. With your new digital memorabilia in your crypto wallet, you can share your excitement on social media platforms ([instagram.com](https://instagram.com/), [twitter.com](https://twitter.com/), [discord.com](https://discord.com/)).

## NFTs as travel experiences

NFTs are like travel experiences, whether it's travel pictures, videos, or stories. You can come back to them throughout your life whenever you want.

The ownership economy is growing. More people today see value in digital ownership where they purchase unique digital assets powered by blockchain technologies.

Travelers today want to visit somewhere more than. They want to experience, whether that's escape, exploration, adventure, or anything in between. 

NFTs are a new way for digital nomads to experience travel. As travelers immerse themselves in the culture of places they visit, they will seek to capture their travel experience as NFTS.

Today, travel is an experience that is purchased. A plane ticket and hotel reservation are tickets to experiences. In the future, NFTs will represent travel tickets. The traveler will use their crypto wallet to purchase a specific travel experience or event mint their NFT.

The travel sector has long been a target for blockchain innovation, potentially improving everything from ticketing to payments. But a new generation of startups aims to disrupt the travel industry differently: turning traditional NFTs into experiences that users can collect and trade as they travel.

## Conclusion

Thanks to emerging blockchain technologies, crypto nomads can tokenize their travel journeys and travel experiences. Thanks to NFTs, crypto nomads are creating digital trails for the next generation to follow.

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## What are NFTs?

Non-fungible tokens, also known as NFTs, are quickly gaining adoption. Powered by blockchain technologies, NFTs allow users to purchase unique assets, goods, and services.

NFTs, or unique crypto tokens, are different from crypto coins like Bitcoins. One NFT cannot be easily traded for another, at least at face value. The value of each NFT is in the eye of the beholder.

NFTs are excellent investment assets that can be sold and resold on their own or third-party marketplaces, auction houses, or exchanges. NFTs can be converted into cryptocurrencies using decentralized auction houses, decentralized marketplaces, or decentralized exchanges (DEXs), such as [Rarible](https://rarible.com/), [Zora](https://zora.co/), or [OpenSea](https://opensea.io/). NFTs can also be converted into fiat currency using cryptocurrency spot exchanges or centralized exchanges (CEXs), such as [Binance](https://www.binance.com), [Coinbase Exchange](https://www.coinbase.com/exchange), or [Kraken](https://www.kraken.com/).

As blockchain communities have defined their own NFT standards, blockchain developers built Layer 1 and Layer 2 solutions to empower creators to create or mint their own NFTs. Layer 1 solutions include [Ethereum](https://ethereum.org/), [Binance Smart Chain](https://www.binance.org/en/smartChain), or [Flow](https://www.onflow.org/). Layer 2 solutions include [Polygon](https://polygon.technology/), [Arbitrum](https://arbitrum.io/), or [Optimism](https://optimism.io/).

NFTs are efficient and efficient means of value exchange. When you purchase an NFT, you are exchanging capital for a token. When you mint an NFT, you are monetizing your travel journey with one-of-one or one-of-many tokens. Thanks to lazy minting (a common feature of NFT marketplaces), you don't pay transaction fees until you sell your NFT.

## Who are crypto nomads?

A new generation of digital nomads or remote workers is emerging. People who travel the globe while working online, traveling to foreign countries, and making travel-related purchases using cryptocurrencies. This new type of independent globetrotter seeks to travel with more freedom and make payments with cryptocurrency. 

These crypto-friendly digital nomads are called crypto nomads. They work remotely and travel the world with cryptocurrencies. Crypto nomads rely on crypto coins and crypto tokens to stay financially independent from local banks.

The coronavirus 2019, or COVID-19, has shifted the global workforce towards remote work and flexible working hours. From lack of tourism revenue to changing traveling preferences and behaviors, the travel industry experienced major setbacks. While travel restrictions and health requirements were imposed by global countries, digital nomads were eagerly anxious to start traveling again. 

Today, [the global crypto market cap is](https://web.archive.org/web/20210813222050if\_/https://coinmarketcap.com/#:~:text=the%20global%20crypto%20market%20cap%20is) $1.98T. One year ago, the [market cap](https://web.archive.org/web/20200812021246/https://coinmarketcap.com/#:~:text=market%20cap) for cryptocurrencies was $346.9B. In other words, the global crypto market value increased by 1,600x in one year. Examples of cryptocurrencies include Bitcoin ($BTC), Ethereum ($ETH), Binance Coin ($BNB), Bitcoin Cash ($BCH), or USD Coin ($USDC).

Digital nomads spend fiat currency on travel expenses, food, accommodations, and flights. Crypto nomads spend crypto currency to accomplish the same thing better, faster, and cheaper.

Where possible, crypto nomads chose cryptocurrencies over cash, debit, or credit cards. Crypto nomads realize that not all travel-related platforms, marketplaces, or applications accept crypto. They stay flexible by carrying cash, debit, or credit cards in places where asking about Bitcoin gives them blank stares. 

In this article, you will learn about NFTs and why crypto nomads should not only purchase them but more importantly, create or mint them.

## Why do crypto nomads need NFTs?

The crypto nomads are remote workers who choose to live a crypto-friendly lifestyle where they can move around the world, earn income and pay for expenses using cryptocurrencies. While all nomads must comply with laws and regulations, some nomads, depending on their citizenship, are exempt from capital gains on cryptocurrencies.

NFTs are becoming more prevalent in the world of travel. NFTs empower crypto nomads and communities serving them. NFTs are particularly useful for travelers seeking flexible and secure payments for digital products or services.  They allow digital nomads to easily purchase goods and services in cryptocurrency instead of fiat currency, opening up new opportunities for crypto-enabled asset exchange and international arbitrage. 

As the popularity of cryptocurrencies grows, more people are choosing to travel with their crypto wallets, not their physical wallets. Crypto wallets are a great way to store your crypto coins or crypto tokens where you control your own private keys. Mobile crypto wallets, such as [Rainbow Wallet](https://rainbow.me/), provide an easy way not only to store NFTs but also to share them with others. Blockchain wallets have a master key made up of a 12-word phrase to unlock your wallet on the blockchain. In other words, signing into your crypto wallet, and viewing your NFTs, is as simple as typing your secret recovery phrase.

Similar to how Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) altered the financial markets, NFTs are changing the way digital nomads and remote workers spend capital and earn capital. 

From purchasing travel-related flights, activities, or food to earning capital by sharing travel journeys, NFTs empower digital nomads with crypto tools. NFTs empower modern nomads and global travelers to store travel-related content on the blockchain and create digital trails of their travel experiences. NFTs unlock new travel-related possibilities, opportunities, and experiences. They unlock unique travel experiments and offer hope to the dwindling tourist industry.
