Web3 in Travel
By Luca De Giglio
In this podcast series Luca De Giglio, a travel and blockchain veteran, takes you in a slow paced and deep learning journey, which will give you great insights and understanding, allowing you to navigate the upcoming decade, catching the best opportunities and avoiding the worst pitfalls.
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Web3 in TravelMay 30, 2023
The Web3 in Travel Conference In Barcelona - A recap
In this this episode, Luca talks about the Web3 in Travel Conference In Barcelona held on the 15th of May 2023 https://web3intravel.com
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NFT Factory the Company, the Tech, the Booking Process
In this third episode, Luca presents a fully fledged startup idea, specifications and advisory proposal for a Web3 in travel startup. With this you can go out there and raise money for startup. It's also revolutionary, an experimental, way to monetise ideas via NTFs.
Luca talks about this part of the specifications: trust, business model, layers and the DAO
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NFT Factory: Trust, Business Model, Layers and the DAO
In this second episode, Luca presents a fully fledged startup idea, specifications and advisory proposal for a Web3 in travel startup. With this you can go out there and raise money for startup. It's also revolutionary, an experimental, way to monetise ideas via NTFs. Luca talks about this part of the specifications: trust, business model, layers and the DAO
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A Web3 in travel startup idea for sale
In this episode Luca presents a fully fledged startup idea, specifications and advisory proposal for a Web3 in travel startup. With this you can go out there and raise money for startup. It's also revolutionary, an experimental, way to monetise ideas via NTFs.
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Interview with Michele Ruberl from Peakwork
In this episode Luca talks with Michele Ruberl from Peakwork about the upcoming infrastructure and Web3 apps in they are building.
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The war on crypto
In this episode, I talk about bank failures, BTC pumping and the $1M bet, upgradeable smart contract and DAOs token holders responsibilities. If you want to support this podcast, check out these links:
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Analysis of Buk Trips, a new NFT booking project
In this episode Luca analyses Buk Trips, a new NFT booking project. https://buktrips.com
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Interview with Horst Treiblmaier, Full Professor for International Management at Modul University Vienna
In this episode Luca interviewed Horst Treiblmaier, Full Professor for International Management at Modul University Vienna.
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-transformation-in-tourism-and-hospitality/
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Interview with Takyon, NFTs as reselable bookings
In this episode Luca interviewed Antonio Picozzi from Takyon, a startup making the reselable NFT concept real.
https://takyon.io/
Interview with Triend.io, a new review standard
In this episode Luca interviewed Matthew Hairsnape and Josh Mudway of Triend.io, a new review standard, trying to solve the problem of fake reviews with blockchain and AI.
https://triend.io/
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The Web3 in Travel Conference 2023 in Barcelona
In this episode Luca talks about the Web3 in Travel Conference 2023 in Barcelona and the innovations it brings such us the DAO, and NFT ticketing and sponsorship.
The website: https://web3intravel.com
NFT Tickets: https://barcelona.ticket.web3intravel.com/
The article about tickets: https://medium.com/trips-community/the-nft-web3-in-travel-ticket-for-barcelona-d310cb885961
The article about the DAO:
https://medium.com/trips-community/the-web3-in-travel-conference-dao-500725fd5ae1
Interview with Cynthia Huang of Dtravel
In this episode Luca interviewed Cinthya Huang of Dtravel, a Web3 Direct Booking company which allows you to create your own vacation rentals booking website with fiat, crypto and smart contracts.
https://dtravel.com
I created a Podcast Donation and Sponsorship NFT
Luca created a Podcast Donation and Sponsorship NFT which allows you to donate or sponsor the podcast by interacting with a smart contract on Arbitrum, an ETH Layer 2.
https://podcast.web3intravel.com
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An introduction to nodes
In this episode, Luca talks about nodes, the backbone of every blockchain.
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Analysis of Blockskye
In this episode, Luca analyses Blocksye, a blockchain company for enterprise travel and procurement.
https://www.blockskye.com
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Analysis of Arise
In this episode, Luca analyses Arise.Travel a DLT tech company which is creating a way for Hotels and Travel sellers to interact directly.
https://arise.travel
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Live Reaction to The 2022 Phocuswright Conference: "Blockchain - Game Changer or Bust? How Web3 is Disrupting Travel"
In this episode, Luca reacts to the Phocuswright Conference panel: "Blockchain - Game Changer or Bust? How Web3 is Disrupting Travel"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJo_6Vep0jc
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What Can a Hotel do today in Web3?
In this episode, Luca gives a few ideas for hospitality providers to use Web3 today.
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What's the state of Web3 in Travel?
In this episode, Luca talks about the state of Web3 in Travel.
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How will the FTX disaster affect Web3 in Travel?
In this episode, Luca talks about the FTX crash and what it means for Web3 in Travel.
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Analysis of LIFE
In this episode, Luca analyses LIFE, a NFT based travel and rewards project
https://liferewards.ai
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Analysis of DecentraBNB
In this episode, Luca analyses DecentraBNB, a decentralised Airbnb project.
https://decentrabnb.com
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Analysis of TravelX
In this episode, Luca analyses TravelX, a NFT flight ticket project from Argentina, based on the Algorand blockchain.
https://www.travelx.io
https://travel.xyz
https://algoexplorer.io/application/855331006
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Hacking in Web3 in Travel
In this episode, Luca talks about hacking happening in DeFi and what kind of hacking we can expect in Web3 in Travel, when it actually becomes a thing.
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"There is never going to be a decentralised Airbnb", comments on the "What Bitcoin Did" Podcast
In this episode, Luca analyses a "What Bitcoin Did" Podcast episode in which the Host says that there is never going to be a decentralised Airbnb.
The WBD episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/71M1nmL3mAoRMuYNykWVuc
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Analysis of Pinktada
In this episode, Luca analyses Pinktada which is leveraging NFTs to allow guests to resell their booking.
https://www.pinktada.com/
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The Web3 In Travel Conference: How did it go?
In this episode, Luca talks about the "Web3 in Travel Summit" held in Porto on the 14th of September 2022.
https://web3intravel.com
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Treasury
In this episode, Luca talks about the management of a crypto treasury, specifically discussing the Gnosis Safe, now rebranded to Safe.
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Web3 in Travel Summit presentation with Antonio Bortolotti
In this episode, Luca presents the first travel summit dedicated to the transition to Web3 together with Antonio Bortolotti, founder of the VRWS.
Speeches, panels and workshops to help the industry upgrade to the new Web.
The Web3 in Travel Summit is in Porto, Portugal on the 14th of September 2022.
https://web3intravel.com
https://vacationrentalworldsummit.com
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Dynamic NFTS with SVG
In this episode, Luca talks about SVG NFTs, a subset of NFTs which can be completely onchain and dynamic, opening a new pandora box of possible use cases in travel.
https://ticket.web3intravel.com
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Compliance
In this episode Luca talks about compliance in Web3 by examining the eternal tension between innovators and regulators.
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Interview with Chain4Travel about the Camino blockchain (Part 2)
In this episode (Part 2) Luca talks interviews the builders at Chain4Travel, who are creating the new Camino blockchain, a travel-focused L1.
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Interview with Chain4Travel about the Camino blockchain (Part 1)
In this episode (Part 1) Luca interviews the builders at Chain4Travel, who are creating the new Camino blockchain, a travel-focused L1.
This interview gives them the microphone to comment on the analysis done in the previous two episodes.
https://chain4travel.com
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How I analyse Web3 in Travel Projects (Part 2)
In this episode (Part 2) Luca analyzes the new Camino blockchain litepaper, a travel-focused L1 by Chain4Travel, itself a new big effort by travel industry professionals in the web3 space.
https://chain4travel.com
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How I analyse Web3 in Travel Projects (Part 1)
In this episode (Part 1) Luca analyzes the new Camino blockchain litepaper, a travel-focused L1 by Chain4Travel, itself a new big effort by travel industry professionals in the web3 space.
https://chain4travel.com
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Web3 Travel Scams
In this episode Luca talks about the crypto scams and the future ones in Web3 in travel.
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Why Commissions Will Be Lower in Web3
In this episode Luca talks about commissions and why they will be lower in Web3.
https://tripscommunity.com/en/white-paper/
Marc Andreessen & Chris Dixon of a16z | Reinventing the Internet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXHITeaGB8Q
Bankless
5 Mental Models for Web3 | Chris Dixon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jezH_7qEk50
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Scaling Web3 in Travel with ZK
In this episode Luca talks about the Zero-Knowledge Proofs
https://starkware.co/starknet/
https://docs.ethhub.io/ethereum-roadmap/layer-2-scaling/zk-rollups/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-knowledge_proof#The_Ali_Baba_cave
https://twitter.com/EliBenSasson
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The Tourism Category on Coingecko
In this episode Luca talks about the Tourism Category on Coingecko.
https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/tourism
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The Web3 In Travel Conference
In this episode Luca talks about the upcoming Web3 In Travel Conference in Porto, Portugal, organized by Trips Community.
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The Web3 Travel Infrastructure
In this episode Luca talks about what needs to be built for travel to finally upgrade to Web3, how to do it and how you can be part of it.
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Soulbound
In this episode Luca talks about the new non transferable NFTs called SBT "Soulbound" a primitive we need to represent stuff which cannot be transferred online.
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2022/01/26/soulbound.html
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4105763
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Onboarding the Custodials
In this episode Luca talks about how custodial wallets will allow the onboarding of the masses.
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The Merge
In this episode Luca talks about the Merge, Ethereum passing to Proof of Stake and suggests some ways to help testing by minting NFTs and getting some potential future airdrops.
Tutorial:
1) Go to kiln.themerge.dev and add network to Metamask
2) Get ETH at a Faucet
https://faucet.kiln.themerge.dev (ENS domains required)
https://kilnfaucet.com/ (no ENS required)
3) Mint a girlfriend
https://explorer.kiln.themerge.dev/address/0x446E57b8584f3606737F187ab18a5cEaD037BbC4/write-contract
4) Mint a Traveler Loot
https://explorer.kiln.themerge.dev/address/0x2E00209C3D86132A55Cd045C7b3468A4e062Ad9D/write-contract
5) Get some Trips to mint a Little Traveler
https://twitter.com/tripscommunity/status/1528398406162710530
6) Go to https://littletraveler.org and mint some NFTS
- What to test: https://twitter.com/shegenerates/status/1527290682519392258
- Free NFTs for testers from OnlyDust https://twitter.com/dimahledba/status/1526940225108332544
- The Kiln explorer https://explorer.kiln.themerge.dev
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The Web3 Winter
In this episode Luca talks about what happened in the last crash, how to survive the crypto winter and the opportunities ahead.
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Interview: Winding Tree
In this episode Luca talks with Maksim Izmaylov, founder of Winding Tree about their Win.so launch, a decentralised booking protocol.
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Web3 Communities
In this episode Luca talks about Communities in Web3, what they are, the kinds of communities, how to create a successful one.
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How to Lose Money in Web3 in Travel
In this episode Luca talks about the best ways to lose money in Web3 in Travel. There's many, so don't despair!
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Web3 Travel Projects
In this episode Luca talks about the existing Web3 Travel projects: Travala, LockTrip, DTravel and Winding Tree with their new Win.so platform.
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The Travel Metaverse
In this episode Luca talks about the Metaverse, its definitions and how it may impact travel and the travel industry in the future.
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Direct Bookings
In this episode Luca talks about Direct Bookings and how Web3 is a much more friendly environment for a direct relationship with the guests.
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Platforms Vs Protocols
In this episode, Luca describes the difference between Platforms and Protocols, and theorizes the rise of open standards in Web3, which will put an end to the fragmentation of the travel industry.
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Airdrops
In this episode Luca digs a bit deeper in the airdrops phenomenon, which is one of the most counter intuitive, decentralized and community building marketing tools web3 gave us.
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Revenue Management
In this episode Luca talks about how NFT bookings may deeply influence revenue management by exposing nights to the open secondary markets.
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Custody
In this episode Luca talks about custody, how to keep your crypto and NFTs safe, self-custody vs custodial services and what is the current situation in the travel industry.
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Login with Web3
In this episode Luca talks about login with Web3 and all the opportunities it unlocks.
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Multichain
In this episode Luca talks about the multichain world we are in, the risks of cross bridges and what trade offs to consider when launching a travel app on blockchains.
Show notes:
Vitalik Buterin on multichain vs crosschin: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1479501366192132099
The Wormhole bridge hack: https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/3/22916111/wormhole-hack-github-error-325-million-theft-ethereum-solana
Travala Tigers: https://www.travala.com/en-US/nft
The Little Traveler PFP: https://littletraveler.org
Defillama: https://defillama.com
Polygon multisig: https://twitter.com/Justin_Bons/status/1492561186310733824
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Web2 vs Web3
In this episode Luca talks about the transition to Web2 to Web3 in the travel industry, the pitfalls and the opportunities.
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PFP NFTs
In this episode Luca talks about PFP NFTs, the profile picture NFT which Twitter has integrated recently and their possible influence and use cases in the travel industry.
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A Decentralized Airbnb?
In this episode Luca speculates about Airbnb entering Web3 following Brian Chesky's tweets.
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Payments
In this episode Luca talks about cryptocurrency payments in the travel industry.
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Web3 in Travel Thesis for 2022 based on the Messari report (part 2)
In this episode Luca reads the amazing Messari report "Crypto Thesis for 2022" from the point of view of the travel industry.
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Web3 in Travel Thesis for 2022 based on the Messari report (part 1)
In this episode, Luca reads the amazing Messari report "Crypto Thesis for 2022" from the point of view of the travel industry.
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Governance
Governance is the way things are decided in Web3. It's immature and evolving fast, but it's already being used at scale.
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Investing in Web3 in Travel
How to invest in Web3 in travel? Luca shares his 8 years experience and his own approach to investing in tokens and NFTs in crypto in general, and what we can expect from the travel space.
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NFTs in Travel
In this episode, Luca comes back on NFTs from the perspective of the travel industry.
What has been done? What can we do with them?
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DeFi in Travel
DeFi, Decentralised Finance, is one of the building blocks of web3: the financial system.
In this episode, Luca will give a basic overview of it and gives us a glimpse of things to come.
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DAOs
In this episode, Luca explains what DAOs are: a new construct to coordinate human effort around the creation of value in goods and services, made possible by the emergence of cryptocurrencies.
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Fees
In this episode Luca explains what fees are: a mechanism to keep the network secure, validate transactions and maintain decentralization.
Tokens
In this episode, Luca explains what tokens are: both fungible tokens and NFTs.
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Decentralization
In this episode Luca explains what decentralization is and why it's important. You will learn an open secret which only few people, even in the crypto industry, appreciate it real significance.
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Introduction to Web3 in Travel
An introduction to Web3, cryptocurrencies and blockchain for anyone interested or working in the travel industry. This podcast sets the base to understand this new environment and start the journey.
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