Dtravel Announcements
Hello Dtravel Community - Here’s the clue🕵️:
In a serene corner of an island paradise, where the sun meets the sea, lies a villa in a neighborhood known for its tranquility and beautiful sunsets. This hidden gem can be booked with crypto and offers the perfect blend of Scandinavian modernity and Balinese serenity. With enough room for a group getaway the villa features luxurious amenities including a private elevator and spa. The area is renowned for its proximity to a famous cape known for stunning sea views. Can you find this peaceful retreat near the long-tail boats, fish markets, and seafood restaurants?
🏡 Search, guess correct, and be the first to win $100 in TRVL.
🔎 Begin hunting: https://app.dtravel.com/travelers
We’re excited to announce that search, the first feature inside the Dtravel Explorer app, is ready to go live! Before we launch it publicly, we’ve decided to do one more round of community testing.
Only this time we're making it interest...
Here's how it will work:
We’re going to give you a clue (8am EST | June 7). Use the app and search for the listing. The first to share the correct listing wins $100 in $TRVL.
Rules: x3 guesses / person. Anymore will result in disqualification and time out to avoid spamming the chat with listings. Winner will be announced as soon as the correct listing is guessed.
To participate: Join our TG, read the clue, open the app (https://app.dtravel.com/travelers) and begin hunting!
➡️ The Clue will be posted in the Dtravel Community at 8am EST | June 7
*Please share any bugs or improvement requests with Dtravel team in our Telegram channel.
More updates:
🔎 We’ve used Google Maps API to standardize municipalities which has resulted in a much improved search experience. Please share your experience in TG
↔️ Airbnb 2-way Sync is currently in staging and ready to be released. Final testing with a few vacation rental operators is underway.
🔗 $TRVL going across chain 🚀 Nite Protocol and payment contracts are being updated. The lab is cooking 🥼🧪
😻 Website updates nearly completed in preparation of the Dtravel Explorer app launch.
🏡 CEO and Dtravel co-founder, @cynb3ar, recently appeared on the RWA builders podcast. Will be sharing more when the episode comes out.
The Dtravel network is experiencing significant growth, with over 4,000 booked nights 🎉🎉🎉 Bookings are increasing rapidly MoM even without an active search product or efforts to drive traveler demand.
What does this mean? Vacation rental operators who’ve connected a crypto wallet are earning $TRVL on every booking, contributing to a growing number of $TRVL holders worldwide 🪙🤝🏡
🔎 With search around the corner, we’ll finally be able to introduce the world to a distributed network of vacation rentals that can be booked peer-to-peer.
🏆 Whats more, is that you too, will be able to earn $TRVL rewards on bookings, referrals and activities that support the Dtravel ecosystem. Not only will there be a significant amount of value up for grabs, but we’re excited to empower our community with the ability to shape the future of travel 🛫
↔️ Airbnb 2-Way Sync is in testing today, if all goes will we should be good to roll out shortly.
💪 Dtravel rewards program will be soft launched to our community. Want to get a head start on earning Dtravel rewards? Join our discord and telegram to gain early access.
🏘 We’ve made significant improvements to search, although some additional work is still needed to standardize municipalities. This should be in production next week.
🗣 Exciting news related to $TRVL is incoming. We can’t wait to share more!
Good morning! 🌞 It’s the last Monday of May—time to get ready for the summer surge! 🌴✈️
Tired of the hassles of centralized platforms like Airbnb and Agoda? Take control with Dtravel! Boost business, avoid fees, and get your listings in front of travelers who want to book direct with crypto 🌐🚀
Add your listings to the Dtravel network today: https://www.dtravel.com/operators
Prepare for a fantastic, hassle-free summer season! 😎✨
This week, we're focusing on preparing for some exciting updates ahead. Let's dive into the final weekly update for May before we share more good news ✅
Dtravel Search is in beta, accessible to our Discord & Telegram community. Try it out and see the improved location mapping UX! 🌅 Join our community channels to give it a go!
Our CEO Cyn attended major short-term rental conferences: Scale and The Book Direct Show. We're proud to see Dtravel becoming a household name in the industry! 💥
At Scale on May 14, Cyn joined the "Women in Leadership: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leading an STR Business" panel alongside Noelia Novella, Rebecca Cribbin, and Vanessa de Souza Lage. They discussed innovative strategies and leadership in the STR industry 🏡
⭐️ On May 16, at The Book Direct Show, Cyn broke down "The Art of Conversion," sharing insights on turning website visitors into bookers.
🍀 As May comes to a close, we'll share details about what we've accomplished and outline our upcoming steps. Stay tuned!
🌐 The approval of an Ethereum ETF is a monumental step, signaling a new era of trust and adoption for blockchain
With $TRVL leading the charge, our platform benefits from enhanced credibility and interest of the space, amplifying our mission to revolutionize travel with a progressive alternative to Airbnb🏡
Let's spread the good work on X: https://x.com/DtravelDAO/status/1793892518737969505
💁Traditional vacation rental markets are dominated by (OTAs). These platforms control data through centralized systems, leading to high fees and restricted data portability. This not only increases costs for consumers but also stifles innovation
🍀By leveraging a decentralized database, Nite Protocol allows property information to be interoperable and freely accessible. This means rental operators own their data and decide how it’s shared
👉Read the full thread and repost: https://x.com/DtravelDAO/status/1793571233038283223
🍾You’ll soon be able to discover vacation rentals you can book directly using a wide range of payment methods.
E.g. Bozemanair has a number of properties in the United States that can be booked with Crypto, Google Pay, Book-Now-Pay-Later
➡️Book direct: https://bozemanair.dtravel.com
↪️Repost: https://twitter.com/DtravelDAO/status/1792894418275496418
Good morning to everyone building in blockchain! 🌅🌆
Wishing you a productive week ahead.💪
Don't forget to like, comment, and repost: https://x.com/DtravelDAO/status/1792437200912802285
🚀We hope you are ready for an exciting weekly update!🚀👀
📲PRODUCT
Dtravel (Search) Nearing Public Release!
- We're making huge strides with Dtravel Search! This week, we standardized addresses and consolidated searchable markets. Now, typing "London" will return one comprehensive result, not five.
- Up next, we're enhancing map functionality and adding more open-ended search options. Stay tuned!
- Airbnb 2-Way Sync Update: We've hit a minor snag with importing all listing content (e.g., taxes, fees, check-in/out times). But no worries, we've built a sleek "wizard" to help users add missing info in bulk.
- For those who used our old Airbnb Import, great news! We can now map these listings, so you won't need to add any additional content to sync rates and availability.
- $TRVL Growth Incentive Program: Design work has begun, but dev work will kick off once Airbnb Sync and Search are launched. ETA: 2-3 weeks for community testing. Get excited!
🚀 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
$TRVL on Polygon!
- $TRVL is being bridged to Polygon, making it a payment option for any vacation rental operator using Dtravel to power their booking site. More ways to pay means more ways to play!
🌐 COMMUNITY & MARKETING
Welcome Our New Community Manager!
- We're thrilled to introduce @happybtcs as Dtravel's new Community Manager! Kevin brings a wealth of experience managing communities across L1s, SoFi, DeFi, and gaming. We're excited to see his contributions to Dtravel!
- Big Product Launches = Big Website Updates!
- Our upcoming product launches are bringing major updates to the Dtravel website. It's been a long time coming, but soon, what we're building will be crystal clear to all newcomers. Get ready for a transformative experience!
- Real-World Relevance:
- Unfortunately, stories like this are becoming all too common for vacation rental operators. But fear not, because this is exactly why we're building Dtravel on the Nite Protocol: Read more here
🍀Stay excited, stay engaged, and let's keep building the future of travel together 🍀
Dtravel [TRVL] introduces Nite Protocol, an open standard protocol for vacation rental industry
Dtravel $TRVL, a peer-to-peer vacation rental ecosystem, has unveiled Nite Protocol, a decentralized database and open API aimed at enhancing trust, connectivity and distribution across the vacation rental industry. Through a unified API connection, Nite Protocol introduces a common language and data structure for the industry, promoting direct communication and reducing redundancies.
$TRVL token will facilitate protocol fees, incentivize contributions, and enable a fair control distribution among participants. Current $TRVL price is $0.06. Current market cap is $18.9M. Current FDV is $62.4M.
🔗 dtravel.com/blog/nite-protocol-litepaper
Top 7 ICO socials: Telegram | Chat | X
Hello Dtravel Community - We’ve been juggling a number of different projects over the last couple of weeks and it’s exciting to see the Dtravel ecosystem coming together with all of these moving parts falling in place!
HIGHLIGHT 1: PRODUCT
* As many of you know, we’re bullish on crypto payments, which is why we’ve decided to focus on reducing the friction that exists today for vacation rental operators new to the technology. Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been evaluating the leading WaaS (wallet as a service) providers in preparation of enabling the in-app creation of non-custodial crypto wallets. More on this in an upcoming blog post!
* The next phase of TRVL utility is underway and will soon enable travellers to stake and earn real ecosystem value… again more on this in an upcoming blog post 👀
* Dtravel Direct onboarding v3 is now live with improvements made over the past week. The goal with the new onboarding was to not only learn more about what operators want, but to help guide new users toward success.
HIGHLIGHT 2: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
* We’ve got some exciting partnerships lined up for Dtravel Sensei including a potential mini-app inside an app we’re all very familiar with… and no not Travala 😏
HIGHLIGHT 3: COMMUNITY & MARKETING
* Do you want to earn 50% of our revenue? Apply to the Dtravel Direct affiliate program, get creative and earn a commission every time one of your referrals processes a booking through a direct booking site they created using your personalized affiliate link: https://dtravel.com/blog/dtravel-direct-affiliate-program-earn-from-vacation-rental-bookings/
* New to direct bookings? Learn how you can build trust and increase conversion on your booking site with our new Trust Signals feature for Dtravel Direct: https://dtravel.com/blog/building-trust-and-confidence-with-dtravel-directs-new-trust-safety-signals-feature/
* Listen to our appearance on the Hello Hosty podcast as @cynb3ar, CEO of Dtravel, shares a deep dive into web3 and how we are reshaping the short-term rental industry!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PQ9DpkML2wM1elEMoqPCX
Become a Dtravel Direct Affiliate and earn commission on every booking!
Are you a content creator, influencer, community leader or educator passionate about the vacation rental industry? Do you know Airbnb, Vrbo or Booking.com hosts who have yet to create a direct booking site?
Earn a commission by helping your audience become more profitable through direct bookings with Dtravel Direct!
Learn how to apply here: https://dtravel.com/blog/dtravel-direct-affiliate-program-earn-from-vacation-rental-bookings/
Hello Dtravel Community - Thank you to everyone who tuned into our first video live stream Community Call. We hope you enjoyed the new format and look forward to your feedback! Please find your weekly updates below:
HIGHLIGHT 1: PRODUCT
* June was a massive month! We released a ton of new product updates including an optimized onboarding flow, $5M Damage Protection and FREE Guest Screening as well as the closed-beta release of our manual listing builder. Read the full update here: https://dtravel.com/blog/june-2023-update/
* Do you want to create a beautiful vacation rental site powered by Dtravel Direct? Not using a PMS? No worries. Reach out to us on Discord or Telegram and will get you into the closed-beta of our latest update which allows any property manager to create a direct booking site without the need to be connected through a PMS!
HIGHLIGHT 2: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
* Terms for a new channel manager integration have been finalized. We’ve got a ton of integrations in the pipeline and our development team is moving full steam ahead to bring this to life. Excited to provide more details soon!
HIGHLIGHT 3: COMMUNITY & MARKETING
* Have you participated in the Dtravel Ambassador Program: Departures M1? Complete the tasks for a chance to win TRVL rewards! https://galxe.com/Dtravel/campaign/GCHJUUWpvN
* We announced the release of our first Litepaper (more to come) on Dtravel Direct. Checkout the announcement on CoinMarketCap. We’ll be posting to CMC a lot more going forward to get more eyes on Dtravel. Please support the Dtravel page and help grow the community!
* In case you missed it, we just finished our first Community Call live stream (Streamed live on video through LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook). You can watch the replay here:
* What do you guys think of this new format?
Our next Community Call begins in 30-minutes (7AM PST). Don't forget to tune in live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT1n8F6dQg4&ab_channel=Dtravel
We'll be discussing:
📍 Live demo of our latest updates
📍 How we're improving onboarding
📍 Damage Protection & Guest Screening
📍 Ambassador Program and more!
Hello Dtravel Community - We just posted our first article on CoinMarketCap. Could you all please like and comment so that we can get more eyes on Dtravel and $TRVL! 📍
The more visibility we can have on CMC the better! Thank you all for the support!
https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/64a4932c3176636395735b96/
Hello Dtravel Community! Our first Ambassador campaign of a series titled, "Departures" is now live on Galxe. Complete M1 tasks to participate!
Head over to the Dtravel Ambassador Program: Departures M1 campaign to participate for a chance to win 1000 TRVL. https://galxe.com/Dtravel/campaign/GCHJUUWpvN
We’re pleased to announce that property managers with a Dtravel Direct booking site can now add $5M Damage Protection and FREE Guest Screening to listings.
Our latest integration with digital trust platform, SUPERHOG, brings the safeguards of an OTA to direct bookings by eliminating the fears of “bad” guests and property damage.
All Dtravel Direct users can now turn on free Guest Screening and Damage Protection at the listing level by navigating to the “Listings” module in their dashboard.
Read the full announcement for details:
https://dtravel.com/blog/dtravel-launches-5m-damage-protection-and-free-guest-screening-for-direct-booking-sites/
We’re excited to announce that Dtravel has been accepted into the BNB Chain Zero2Hero Incubator, a five-week program providing resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities that will help take our project to the next level.
For Dtravel, this is an incredible opportunity to gain exposure to the BNB Chain and Binance ecosystem as a whole. We look forward to building a deeper connection with the entire Binance team and introducing Dtravel to their ecosystem. In addition to the invaluable and top-tiered mentorships and $50k grant, this increases the opportunity to be accepted into the BNB Chain MVB program, which will come with an investment from Binance.
We look forward to keeping you updated on the BNBChain incubator program and the valuable relationships and partnerships we get out of it.
Read the full announcement for details: https://dtravel.com/blog/dtravel-is-accepted-into-the-bnb-chain-zero2hero-incubator/
Hello Dtravel Community - We’re excited to announce the launch of our new website. Discover how we are accelerating the global adoption of direct bookings and empowering ownership in travel through on-chain products that solve for trust, reputation, distribution and connectivity.
Explore how we are making it easier for vacation rental operators to start, grow and scale their direct booking business, learn about our software partners and how we are creating a more rewarding experience for travellers.
As a fast follow, we’ll be introducing new community and governance pages as well as litepapers for all components of the Dtravel ecosystem, beginning with Dtravel Direct.
https://www.dtravel.com/
https://dtravel.com/blog/introducing-dtravel-website-update/
TRVL Promotion Policy
To protect our community from ongoing scams, we have decided to implement a policy related to TRVL promotions. This does not constitute as a plan for an upcoming airdrop or other promotion, but is in place to safeguard against hackers and fishing scam attempts.
1. Promotions related to TRVL will be announced at least 5 days in advance of the go-live date through the following channels: Discord, Telegram, and Twitter.
2. Announcements asking you to connect your wallet in less than 5 days to earn TRVL and not announced in all three channels (Discord, Telegram and Twitter) should not be trusted.
3. We will never manufacture a sense of urgency by requiring immediate action. Please be mindful when connecting your wallet or signing transactions. Only connect your wallet to trusted sites.
Community Call is going live in 2 minutes. Join now on Twitter Spaces: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1mrGmkYDaPNxy
Hello Dtravel Community - We have some exciting updates to share with you this week as well as a behind the scenes look at how we’ve been building Dtravel Direct alongside professional hospitality operators!
HIGHLIGHT 1: PRODUCT
📍Self-hosted domains are live! Hospitality businesses can now use domains from any third-party domain provider for their Dtravel powered direct booking site. This supports operators with the ability to fully customize URLs to match their branding.
HIGHLIGHT 2: PARTNERSHIPS
📍The team has met with a fractionalized real-estate project a number of times over the past couple of weeks to discuss partnering on every real estate asset listed in their marketplace. Each asset will be rented as a short-term rental and will require a direct booking site to maximize earnings for its investors.
HIGHLIGHT 3: BTS
📍We wanted to share a behind the scenes look at how we work with short-term rental business owners to develop and build Dtravel Direct. Since day one, we've worked with professional hosts to build Dtravel Direct, enabling hospitality operators with the ability to create a modern direct booking site without code or recurring monthly fees.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIma_auqz5o
Hello Dtravel Community!
2022 has been an incredible year for Dtravel. We launched Dtravel Direct, our direct booking product for short-term rental operators, onboarded hosts from around the world, participated in accelerator programs, received global media attention, spoke at conferences, won awards and more. With only a few days left in the year, it's time to start getting excited about what we have planned for 2023.
We’re pleased to share our December update which includes:
📍 2022 Timeline - achievements and milestones
📍 Why we focused on building Dtravel Direct
📍 TRVL utility in the Dtravel ecosystem
📍 2023 Dtravel Roadmap
For those who’d like to get caught up to speed, this post should provide you with an overview of where we started, what we’ve accomplished in the past 12-months and what is coming next!
We have ambitious plans for 2023 which will set us up with a strong foundation for a market recovery whenever that happens. With the backing we’ve received from our initial round of funding and ongoing interest in what we’re building, we are in a position to outlast any bear despite today’s gloomy market conditions. We’re here for the very long term and look forward to building with and for you!
https://mirror.xyz/dtraveldao.eth/XCHe0Lk6TF3uZKM_0YtMApldeC4qZwtm1Fms1NqzDMY
Hello Dtravel Community - Sending through a quick weekly update as we head into the holidays! Last week we spent two intensive days planning for the new year, which ended being an incredibly productive a motivating experience.
Sometimes it’s important to stop and look back at all that we’ve achieved over the past year. That’s why we’re in the process of drafting a EOY Dtravel report, which will highlight significant milestones and achievements as well as what to expect in 2023. Look out for that next week!
HIGHLIGHT 1: PRODUCT
* Our team spent last week improving the UI of the new Landing Pages and Map view state
* Designed is working through finalizing updates to the entire Dtravel Direct product including all stages of the booking engine
HIGHLIGHT 2: PARTNERSHIPS
* Collaborating with Cherry, a chrome extension that shows you a hosts direct booking site when browsing an OTA like Airbnb or Vrbo.
HIGHLIGHT 3: MARKETING
* We took part in the Rent Responsibly Winter Summit, presenting a webinar entitled “How and Why You Should Attract Digital Nomads and Crypto Travellers”. We received a significant amount of interest from professional hosts and property managers.
* You can view a replay of the webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgnQ55itNKo&t=45s&ab_channel=Dtravel
While the year may be drawing to a close, we’re still in fifth gear with our foot on the accelerator. November was another fantastic month for progress, and we’re excited to share what we’ve accomplished and what’s in store for the rest of the year.
Enjoy our November review and let us know what you think!
https://mirror.xyz/dtraveldao.eth/FOPlMRNjqEc2zyTH6MaYnshiyjR37BgJ8ne6YTAODeM
Reminder: Join our Community Call Today!
When: December 7, 2022 at 10AM PT
Where: Twitter Spaces
Register: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1yNGaNllgWDJj/
We’re pleased to announce that we are integrating with Travala.com!
As a result of this partnership, hosts and property managers who have built a direct booking website with Dtravel will soon receive exposure to the world's largest blockchain travel distribution network.
The integration will see Travala.com launch a new ‘Homes’ vertical with the addition of Dtravel listings to Travala.com’s existing catalog of over 2.2 million accommodations, 600+ airlines and more than 400,000 activities.
Benefits to Hosts and Property Managers:
* Access to the world's largest blockchain travel distribution network.
* Considerable boost of traffic to a host's direct booking site.
* Significant exposure to a new segment of customers who prefer crypto payments (over 80% of transactions on Travala.com are in crypto).
Benefits to Travellers:
* A seamless way to book short-term rentals directly.
* Ability to pay in fiat and a variety of cryptocurrencies including TRVL.
* Book Dtravel powered listings through Travala.com's extended network including the Travala.com MiniApp as well as payment channel inclusions (Binance and Crypto.com).
Read the full announcement: https://mirror.xyz/dtraveldao.eth/nLI9O1B3DbxD1Dx7k7Y3jT0d3MDjc6J9rNTSu1DjM6A
