Smart Trip is a block chain-based travel ecosystem that will connect travelers to the travel services to provide the ultimate resource for organizing trips and have unforgettable memories. The platform plans to encompass the use of a decentralized structure, tokens and smart contracts to provide users with the advantages of having instant and secure payments for their travel ventures. Consequently, Smart Trip platform will encompass a viable block chain solution for travelers and service providers and have them enjoy the invaluable travel resource they want.
Secure- Smart Trip platform offers a reliable and transparent ledger that will help reduce the fees for airlines, travel agencies and hotels by streamlining the payment and settlement system. Trust- the use of smart contracts enables a trust system where individual get digital identities to purchase the travel services using TASH. Disintermediation- the decentralized nature of blockchain eliminates intermediaries, with the concept allowing travelers to pay and receive the services without any monopolies. Decentralization- with Smart Trip platform, the travel industry stands to gain a new structure with the travelers and service providers having a peer-to-peer transaction system and their crypt currency.
The platform is for both travelers and travel service providers. Features include videos, pictures, and reviews posts, lets users become a travel guru, store knowledge through databases, earn ratings, and help other travel companions, and shares rides and tours.
Additionally, the platform also allows both travel service providers and travelers to create and edit pages for local attractions and places, join different chat rooms, ask for travel advice, and participate in arbitration.
Decentralization for travel industry could mean gaining new structure and peer-to-peer transactions for their Crypto currency and the system. Disintermediation for eliminating intermediaries and services without any monopolies. Trust system which allows the users to individually get a digital identity to purchase different travel services using TASH.
Most importantly, Security — as the STP or the smart trip platform will help to reduce the fees for different travel services. This includes the fees for airlines, hotels, travel agencies through a reliable and transparent ledger. STP also offers a streamlined payment process and settlement system in which gives travelers and travel services agencies for easier and enhanced travel experience.
Both types of accounts will provide many similar functions but are divided for taxation purposes and to simplify the calculation of fees and commissions. Owners of business accounts will have a greater access to advertising tools on the platform and will be able to obtain various extra services in exchange for an optional monthly subscription fee; further, business accounts will face certain limitations on contacting private users in order to avoid spam. All internal payments within the platform will be carried out using TripCash – official platform’s tokens. Users will be able to store both TripCash and a wide range of crypto currencies in their individual platform’s wallets, instantly exchanging between various crypto currencies.
My Ads section of the platform will serve as the main tool for travel businesses to advertise their services or for private users to request or offer a paid service. Business account holders will need to place their basic service ad that will serve as the basis for their activity on the platform: for example, a guesthouse will need to post a description of rooms with prices; a professional trekking guide will have to compile a description of itineraries, etc.