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创新和旅游发展部长兼英联邦运动会部长 凯特琼斯 （Kate Jones）

一家澳洲初创公司比特旅行TravelbyBit将通过网上销售可用加密货币支付的旅行体验，来吸引更多到昆士兰中部旅行的游客。Palaszczuk政府8月2日宣布总额超过830万澳元的创新资金，比特旅行是将获得昆士兰政府的赠款70家公司之一.

创新部长凯特·琼斯（Kate Jones）今天宣布，比特旅行是最新一批获得“前进，昆士兰，点燃创意”奖励的公司之一。

她说：“旅游业是昆士兰最重要的产业之一。 比特旅行设计了一种聪明的方式，让越来越多的本地企业接受加密货币付款，让来我们昆州旅游的访客购物支付更容易。"

“点燃创意Ignite Ideas是用于支持昆士兰各地的企业家拓展业务和创造就业。

“我理解比特旅行特别关注Bundaberg这样的地方 - 使用加密货币让游客预订假期更容易。

“这就是为什么我们决定投资帮助他们扩大经营规模，最终为昆士兰创造更多就业机会。

琼斯女士表示，"点燃创意"资助的公司，已有即将商业化的产品，或者已经准备好拓展新市场。

“这笔资金将帮助这些公司加快市场开发，并扩大员工队伍，”

“通过竞争激烈，独立评估的流程，这些公司展示了他们拥有创新产品，人才和正确的心态，有能力将提升业务水平到新的高度，打开新的市场。

“Palaszczuk政府现已通过四轮点燃创意资助了271家昆士兰企业，总金额达到3465万澳元，创造的新工作岗位超过一千个。”

比特旅行是一个面向旅游业的数字货币支付平台，使企业能够以简单安全的方式接受比特币等数字货币的支付。

比特旅行联合创始人兼首席执行官Caleb Yeoh表示，来自第四轮点燃创意资助的100,000澳元使该公司能够再接再厉，将昆士兰当地商户与消费加密货币的游客联系起来，所取得的成功基础上继续发展壮大。

“我们与布里斯班机场合作，建立了全世界第一个接受数字货币的机场，并在1770和Agnes Water这两个区域旅游城镇，全面整合了基于区块链尖端技术的POS系统，”他说。







“下一阶段，我们打算吸引一个不同类别的游客 - 那些打算在旅行之前预订旅行体验并使用数字货币来支付旅行费用，来自世界各地的精通科技的游客。

“他们现在可以用比特币，莱特币，达世币，以太坊，新经币和币安币付款。

“在澳大利亚有超过150家商家使用我们的系统。这笔拨款会用来开发一个专门平台，接受来自世界任何地方的数字货币支付，这样不仅可以通过扩大公司团直接增加新工作岗位，还间接为更广泛的旅游业创造更多就业机会。“

昆士兰首席企业家史蒂夫巴克斯特表示，点燃创意的资金将帮助70家企业迈上新的台阶。

巴克斯特先生说：“获得资金是早期创业公司面临的主要挑战之一。 点燃创意的拨款提供了资金，可以帮助企业快速商业化，迈上新的台阶。”

“巴克斯特先生说“点燃创意”是Palaszczuk政府6.5亿美元的“前进，昆士兰”计划的一部分。

有关该计划及获奖企业的更多信息，请访问“前进，昆士兰，点燃创意”基金的网页

https://advance.qld.gov.au/entre ... s/ignite-ideas-fund。

http://statements.qld.gov.au/Sta ... r-bundaberg-tourism

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Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development and Minister for the Commonwealth Games
The Honourable Kate Jones

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Government invests in bitcoin boost for Bundaberg tourism

A startup company set to drive more tourists to Central Queensland by selling travel experiences online using cryptocurrency is one of 70 companies that will receive a grant as part of more than $8.3 million in Palaszczuk Government innovation funding announced today.

Innovation Minister Kate Jones today announced TravelbyBit was among the latest round of companies to receive Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas funding.

“Tourism is one of Queensland’s most important industries. TravelbyBit has devised a clever way to make it easier for visitors to our state to pay for their purchases with a growing number of local businesses accepting cryptocurrency payments,” she said.

“Ignite Ideas was about supporting entrepreneurs from across Queensland to grow their businesses and employ more staff.

“I understand TravelbyBit is specifically targeting places like Bundaberg – using cryptocurrency to make it easier for tourists to book holidays.

“That’s why we’ve invested to help them scale-up their operation and ultimately create more jobs in Queensland.

Ms Jones said the companies supported through Ignite Ideas had products that were on the cusp of commercialisation, or ready to scale up for new markets.

“This funding will help the companies to ramp up market development and expand their workforce,” she said.

“Through a highly competitive, independently assessed process they showed they have the innovated products the talent and the right mindset to take their businesses to new levels and new markets.

“The Palaszczuk Government has now supported 271 Queensland businesses totalling $34.65 million through four rounds of Ignite Ideas, driving more than one thousand new jobs.”

TravelbyBit is a digital currency payments platform for the travel and tourism industry and enables businesses to accept payments in digital currencies like Bitcoin in a simple and secure manner.

TravelbyBit co-founder and CEO Caleb Yeoh said the $100,000 from round four Ignite Ideas funding would allow the company to build upon the success it has already achieved in connecting local Queensland merchants to cryptocurrency-spending tourists.

“We have partnered with Brisbane Airport Corporation to launch the world’s first digital currency friendly airport and have integrated our cutting edge blockchain powered point-of-sale system across the regional tourism towns of 1770 and Agnes Water,” he said.

“With this next phase of technology, we are targeting a different brand of tourist – the tech-savvy traveller from anywhere in the world who are looking to book their travel experiences ahead of their trip and use digital currency to pay for their travels.

"They can now pay with Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dash, Ethereum, XEM and soon BNB.  

“We have more than 150 merchants across Australia using our system and this funding, to develop a purpose-built platform that will accept digital currencies from anywhere in the world, will allow us to add jobs not only directly to our team but also across the broader tourism industry.”

Queensland’s Chief Entrepreneur Steve Baxter said the Ignite Ideas funding would help the 70 businesses take their next big step forward.

“Access to capital is one of the key challenges for early stage startups. The Ignite Ideas grants provide a source of funding that can take these businesses to the next level, helping them commercialise quickly,” Mr Baxter said.

Ignite Ideas is part of the Palaszczuk Government’s $650 million Advance Queensland initiative.

Visit the Advance Queensland Ignite Ideas Fund web page at https://advance.qld.gov.au/entre ... s/ignite-ideas-fund for more information on the program and its recipients.

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