Merchant Highlights: Sandman Hotel Group and yesbitcoin

Consumer travel has become a major use case for bitcoin spending. Today, the Sandman Hotel Group which has 44 properties across Canada and the United Kingdom, announced that the company is now accepting bitcoin directly for hotel bookings. Sandman is owned by Northland Properties Corporation and operates under the brands Sandman Inns, Sandman Hotel & Suites, and Sandman Signature.

yesbitcoin, a Bitcoin-focused, non-profit organization, is now using Coinbase to raise funds for its efforts to increase the understanding, acceptance and use of Bitcoin. Minnesota Senator Branden Petersen, Executive Director and Founder of yesbitcoin, is spearheading the effort. The organization will focus on driving understanding and acceptance of bitcoin as a mainstream consumer technology for everyday commerce.