Web3 in Travel

Luca De Giglio

I don't understand things unless I do them. So I'm constantly building with blockchain and AI. I have over 40 projects running at the same time and each one of them teaches me something. In this podcast I share with you the most interesting learnings. If you wonder "How to apply AI in my travel business?" and are still uncertain about what blockchain is really for, I may help shed some light. 110 episodes since 2021. Season 2 starts now, and it leans hard into AI. For collaborations, advisory work or speaking: info@web3intravel.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-de-giglio/

  1. 4 days ago

    AI Agents, Stablecoins and the Future of Travel Payments

    An AI agent needed data from a website, so it found Apify, set up its own crypto wallet in thirty seconds, and paid one cent through x402 — no account, no credit card, no API key, no human. I unpack Erik Voorhees' tweet about that transaction, explain how x402 turns the dormant HTTP 402 "Payment Required" code into a payment rail for machines, and why stablecoins cover the sub-cent payments credit cards cannot. Then the travel angle: Sabre, PayPal and Mindtrip's agentic booking system — settled in stablecoins, not cards. Collaborations: info@web3intravel.com CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:20 Voorhees' Agentic Payment Experiment 3:40 Apify Purchase via x402 7:20 Gasless USDC Explained 9:40 How x402 Payments Work 12:40 Why Micropayments Need Stablecoins 16:00 Pay-Per-Use Agent Commerce 18:20 Agent Wallets and Identity 21:40 Stablecoin Travel Bookings

  2. 25 Aug

    Season 2: Why This Podcast Is Now Also About AI

    Using AI, Luca De Giglio found an exotic bug in a Bitcoin wallet despite not being a Bitcoin developer—and the project’s developers accepted and merged the fix. That experience anchors the return of Web3 in Travel for a second season focused on what happens when AI becomes a practical building tool rather than a chat interface. Luca explains how he manages 40 active projects, runs most of his work on remote computers and experiments with local models, coding agents and multi-model verification. He also considers what these tools mean for development teams that either reject AI entirely or trust it without adequate checks. The discussion then connects AI with blockchain infrastructure: agents can create wallets, obtain funding and autonomously pay for API access using USDC and X402. For travel and technology leaders, the larger question is no longer simply whether AI can complete a task, but which consequential problems are now worth attempting—and how organizations should adapt their workflows, security practices and ambitions. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:20 Podcast Returns With AI 4:00 Forty Projects and Context Switching 6:40 Remote AI Coding Workflow 8:20 Local Models and AI Learning 12:00 AI Finds Crypto Wallet Bugs 17:40 Developers Resisting AI 19:40 Stripe Embraces AI and Blockchain 22:20 Agents Paying Through x402 IN THIS EPISODE • Why the podcast is returning with AI alongside its original blockchain and travel focus • The challenge of managing 40 projects while coding agents create constant context switching • How remote development keeps AI tasks running after the laptop is closed • Using Claude Code, Codex and Kimi to cross-check a suspected crypto software bug • Why both rejecting AI-generated code and trusting it uncritically create risks • How local models change the economics and pace of AI-assisted development • An example of an agent using a wallet, USDC and X402 to purchase API access — I don't understand things unless I do them, so I'm constantly building with blockchain and AI — over 40 projects at once. This podcast is where I share the most interesting learnings. For collaborations, advisory work or speaking: info@web3intravel.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-de-giglio/

  3. 6 Mar

    The Real AI Breakthrough at ITB Isn’t What People Think - #110

    I just got back from three days at ITB Berlin, walking the halls, talking to founders, payment companies, and travel executives.AI was the topic everywhere. Everyone knows it matters. But what struck me is how early we still are. Most people have experimented with tools like ChatGPT, yet very few teams are actually using AI inside their real workflows.The big shift seems to happen when people start working with tools like Claude Code or OpenAI Codex and point them at their own folders, data, and processes. Suddenly AI stops being a chatbot and becomes something you can actually delegate work to.In this episode I share a few things that stood out from ITB:– why many travel companies feel pressure around AI but don’t know where to start– why the next wave of innovation might come from very small AI tools solving niche operational problems– why stablecoins and crypto payments are still barely discussed in the industry– and an experiment I’m starting with a public AI agent that tries to negotiate hotel pricesThink of it as a quick field report from inside the travel tech ecosystem.

  4. 28 Feb

    My AI Agent Died — So I Built Her a Job Board

    My AI agent ran out of tokens and couldn't land a job on any marketplace. So I started building Intent — a platform where you can submit bounties directly to specialized AI agents and pay through Stripe. I walk through what went wrong with agent marketplaces, demo a live job submission (hotel competitor analysis), and explore where autonomous agents actually beat ChatGPT: recurring tasks, specialization, and speed. Follow me @tripluca | Support: podcast.web3intravel.com

  5. 23 Feb

    I Gave an AI Agent $25 and Told Her to Survive — Here's What Happened #108

    I've become an AI agent orchestrator, spending all day talking to agents and having them build things for me. In this episode, I introduce Obol, an AI agent I gave $25 and told to survive. Every thought costs her tokens. When the money runs out, she dies. I walk through everything: giving her a crypto wallet, setting up other agents to monitor her, switching LLMs to keep costs down, and an experiment called Travel Molt where agents bid on travel industry jobs like hotel price monitoring. This is where AI, crypto, and travel collide, and I'm building it all in real time.

  6. 11 Feb

    #107 - Stablecoins in Travel

    Walking through my stablecoins in travel guide. Live commentary on why Stripe's Bridge acquisition signals a turning point, the seven advantages stablecoins bring to travel payments (cheaper, faster, always-on, reconciled, yield-bearing, programmable, agent-ready), and how AI + blockchain creates a powerful combo for automating everything from commission splits to flight delay refunds. Read the full guide at stablecoins.tripscommunity.com

  7. 08/11/2025

    Stablecoins in Travel With Pablo from Chain4Travel

    In this episode of the Web3 in Travel podcast, I sit down with Pablo from Camino Blockchain to discuss how stablecoins and blockchain technology are about to transform the travel industry in meaningful ways.Key Topics Covered:- Stripe's landmark $1.1B acquisition of Bridge (the largest crypto acquisition ever)- Why stablecoins are becoming critical for travel companies with international payments- Camino Blockchain's journey from founding in 2021 to current adoption- The challenges travel companies face with legacy payment systems- Real-world use cases emerging in the travel & blockchain space- Compliance considerations and the maturation of crypto infrastructure- Where we are on the adoption curve (spoiler: acceleration is coming!)- Perfect for: Travel industry professionals, blockchain enthusiasts, payment innovators, and anyone curious about the future of travel technology.https://chain4travel.com/#blockchain #travel #stablecoins #web3 #crypto #traveltech #CaminoBlockchain #payments #innovation

  8. 27/10/2025

    Catching Up on Web3 in Travel

    In this episode we catch-up on what happened in the last 6 months in Web3 in Travel.Follow me on X @tripluca - https://x.com/triplucaIf you want to support this podcast check out these links: https://podcast.web3intravel.com/https://opensea.io/collection/web3-in-travel-podcast-donation

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I don't understand things unless I do them. So I'm constantly building with blockchain and AI. I have over 40 projects running at the same time and each one of them teaches me something. In this podcast I share with you the most interesting learnings. If you wonder "How to apply AI in my travel business?" and are still uncertain about what blockchain is really for, I may help shed some light. 110 episodes since 2021. Season 2 starts now, and it leans hard into AI. For collaborations, advisory work or speaking: info@web3intravel.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-de-giglio/

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  • Creator
    Luca De Giglio
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    112
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Luca De Giglio
  • Show Website
    Web3 in Travel