bungah Travel Club (bTC): White Paper - October 2025
Executive Summary
bungah Travel Club (bTC) is a membership-based global travel rewards ecosystem built around Bitcoin and the use of sats-back incentives. bTC empowers travelers to earn Bitcoin (“sats”) every time they book hotels, tours, flights, or experiences through our network of partners.
Our mission is to democratize access to global travel benefits while fostering Bitcoin adoption through practical, everyday use in the travel economy.
bTC is designed to grow to a maximum membership base of 21 million members, mirroring Bitcoin’s fixed supply cap — symbolizing scarcity, integrity, and long-term value.
1. Vision & Purpose
Vision
To become the world’s leading Bitcoin-powered travel rewards network — enabling members to explore the world, Stack Adventures, while earning Sats on every journey.
Purpose
bTC bridges the gap between travel and the Bitcoin economy by providing:
Real Bitcoin rewards (“sats back”) for travel spending not points.
A lifetime membership model based on integrity and scarcity.
A transparent reward structure aligned with Bitcoin’s deflationary principles.
2. Membership Model
bTC’s membership tiers are designed to reward early adopters while maintaining long-term sustainability and exclusivity.
Membership Range
Members
Sats-Back Reward
Lifetime Membership Fee
Founders -1 – 210 - 5% sats back - 0 sats (Free)
Pioneers - 211 – 2,100 - 4% sats back - 0 sats (Free)
Explorers - 2,101 – 210,000 - 4% sats back - 21,000 sats
Builders - 210,001 – 2,100,000
3% sats back - 21,000 sats
Settlers - 2,100,001 – 21,000,000 - 2.5% sats back - 21,000 sats
Key Principles
Limited Supply: Only 21,000,000 memberships — no inflation or dilution.
Lifetime Access: One-time payment in sats ensures perpetual membership.
Transparent Rewards: Members earn sats back on all qualifying travel bookings.
3. Rewards Mechanism
bTC partners with global travel providers, cruise lines, airlines (only some offer rewards on all tiers of tickets), and hospitality networks to integrate Bitcoin rewards into the booking experience. Rewards are calculated off base rates for hotels, cars, airline tickets, cruises, and experience packages. Certain fees do not get added into rewards (ie resort fees, baggage fees, parking fees)
Sats-Back Program
When members book through bTC’s platform or affiliated partners:
A percentage of the transaction value is returned in sats based on membership level.
Sats Rewards are deposited directly into the member’s BTC wallet 45 days after the trip. If you prepay for a non-refundable option you receive your sats 3 days after payment.
bTC Wallet Integration
bTC integrates with major Bitcoin Lightning wallets, enabling:
Sats payouts
Microtransactions without high fees
Direct Bitcoin custody for members when they earn Sats
Technology Infrastructure – V1
bTC operates on traditional fiat rails and allows Bitcoin’s payments, currently through Bitpay:
Fast and low-cost transactions.
Scalability for millions of users.
Non-custodial reward distribution.
All bTC operations prioritize privacy, transparency, and integrity reflecting Bitcoin’s core ethos.
Current infrastructure is built on wholesale platform aggregator Xeni with APIs into hotel inventory, airlines, cruises, cars, and experience through:
GDS – Amadaus, Sabre, and Travelport
Hotelbeds, Expedia Partner Solutions, WebBeds
Future versions of the travel platform will evolve as memberships grows. Once there is enough established purchasing power from the membership, brands will allow for direct links into their booking platforms to allow for increased discounts and access.
5. Satsflow Model
Revenue Streams
bTC’s long-term sustainability is supported by:
Merchant partnerships and affiliate commissions.
Strategic sponsorships within the travel sector.
Nominal membership fees (paid once in Bitcoin).
Reward Funding
A portion of affiliate revenue funds the sats-back rewards, ensuring continuous member benefits and long-term program viability.
6. Community & Governance
bTC aims to evolve into a member-driven ecosystem, where:
Members can vote on partner integrations and platform upgrades.
A bTC Community Fund supports travel scholarships in partnership with Opensats and the Human Rights Foundation to help those in need of assistance.
7. Growth Strategy
Phase 1: Onboard Founding & Early Adopter members (0–2,100 users).
Phase 2: Scale to 210,000 members through referral programs and Bitcoin only influencers and start building out features on the member platform to serve the community. Also add Nostr sign up option for new members
Phase 3: Expand to 21 million global members through localized BTC communities.
8. Legal & Compliance
BTC complies with applicable international financial, data, and digital asset regulations. Bitcoin rewards are provided as promotional rebates, not as securities or investment instruments.
9. Summary
Bungah Travel Club (BTC) unites travel freedom and financial sovereignty.
By combining Bitcoin rewards, lifetime memberships, and a 21 million-member cap, BTC creates a travel economy inspired by Bitcoin’s scarcity, transparency, and low time preference.
Join the journey. STAY ADVENTUROUS & STACK SATS.