Integration is designed to help streamline the
validation of air travelers' COVID-19 health
documentation, reducing friction during check-in, and supporting
airlines as the industry works to
increase international travel volumes
ARMONK, N.Y. and MADRID, July 22,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Amadeus (MCE:
AMS) today announced that they are working together to help meet
one of the major challenges facing travel companies today: checking
and validating the COVID-19 health documentation of travelers at
checkpoints where required.
As part of that effort, IBM Digital Health Pass is now
integrated into Traveler ID for Safe Travel, Amadeus' digital
health verification solution. This enables airlines to integrate
the use of COVID-19 digital health credentials into their existing
reservation and booking system, allowing airline passengers the
option to scan or upload documentation to show their health
credentials.
As passengers move through the online check-in process, Traveler
ID for Safe Travel checks the requirements for that particular trip
against destination country regulations. This then prompts
passengers with the option to generate a secure COVID-19 digital
credential by scanning paper documents or uploading a digital
version from their mobile or desktop.
These COVID-19 digital health credentials are then verified
using IBM Digital Health Pass, which uses a combination of
encryption and blockchain technologies to authenticate COVID-19
health credentials against a global ecosystem of labs, vaccination
centers and healthcare providers. Airlines receive a simple
status confirming a passenger is ready to fly. This secure approach
provides passenger privacy since only the compliance with border
entry requirements is confirmed; no personal health information is
stored by the airline, IBM, or Amadeus.
"While countries across the globe are beginning to slowly reopen
borders to welcome back visitors, specific border entry
requirements may vary greatly country to country. The need to check
COVID-19 health documentation is causing significant delays during
the journey for airlines and other travel providers, as well as the
traveler," said Greg Land, Travel
and Transportation Industry Lead, IBM. "The integration of IBM
Digital Health Pass into Amadeus' Traveler ID for Safe Travel is
designed to provide airlines with open technologies they can build
into existing digital solutions. This can help airlines safely
meet border entry requirements while delivering a smoother customer
experience."
"The integration with IBM is a step-change for Traveler ID for
Safe Travel. The combination of the IBM Digital Health Pass with
our Traveler ID for Safe Travel technology means that COVID-19
health documents can be digitized and read, verified, and
authenticated. This avoids cumbersome and time-consuming checks
while traveling, and adds further reassurance to airlines and their
passengers," said Christian Warneck,
VP Safe Travel Ecosystem, Amadeus. "This is another milestone in
the collaboration we are driving through our Safe Travel Ecosystem.
By working hand in hand with customers and partners such as IBM, we
can deliver the capabilities needed by travel providers and
travelers to help provide a smooth passenger journey once
more."
Traveler ID for Safe Travel is currently live
with multiple airlines, with additional airline customers to
be announced soon. Traveler ID's digital identity and health
verification capabilities are also relevant for other customer
groups, including hotels and airports.
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About Amadeus
Travel powers progress.
Amadeus powers travel. Amadeus' solutions connect travelers to the
journeys they want through travel agents, search engines, tour
operators, airlines, airports, hotels, cars and railways. We
have developed our technology in partnership with the travel
industry for over 30 years. We combine a deep understanding of how
people travel with the ability to design and deliver the most
complex, trusted, critical systems our customers need. We help
connect over 1.6 billion people a year to local travel providers in
over 190 countries. We are one company, with a global mindset
and a local presence wherever our customers need us. Our
purpose is to shape the future of travel. We are passionate in our
pursuit of better technology that makes better journeys.
Amadeus is an IBEX 35 company, listed on the Spanish Stock
Exchange under AMS.MC. The company is also part of the EuroStoxx50
and has been recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for
the last eight years.
To find out more about Amadeus,
visit www.amadeus.com.
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Laura.cobbold@amadeus.com
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