IBM and Amadeus 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 travellers 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.
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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 centres and healthcare providers. Airlines receive a simple status confirming a passenger is ready to fly. This secure approach provides passenger privacy since only compliance with border entry requirements is confirmed; no personal health information is stored by the airline, IBM, or Amadeus.
Traveller ID for Safe Travel is currently live with multiple airlines, with additional airline customers to be announced soon. Traveller ID’s digital identity and health verification capabilities are also relevant for other customer groups, including hotels and airports.
