Managing Foreign Visitor Data Is Getting a Pandemic Rethink Across Travel
Photo Credit: The runway at Seychelles' airport. The Republic of Seychelles went live Tuesday with Travizory technology to facilitate the collection and analysis of traveler documentation to ensure re-opening of the borders in the safest manner. Adobe
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New tech launched today in Seychelles spotlights the issues many border agencies will face when collecting coronavirus-related health data from travelers.
Airlines, cruise lines, and government agencies expect to collect more passenger data once international travel rebounds in the pandemic era, versus pre Covid-19. New mandates may require them to capture new data, such as facial recognition information and coronavirus test results, along with traditional data like passport numbers. What's left unsaid is how their software systems will manage that foreign visitor data safely and efficiently.
Now industry officials debate a new question: Do they have the right tech to handle new mandates around passenger data? One possible answer comes from Seychelles, an island nation that went live Tuesday with new technology from the Swiss startup Travizory. The software aims to improve the capture, study, and secure storage of passport and health documentation. Seychelles hopes the tech will help with the reopening of its borders.
Travizory's software allows Seychelles health authorities to have travelers provide their passport information and
