In March around 20 airlines began trialling the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) new travel passport app, which will allow passengers to easily share Covid-19 vaccine and test records for international travel.
Travel Passports: How to Ensure Passenger Data is Kept Safe
June 6, 2021 via Airport Technology
In March around 20 airlines began trialling the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) new travel passport app, which will allow passengers to easily share Covid-19 vaccine and test records for international travel. With the advent of more digital solutions for tracking passengers’ health records, does the industry need to be careful about potential health data leaks, and how does it ensure customer’s safety is protected on apps? We speak to industry body IATA to find out.
Travel Requirements: What You Need to Know About Traveling to Another State
June 6, 2021 via The Ascent
International travel is slowly starting to reopen to Americans -- particularly for fully vaccinated travelers. And domestic travel is nearly free from quarantine restrictions (keyword: "nearly;" more below).
Travel will look a lot different at pharmaceutical company UCB once restrictions ease, because employees are about to be quizzed when they book a trip that doesn’t involve an overnight stay.
Southwest, American Suspend Alcohol Sales Following Spike in Unruly Passenger Reports
June 1, 2021 via Travel + Leisure
Southwest and American Airlines have each paused their plans to resume selling alcohol on flights following an uptick in unruly passengers this year.
Southwest, which had initially intended to bring back alcoholic beverages later this month, has now put those plans on hold with "no timetable" planned for when the sale of alcohol
will return, CNBC reported.
