Amadeus integrates IBM digital health pass into its digital health verification technology

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Amadeus (MCE: AMS) announced today that they are collaborating to help solve one of the main challenges facing travel companies today: the verification and validation of COVID health documentation. -19 of travelers at check-in points when necessary.

As part of that effort, IBM Digital Health Pass is now integrated into Traveler ID for Safe Travel, Amadeus' digital health verification solution. This allows airlines to integrate the use of COVID-19 digital health credentials into their existing reservation system, allowing airline passengers the option to scan or upload documentation to display their health credentials. 

As passengers progress through the online check-in process, Traveler ID for Safe Travel checks the requirements for that particular trip against the regulations of the destination country. Passengers are then offered the option of generating a secure COVID-19 digital credential by scanning the paper documents or uploading a digital version from their mobile or computer. 

These COVID-19 digital health credentials are then verified using the IBM Digital Health Pass, which uses a combination of encryption and blockchain technologies to authenticate COVID-19 health credentials against a global ecosystem of laboratories, vaccination centers and care providers. sanitary. Airlines receive a simple status confirming that the passenger is ready to fly. This secure approach provides privacy for the passenger, as only compliance with the border entry requirements is confirmed; the airline or IBM does not store or track any personal health information.

"Although countries around the world are slowly beginning to reopen borders to welcome visitors, specific border entry requirements can vary greatly from country to country. The need to check COVID-19 health documentation it's causing significant travel delays for airlines and other travel providers, as well as the traveler, "said Greg Land, IBM's Head of Travel and Transportation Industry. "The integration of IBM Digital Health Pass into Amadeus Traveler ID for Safe Travel is designed to provide airlines with open technologies that can be incorporated into existing digital solutions.

"Integration with IBM is a game changer for Traveler ID for Safe Travel. The combination of the IBM digital health card with our Traveler ID for Safe Travel technology means that COVID-19 health documents can be digitized and read, verified and This avoids cumbersome and time-consuming checks during travel, and adds more security to airlines and their passengers, "said Christian Warneck, Vice President, 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 clients and partners like IBM, we are able to deliver the capabilities travel providers and travelers need to help provide travel passenger smoothly once again. "

Traveler ID for Safe Travel is currently in operation with multiple airlines, with other airline customers to be announced soon. Traveler ID's health and digital identity verification capabilities are also relevant to other customer groups, including hotels and airports.