In a new report, WTTC identifies four of the most widely used digital Covid vaccination certificates and urges governments to accept these international standards, while working towards a “single global solution”.
The four existing vaccination passes identified by the WTTC are the EU Digital Covid Certificate, ICAO Visible Digital Seal, Divoc and Smart Health Cards.
WTTC said governments should create their own digital travel portals, allowing travellers to electronically share their Covid vaccination or test certificates with their destination before beginning their journey.
After booking their trip, travellers would go to the destination’s online portal, where their digital Covid certificate would be uploaded and their status verified online, allowing them to avoid “confusing” processes and long queues.
WTTC president Julia Simpson added: “WTTC has been calling on governments to implement a globally co-ordinated response since the beginning of the pandemic. Today’s report offers the key to harmonise and safely reopen international travel.
“It is governments’ responsibility to ensure there is a safe, secure, simple and digital system in place to restore international mobility. WTTC is recommending a single global portal that recognises the main digital passes currently in use worldwide and acts as a one-stop shop for travellers and governments.
“We can use the pandemic to leapfrog technologies and allow contactless travel with embedded data on vaccination and testing status.”
