Leading Travel Industry Leaders form European COVID Travel Alliance
June 03 2020 - 12:04PM
Launch of Travel Database Providing A
Free Consolidated Data Source of Travel Restrictions for
Travelers
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY – June 03, 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic
prompted wide-sweeping shutdowns across the world. Now, as parts of
the world start to relax measures on travel and businesses, the
travel industry is left looking across multiple sources to find
accurate information on social and travel restrictions, leaving
travelers with disparate information around what to expect when
looking to book travel. To help with this, trivago
N.V. (NASDAQ: TRVG) and Booking.com (NASDAQ: BKNG) joined
forces to form a COVID Travel Alliance, along with Barcelo Hotels,
Eurowings, FlixMobility, Iberostar Hotels, KLM and Radisson Hotel
Group, to launch a free database providing the travel industry with
a single consolidated data source for travelers with all of the
up-to date global news related to restrictions.
The COVID Travel Database, a project to support the local
tourism industry, provides accessible data free of charge, creating
a resource for consumers and enabling travel institutions and
companies to deliver the information to their users across their
own products (websites, apps, etc.) regarding any given
restrictions for a chosen destination. Information includes any
relevant restrictions on entry, accommodations, and the level of
open activities at the destination.
“We know people want to travel again, and we want to help them
do it safely and armed with the information they need to make the
right choices,” said Andrea D’Amico, Managing Director for
Booking.com, EMEA. “It’s important that the industry comes together
to help support the global travel ecosystem emerge from this
crisis, and we hope that by working together, this database will
serve as a key resource to help Europeans travel
safely.” “Bringing back tourism requires trust, and in
order for the industry to reopen safely and successfully, it is
important that accurate information on the easing of restrictions
is clear and easy to find,” said Axel Hefer, trivago Chief
Executive Officer. “As destinations where businesses and
attractions are opening, restrictions vary from country to country
and even city to city. We are all in this together. By
working together, our intention is that the database helps support
the travel industry as it moves through an unprecedented challenge
and bring confidence to travelers looking for accurate
information.”
How it works
- The COVID Travel Database is a dataset aggregating up to date
information at a country, state and region level on travel
restrictions at a destination and origin level, along with
information on hotels, bars, restaurants and other local
activities.
- Destination Marketing Organisations (DMO’s) are encouraged to
also submit accurate up-to-date information via
contribute@covidtravelalliance.com
Interested parties can find the database here:
https://covidtravelalliance.com/ Please note the content on
this website is not exhaustive and is solely provided to assist
visitors of this website at this time of disruption on an “AS IS”
basis. Information is subject to change without prior notice and at
the sole discretion of the subject contributors to this website.
Given the rapidly evolving nature of the COVID-19 situation and the
contributors to this website’s response to it, we cannot guarantee
the accuracy of the information in these sites and cannot accept
any liability for any errors or omissions nor can you, in your
capacity as a visitor of this website, derive any rights from
it.
Media Contacts: trivago Stephanie.lowenthal@trivago.com
Booking.commediarelations@booking.com
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