The Republic of Seychelles has become the inaugural client to deploy Travizory’s new technology which will facilitate the collection and analysis of traveller documentation to help ensure the safe re-opening of the country’s borders.
The technology will allow Seychelles health authorities to collect and identify health information directly from arriving passengers via easy to use web and mobile apps. This information is then fed securely into a single system, providing advance information concerning all travellers wishing to travel to the Seychelles. The system gives authorities the capability to run rapid and efficient vetting procedures to minimise COVID-19 and other security risks.
“Streamlining the process this way makes it faster and more accurate for our authorities, and reduces paperwork,” said Alan Renaud, Principal Secretary for Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine. “We wanted to move to a digital and paperless gathering of information, following the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) for touchless and paperless travel. The new system removes the guesswork for airlines at check-in and boarding. And, perhaps most importantly, it makes the passenger journey smoother and provides more peace of mind to travellers that they will not be stopped on their way.”
While enabling international travel to let in key workers and specialists is vital to ensure the safety of local citizens and to enable tourism to restart, airport staff were struggling to keep pace with the number of arrivals and accompanying paperwork to process. The new Visitor Management Platform replaces the current email and form-based system.
Airlines are also embracing the new system as they will know for sure that travellers have been authorised to travel. Airlines can now verify the validity of the traveller authorisation prior to boarding. Airlines can also submit Advance Passenger Information (API) data by electronic means to the Republic of Seychelles.
“By having all the passenger information submitted ahead of time, including passengers’ own health certification, we eliminate inefficiencies. Security clearance is streamlined, simplifying the process of entry. the end result is better performance and reduced risk, all of which comes together to improve the passenger experience, not only at airports, but in our archipelago as well,” offered Renaud.
Renaud Irminger, CEO of Travizory added, “It’s about providing the traveller with a positive experience. By making the whole process as painless as possible, giving people the assurance that they will be allowed to travel to the country and that the flight they are on is safe, the experience of visiting the Seychelles will now be even better.”
Explaining how the platform is future proof Irminger said, “As COVID-19 is replaced by the next threat, the technology can very easily be adapted to keep the Seychelles, its inhabitants and its visitors as safe as possible, from all threats regardless of where they come from.”
Meanwhile Didier Dogley, Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine and Chair of the Re-opening of Seychelles Taskforce, concluded: “The new technology will allow us to balance the need for tourism to grow and sustain our economy without compromising the health of our citizens. It will have a positive impact on tourism and the wider economy in the Seychelles, as well as clearly demonstrating Seychelles ability to deploy digital solutions.”
