1、Digital Travel Credentials for Crossing borders,Passenger Facilitation and Tourism use casesGDC Geneva 2025Moderator:Annet SteenbergenIndependent Advisor and EWC memberPublic and private stakeholders in the travel industry provide an overview of their experiences,needs,and vision for digital travel
2、credentials.ICAO:Ciaran CarolanIATA:Younkyung KimVisitBenidorm/EWC:Leire BilbaoDutch Government:Lisette Looren de JongDigi Yatra India:Siddarth Sharma4Sure:Maarten BoenderSicpa/EWC:Laurent LoupICAO foundations for global digital travelThe Electronic Passport(ePassport)-Specified for decades through
3、ICAO-Global acceptance based on trust-Cooperative definition by governments-Agreed dataset and structure-Common framework for use-ICAO regulations provide foundations for useThe ICAO Digital Travel Credential(DTC)-Built on ePassport foundations-Continued global interoperability and trust-Same techni
4、cal and regulatory foundations-Same agreed dataset and structure-Re-use of existing trust framework-New innovative process possibilities4For a seamless digital journey Digital passport and other credentials for travel are available for citizens to use from a single digital wallet Airlines can levera
5、ge the trusted digital identity credentials issued by governments in their process The governments support is needed for interoperability and a supporting trust framework Digital Travel Credential:Enhancing Hotel Check-inBenidorm-SICPA Case ApplicationCurrent ContextNew legislation(Spanish Royal Dec
6、ree933/2021)addsextra data fieldsand compliance steps.Result:longer processingtimes and higher costs for hotelsand guests.EWC Proposal-SICPA Case ApplicationImplementingthe Digital TravelCredentialvia the EU Digital Identity Wallet.Goal:streamline check-in through pre-verified,digital guestidentific