| | 19TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY TECH OUTLOOKJULY - AUGUST 2022TECH TONIC: HOW TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING By Patrice Simon, CTO Data and Analytics, CWTThe Covid-19 crisis has significantly impacted the travel and hospitality sectors, and corporate travel in particular. For most companies, domestic and international business travel has almost come to a standstill.The pandemic has forced technology providers to look for innovative solutions to address the spectrum of issues that have emerged and find ways to make governments, companies, and travelers feel confident about a safe return to travel. Technology innovations have primarily focused on helping companies, and their traveling employees be aware of and comply with health and safety requirements, providing guidance on the health risks en route and at their destination, and limiting the risk of Covid-19 spread. Governments around the world have implemented a raft of measures in an effort to contain the spread of the disease. These include restrictions on cross-border movement, testing and quarantine regulations, limits on gatherings, as well as requiring people to wear masks or face coverings in public. One of the biggest challenges for the travel industry, however, is that these health and safety restrictions can vary widely from one country to the next, and often even within the same country. Through innovative technology solutions, travel management companies are integrating data feeds that monitor local requirements into planning and travel tools for use by companies and travelers. Travelers can have easy access to information on applicable restrictions, procedures, and travel requirements based on their specific travel itinerary details such as trip origin, destination, CXO INSIGHTSTHE TRAVEL SECTOR RECOVER FROM THE IMPACT OF COVID-19
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