“People are not suffering in this industry it’s a good place to be,” said Clayton Stark of Victoria-based Kixeye gaming studio. “The COVID bump came and went and we went back to normal for the most part, and generally speaking, the industry has remained very strong and unaffected over the last year or so.” The “bump” Stark refers to was the massive increase in the number of players and time spent playing, seen globally when the world went indoors last March. Stark, chief executive at Kixeye and chief technology officer for Sweden-based Stillfront, Kixeye’s parent company, said the bump lasted for several months, all while other industries saw devastating losses amid pandemic restrictions.
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The Duty Free World Council (DFWC) is urging the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to consider the implications for duty and tax free retail when working on passenger travel passes, digital facial recognition and other solutions ahead of the future growth in passenger volumes.
Sarah Branquinho, President, DFWC expressed her concerns at the beginning of this weekâs DFWC 2021 â The Year of the Recovery webinar.
She said: âFor our industry, the concern is that replacing boarding passes with digital facial recognition may leave us with challenges in terms of fulfilling our agreements with Customs authorities.
âDigital facial recognition could also have an impact on passengersâ perception of speed of travel through airports and reduce dwell time, while governments and citizens will be concerned about the protection of personal data.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is partnering with the Panamanian government and Copa Airlines to trial the IATA Travel Pass – a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely
LONDON – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is partnering with the government of the Republic of Panama and Copa Airlines (CM) to trial IATA Travel Pass.
IATA’s Travel Pass comes in the form of a mobile app that helps passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information.
Photo: Kochan Kleps/Airways
New Travel Pass Partners
Panama is the first government to participate in a trial of IATA Travel Pass which will be essential to re-establishing global connectivity while managing the risks of COVID-19. Copa Airlines (CM) will be the first carrier in the Americas to trial the IATA Travel Pass. Using IATA Travel Pass, CM passengers will be able to create a ‘digital passport’.
Copa Airlines latest carrier to trial IATA Travel Pass
The initial trial phase is expected to begin in March on select flights from Copa’s Hub of the Americas in Panama City.
Copa Airlines has announced that it will become the first airline in the Americas to trial the IATA Travel Pass, in partnership with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Republic of Panama.
Using IATA Travel Pass, Copa Airlines passengers will be able to create a ‘digital passport’, which will allow them to match their travel itineraries with the COVID-19 health requirements of their destination and validate that they are in compliance with these.