LONDON, May 27, 2021 / PRNewswire / – TravelPerk, the largest global travel management platform, today announced a partnership with the leading global travel marketplace Skyscanner To provide travelers with daily data on Covid-19 travel restrictions, including point-to-point travel information, documents required for travel, and details of destination-specific restrictions and requirements.
The partnership enables travelers to make informed decisions when booking travel at a time when international travel is reopening on a complex network of Covid-19 restrictions. Daily insights are provided through TravelPerk TravelSafe API, which enables external travel agencies and others to provide their customers with timely information about travel restrictions and requirements for both arrival and return destinations. The API, TravelPerk’s first offering of products to the broader travel industry, is based on TravelPerk’s own dataset, collected from official sources such as the UK Commonwealth Office and local government websites and cross-referenced by policy analysts. The service also includes information on local restrictions and requirements, including quarantines, tests and vaccination records, as well as advice on documents such as passenger search forms.
TravelPerk’s TravelSafe API now supports Skyscanners interactive mapthat helps travelers understand where to go and the rules for traveling to any destination around the world. Since integrating TravelPerk data, Skyscanner has seen a significant change in customer satisfaction, reporting a 40% increase in travel experience and product market fit score, measuring the usability and perceived benefit of the card specifically on mobile devices.
By integrating the TravelSafe API, both Skyscanner and TravelPerk play an important role in enabling safe and smooth travel returns and building traveler confidence by providing live updates on travel restrictions and requirements.
This news follows the most recent from TravelPerk $ 160 million Series D Funding announcement that will fuel the next phase of its rapid global growth and help the company expand its security, flexibility and sustainability.
Ross McNairn, Chief Product Officer at TravelPerk, said:
“It has been a tough year for the travel industry and for people who love to travel. We are seeing travel reopen, but the situation remains uncertain, complex and changing rapidly, with a myriad of restrictions likely to be in place. ” for certain destinations and routes for some time.
“At TravelPerk, we want to provide travelers with the tools and information they need to be able to travel safely and confidently again. Our TravelSafe API is designed to do just that and is our first product available for wider travel. We hope Helping the entire travel ecosystem recover from the disruptions of the past 12 months. We are excited to partner with Skyscanner and are very proud to be working together on a common mission to get both leisure and business travelers started make traveling easier again. “
Piero Sierra, Chief Product Officer at Skyscanner, said:
“We know that there is a lot of catching up to do in travel right now – according to our travel pulse, 54% of travelers who visit Skyscanner this month are currently planning a trip, while 40% are thinking about it. This is the highest intent we’ve seen in over a year, but we also recognize that more needs to be done to rebuild travelers’ trust like no other after a year.
“When asked what would encourage them to book an international flight, almost one in two (43%) travelers said they had more clarity about restrictions and easy international travel instructions. We introduced our card to meet this need become transparent and easy to understand information for travelers and help them navigate the ever changing landscape of international travel in these Covid-influenced times. But we didn’t stop there – we are always looking for ways to make our experience for users and best serve travelers’ needs With the integration of TravelPerk’s TravelSafe API, we’re taking our card to the next level and making sure it really helps travelers understand where to go and what rules to follow need to travel. ”
About TravelPerk
TravelPerk is the next generation business travel platform that is pioneering the future of business travel. TravelPerk’s all-in-one platform gives travelers the freedom they want while giving businesses the control they need. The result saves time, money and hassle for everyone.
TravelPerk has the world’s largest travel inventory along with powerful administrative features, 24/7 customer support, cutting-edge technology and consumer-friendly design that enable companies worldwide to get the most out of their trips.
Backed by world-class investors like DST, Kinnevik, Target Global, Felix Capital, Greyhound Capital, Spark Capital, Heartcore, LocalGlobe, Amplo, 14W – investors in some of the most disruptive tech companies like Zalando, Slack, Trello, Twitter, Farfetch and Delivery Hero – TravelPerk reinvents business travel with a working end-to-end solution. visit www.travelperk.com or https://developers.travelperk.com for more informations
Via Skyscanner
Founded in 2003, Skyscanner is a leading travel marketplace dedicated to putting travelers first. Skyscanner helps millions of people in 52 countries and over 30 languages find the best travel options for flights, hotels and rental cars each month. Skyscanner is available on desktop and mobile web, and its highly rated app has 100 million downloads. In collaboration with 1200 travel partners, Skyscanner’s mission is to drive the global transformation towards modern and sustainable travel.
SOURCE TravelPerk
