Traveler Health and Safety: Tech to the Rescue

Summary

As vaccinations rise, many businesses are re-entering the sphere of corporate travel opportunities, while trying to mitigate risk for their employees. A range of technological advances have been introduced to monitor for risk, in a variety of categories. Utilizing the big-data power of artificial intelligence and machine learning, tracking and warnings for severe health, unrest and climatic events have been developed. This article highlights several key ways in which health and safety tech is being implemented, coupled with a high-level overview of how the technology can assist the typical business traveler. 

Innovation in travel is more important than ever, and technology will play a pivotal role in market recovery and transformation. This article is part of a content series that explores some of the most significant technology-driven trends that will influence travel distribution in 2021 and beyond.