Coronavirus: Smartvel launches COVID-19 travel advice widget for airlines and travel firms

Tech uses AI to scour official sources and keep information updated

Destination content technology specialist Smartvel has launched COVID-19 Travel Advisor widget for airlines and travel companies.

The widget will keep users up to date with the latest information and requirements to travel in each country.

Travel Advisor is part of a suite of technologies Smartvel is making available to help travel companies get ready to come back after the COVID-19.

The new COVID-19 Travel Advisor uses Artificial Intelligence to gather information from  reliable sources about travel requirements in countries around the globe.

It scours official websites and institutions such as government agencies, embassies, airports’ websites, the European Commission, Iata and other official bodies for up to date advice.

The technology checks and validates all the sources of information on an hourly basis in order to ensure everything is updated, meaning more than 5,000 checks are done daily.