Travelport launches hotel Stay Safe Filter

• Tool available to all Travelport connected travel agents using Smartpoint, Travelport’s API and industry leading desktop solution points of sale
• Stay Safe enables agents to quickly and easily filter hotel search results based on hotels or chains that have signed up to the initiative
• The filter is designed to give travelers and agencies alike confidence that appropriate safety measures have been taken at a hotel property.

Langley, UK, December 08 2020:  Travelport, a leading technology company serving the global travel industry, has added a new Stay Safe feature for agents connected to its API or industry leading Smartpoint agency desktop solution. Stay Safe is a searchable amenity which enables hotels to highlight to travel agents that they have signed up to industry-wide safety initiatives, within the agent’s booking workflow, making it easier for travel agents to share information important to travelers in their hotel shopping decisions.

Jason Toothman, GVP and Managing Director, Sales at Travelport said, “One of the key imperatives in the industry right now is ensuring our customers feel safe while traveling. The information travelers want about the properties they’re considering for hotel stays has changed through the course of 2020. Adding a way for hotels to clearly communicate with travel agencies, who can then share this information with their customers, is a simple but important way for Travelport to make the agency workflow more efficient and less frustrating. This initiative will also help customers gain confidence in travel. As our industry recovers from the impacts of the global pandemic, Travelport is doing all it can to support efforts across the entire travel industry that promote traveler safety.”

Since the pandemic hit earlier this year, several trade and government bodies, including the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), have issued guidelines to support recovery in the hotel sector. These are designed to define what the necessary health and safety attributes are and to enable hoteliers to communicate them in a consistent way. These initiatives focus on enhanced hotel cleaning practices, social interactions, and workplace protocols to meet the new challenges and expectations for health and safety.

Travelport Stay Safe is now globally available.