In the current #Covid19 pandemic situation, #tourism industry has taken an extreme strain. The implementation for safe harbour for tourists and tracking of previous travels shall be the focus point of the governments, once #crossborder travel is safe again. The ever-increasing interest in #blockchain has led to its research and implementation in diverse areas and the potential still remains untapped. The authors have taken real time examples inspired by Microsoft's development of #digitalidentity with Mastercard, Winding Tree's initiative to integrate a marketplace on blockchain, opportunity created by #TravelChain for users to monetise their own data and last the initiative taken by the Office of the Minister, Government of Thailand to create a blockchain based mechanism for issuing #visa in collaboration with #ShareRing and #OneID. In this discussion paper, the authors have covered various use cases of blockchain in the tourism industry. Do let us know your comments and inputs.
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