San Francisco — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Mobile hotel booking app Sidehide and Onfido, a global identity verification and authentication company, today announced that they are developing immunity passport integration for Sidehide’s booking platform to quickly and safely verify immunity status.

Spontaneity will be a key factor as travel bounces back and this combined technology will allow Sidehide users to quickly and easily verify their identity and immunity status with hotels or authorities without compromising their security or privacy.

Sidehide is a hotel booking and check-in platform that launched in Berlin in early 2020. Onfido now delivers fast, secure onboarding and verification of Sidehide users. With just a smartphone and a government-issued ID, users are able to make a booking, verify their identity and immunity status, and go straight to their hotel room, bypassing the check-in desk.

The travel industry is going through a series of changes as it prepares to reboot its processes for engaging customers, with key hospitality companies lobbying for disruptive technology solutions to help drive this effort. The travel industry is a clear indicator of global economic health and may act as an example for other industries on how to return to normal.

The joint solution will integrate immunity passports with Sidehide’s booking platform to quickly and safely verify returning guests. Travelers will be able to prove their immunity status in seconds using a QR code and verify their identity and booking directly from the Sidehide mobile app in order to bypass check-in and reduce contact touchpoints.

The application of Sidehide’s and Onfido’s combined pre-packaged trust system and immunity passport goes beyond the travel industry and could also be implemented in co-working offices or other buildings where secure access is required.

Onfido has raised $200m in funding, backed by TPG Growth, Crane Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, M12 – Microsoft’s venture fund, and others. The company now has about 400 employees spread across seven countries. For more, see onfido.com.

For more details about Sidehide’s mobile hotel booking and check-in app, see sidehide.com.

Contacts

Paul Jarratt, Onfido
press@onfido.com

Joakim Hultin, Sidehide
press@sidehide.com