Photo / Mana, UnsplashIf you ask the International Air Transport Association, in future you'll be carrying a book of personal vaccine information and test results on holiday. However, one thing is for certain: the current leather-bound passport, we all know is about to get an overhaul for post pandemic travel. Last Friday, Chinese President General Secretary Xi Jinping tuned into the G20 summit with a suggestion for QR bar-code based travel permits. Digital databases or additional travel documents may become as vital as the passports we are used to travelling on. Calling the coronavirus the "deepest crisis it has ever faced," IATA members have struggled amid border closures and restrictions that have "virtually eliminated demand for international air travel."

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2020 04:18 UTC