What if we could travel without passport? First sight to blockchain-based identity management in tourism

ABSTRACT

Blockchain technology, as a distributed digital ledger, enables users to control their credentials without being breached by third parties. From a tourism perspective, it allows tourists to pass through checkpoints and/or bookings without waiting and having to go through third-party transactions. Hence, this paper aims to discuss traditional identity management (IdM) system challenges and what blockchain might offer as a counterpoint to conventional travel experiences within the tourism domain. We have tried to identify challenges, issues, and implementation areas of IdM in the tourism industry domain.

KEYWORDS:

• Identity management
• digital identity
• blockchain technology
• smart contracts
• digital travel

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Horst Treiblmaier for his constructive and very helpful advice.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).