The future of travel runs on Digital Travel Credentials.
Passengers scan their passport once. They receive a reusable, cryptographically verified digital identity on their phone. Every downstream touchpoint — airline, airport, lounge access, flight services, hotel, car rental — is verified instantly. Cross a border without even noticing with pre-authorized travel and contactless corridors. Issue credentials for eVisas and Electronic Travel Authorization.
Deployed. Not Theoretical
The most proven DTC track record in the market
Other providers have announced DTC capabilities. Indicio has deployed them at country scale, for use across the full travel ribbon.
Selected by a national government for the world's first production deployment of both DTC-1 and DTC-2 type credentials. Covering border control, national citizen ID, and tourism. Aligned with current ICAO specifications. In final implementation, with scope expanded to cover additional use cases beyond the original mandate.
Developed with SITA and the Government of Aruba. Passengers derived a DTC from their passport, received pre-authorization for travel, and crossed the border in seconds by looking at a camera. The first sovereign government to accept a DTC.
In collaboration with SITA, Aruba, and Delta Air Lines. Travelers used a DTC for travel authorization and border crossing, and IATA One ID for check-in, bag drop, and boarding at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport. Two credential types issued simultaneously for one seamless workflow. Plane to beach in 30 minutes.
Participating in the APTITUDE Large Scale Pilot to implement a DTC-2 type credential within the European Digital Identity framework. This positions Indicio's technology for interoperability with the EU's 450-million-user digital identity ecosystem as it comes online.
See how travelers flew from Atlanta to Aruba using a DTC for border authorization and IATA One ID for airline check-in, bag drop, and boarding and are on the beach within 30 minutes of landing. Built by Indicio in collaboration with SITA, Delta Air Lines, and the Government of Aruba.
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A Digital Travel Credential works across the entire journey. Scan your passport once, use the credential at every step from planning to destination.
Passengers scan their passport and create a Digital Travel Credential from the chip data. Biometrics are authenticated and bound to the credential. The traveler controls their data and sets travel preferences all before leaving home.
Flights, car rental, and hotel booked using the DTC. Pre-fill travel documents. Eliminate repeat uploads and manual data entry. Reduce booking abandonment.
DTC is presented for advance border approval and travel visa processing. The destination government pre-clears the traveler before departure, reducing INADs and enabling risk assessment before arrival.
DTC confirms border approvals and identity with the airline at check-in kiosk, counter, or app. Expedited self-service bag drop using the DTC module. No document queues.
Biometric clearance reduces touchpoints, manual checks, and data errors at security. DTC records duty-free purchases for customs. Lounge access and personalized services verified instantly.
Seamless boarding via NFC, BLE, or QR at the gate. In-flight, DTC verification for frequent flyer loyalty programs reduces account fraud and enables personalized service.
Cross in seconds with DTC pre-authorization. Biometric match at the camera. No passport queue. The same credential that cleared pre-authorization now clears immigration automatically.
Seamless hotel check-in without copying your passport. Car rental with pre-verified license. Event access, payments, and tourism services — all using the same credential, all with selective disclosure.
The DTC doesn't expire with the trip. It remains in the traveler's wallet for future journeys — eliminating onboarding friction for repeat travelers and building a foundation for ongoing engagement.
Why Indicio for Travel
What no other provider delivers
Indicio is the only provider with production deployments covering both ICAO DTC Type 1 (derived credentials for travel authorization) and DTC Type 2 (cryptographic replica of passport data for border crossing). Both from a single platform.
Travelers don't need to know which credential is needed at each touchpoint. Proven's governance layer automatically determines the right format for each verifier. For example, DTC for the border, IATA One ID for the airline, mdoc for the hotel each presented seamlessly.
Authenticated biometrics are bound to the credential on the traveler's device. Border agencies and airlines verify the traveler biometrically without storing biometric data, eliminating centralized databases, reducing privacy compliance burden, and bypassing deepfakes.
Proven works with your existing document validation and biometric providers, or supplies its own. Passport OCR, MRZ extraction, NFC chip reading, ICAO PKD validation, liveness detection — modular and swappable without disrupting the credential layer.
For the first time, AI agents can verify digital passports
Travelers cryptographically prove their identity to AI agents, chatbots, and copilots using Digital Travel Credentials held in a digital wallet. No manual data entry. No redundant information requests. Verified data flows seamlessly to the agent with the traveler’s consent and full regulatory compliance.
"A game-changer for the future of travel" — Travel and Tour World
The AI agent requests the traveler’s Digital Travel Credential at the start of the conversation: a single tap to present from their wallet.
The agent cryptographically verifies the credential is authentic. Simultaneously, the traveler’s software verifies the agent belongs to the real airline, stopping phishing and spoofed agents.
Name, flight details, PNR, loyalty status, passport validity — structured, pre-verified data from multiple credentials flows directly to the agent. No manual input. No errors.
Passengers no longer type names, flight numbers, booking references, or passport details into chatbots. Multiple credentials — DTC, loyalty, booking — are presented and ingested simultaneously.
The traveler knows the agent is legitimate. The agent knows the traveler is real. Both verified cryptographically before any data moves, eliminating phishing, spoofing, and unauthorized access.
Airlines, cruise lines, car rental, hotels, tour operators — the same verified digital identity authenticates the traveler with AI agents across every partner touchpoint without redundant verification.
Every interaction is permissioned through explicit consent. Structured, verified data with full audit trails. GDPR, data protection, and ICAO specifications handled automatically.
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Whether you’re planning a pilot or scaling nationally, bring your use case — airline, airport, border agency, destination hotel — and we’ll map the fastest path to deployment.