TruTrip and Collinson to offer Covid-19 tests for business travellers
TruTrip, a Southeast Asian business travel management company, and travel medical company Collinson, are partnering to allow TruTrip’s corporate customers to securely book a range of pre-departure Covid-19 travel tests
The partnership makes Covid-19 travel testing more accessible for business travellers using TruTrip services from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, South Korea and the UK.
TruTrip customers can now book a Covid-19 test through Collinson’s website using a unique promotional code at their preferred in-city clinic from a given list of testing facilities. Upon completion of their test, customers will automatically receive notification of their PCR test results within 36 hours, and usually within an hour for Rapid Antigen tests; which if negative, can then be used for travel.
Robust Covid-19 testing protocols key to re-opening travel
The announcement follows on from recent Collinson research, conducted in partnership with the Centre for Aviation (CAPA), which revealed that over half of respondents (54 per cent) expect robust Covid-19 testing protocols will remain key to reopening borders until the end of 2022 in Asia Pacific, with a further 26 per cent expecting this until the end of 2023. The research featured the opinions of a group of over 400 C-Suite and senior managerial level travel experts globally.
Collinson, through its travel medical services, has spent the past two years working with more than 30 airlines, airports, health passport providers and other members of the travel ecosystem, as well as governments around the world, to aid the safe restart of travel.
Hugh Batley, Founder and Managing Director of TruTrip, commented: “Covid-19 testing continues to be an important measure to allow the resumption of safe travel within Asia Pacific and beyond. We are pleased to be partnering with Collinson to expand even further the range of end-to-end travel journey solutions we can provide to our users during these challenging times.”
Meanwhile, Collinson has renewed its partnership with easyJet until at least April 2024, providing travellers with a range of relevant and dynamic insurance options, including dedicated Covid-19 cover for all domestic travel.