The Institution has signed a collaboration agreement with CheKin for the implementation of this system in Gomero accommodations
This initiative reinforces the commitment of the Ministry of Tourism to provide security tools against Covid-19
The Cabildo of La Gomera has signed a collaboration agreement with CheKin for the implementation of an app for the registration of travelers who will begin to arrive at accommodation on the island. This initiative is part of the Ministry of Tourism's strategy to reinforce security mechanisms in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The island president, Casimiro Curbelo, together with the Minister of Tourism, María Isabel Méndez, today presented the tool that allows accommodations to collect guest data before their arrival, in a process similar to that currently carried out when traveling by plane.
Curbelo assured that the application represents another step in the modernization of the sector and its preparation for the new normal, allowing the reduction of physical contact and simplifying procedures. “Each accommodation on La Gomera will have it free of charge, after the agreement reached by the Cabildo and which will benefit the 2,500 accommodations on the island.”
For her part, the Tourism Minister, María Isabel Méndez, explained that the use of the app makes it possible for tourists to check-in before arriving at the accommodation, verifying their identity upon arrival. This process reduces human contact, as established by health security measures and, on the other hand, eliminates the need for paper and also speeds up reception time very considerably.
Méndez clarified that the application is free to use for all accommodations, and it includes guest data, so that a simple, fast and secure base is available to provide the mandatory aspects to the competent authorities regarding the arrival of each tourist. In this way, the sending of this data is carried out automatically, electronically and with greater security guarantees, generating the corresponding traveler reports.
Tourist profile
Curbelo mentioned the usefulness of the app to have information about the profile of the tourist who visits La Gomera and plan promotional actions with a greater capacity for action. "In this way we get closer to tourists and strengthen promotional measures capable of reaching our potential markets."
The island president valued the decision of the Tourism Department of the Government of the Canary Islands regarding health security in the sector. In this sense, he clarified that tests must be carried out at origin to reinforce the commitment to a safe destination and to be able to reactivate the activity "from the calm and caution that must prevail in these times, since a large part of the GDP and employment of the islands depends on these successes," he concluded.
