Taiwan's leading independent airline, EVA Air, has been certified by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) with a SafeTravels stamp. The flight service will operate from London Heathrow Airport and will initially fly non-stop to Taipei.  On behalf of the WTTC, Taipei City Government awarded SafeTravels stamps to 35 organisations, including hotels, travel agencies and exhibition centres. EVA Spokesman David Chen accepted the stamp from Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je on behalf of the airline. EVA Air is now an official member of the international safe travel reception service chain.

United Kingdom-based WTTC worked with health professionals and other industry associations to develop protocols and establish common standards designed to help safeguard the workforce and travellers as the globe's new normal evolves. The SafeTravels Stamp enables travellers to recognise destinations and businesses worldwide that have adopted these standardised global health and hygiene protocols.

WTTC has awarded SafeTravels stamps to more than 250 destinations around the world, including to Taipei City in February 2021. It also authorised Taipei City to lead its region's tourism sector in obtaining international safe travel stamps.

EVA upholds rigorous COVID-19 prevention standards and continually enhances and improves the measures it employs. It has begun to introduce biometrics identification to give passengers no-contact boarding services. It is also working with aviation industry partners to implement a reliable digital platform for verifying passengers' PCR test results and vaccine injection records. EVA's efforts have been recognised not only by AirlineRatings' "Seven Star Certification for COVID-19 Epidemic Prevention" and inclusion among the "World's Top Twenty COVID-19 Compliant Airlines" but also by being awarded WTTC's Safe Travels stamp. It is the only airline in Taiwan to have earned these distinctions. EVA is continuing to work toward a safe post-pandemic business and leisure travel restart, aiming to deliver the safest, most reliable services possible to its passengers.

Travellers can learn more about all of EVA's routes and services and book travel at www.evaair.com

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About EVA Air:

EVA Air is a Star Alliance member and one of only 10 SKYTRAX-rated 5-Star airlines worldwide. Readers voted it one of Travel + Leisure's World's Best “Top 10 International Airlines” and TripAdvisor awarded it top spots in five categories in its annual Travelers' Choice Awards for Airlines. The carrier was established in 1989 as Taiwan's first privately owned international airline. It is part of the respected Evergreen Group and a sister company to global container-shipping leader Evergreen Line. It flies a fleet of more than 80 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to over 60 international destinations throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America where gateways are Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver. Travellers can learn more about EVA and schedule, book and buy tickets at www.evaair.com.

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