Special Feature he COVID-19 pandemic has largely affected the global travel and tourism industry ever since its peak in March 2020. The deadly coronavirus continues to take the Tworld by storm even after more than a year of struggle. COVID-19 related lockdowns and restrictions have heavily disrupted economies around the world. Therefore, in a bid to boost the economic recovery, several countries around the world have started to consider reopening their borders in order to welcome back tourists. The travel and tourism industry contributes largely to the global economy. Therefore, numerous destinations are now planning to restart their economy after a year of heavy financial loss by reopening the tourism sector. Almost every country across the globe has embraced new rules and regulations for a safe reopening of the travel and tourism industry. However, it was the latest rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination that has largely contributed towards the reopening of global travel. Most countries have started welcoming back vaccinated tourists. Majority of destinations require negative COVID-19 test result from travellers to grant them entry. But with the newest vaccination drive, many countries now also require proof of vaccination on arrival. Governments around the world have started working on COVID-19 vaccination passports to help restart international travel. Travellers will likely require touse their smartphones to show digital vaccination certificates that would serve as their proof of vaccination and allow them to travel freely across borders. Let us take a look at how vaccination passports will work towards facilitating global travel. 15 TTW World