Aiming to Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak, Traveloka Distributes N95 Masks to International Passengers

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· Through Traveloka Tanggap Program, Traveloka cooperates with PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero), to distribute thousands of N95 masks to the international passengers flying to mainland China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou), Taipei, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Tokyo, andSingapore, with the aim to prevent coronavirus spread.
· The distribution of N95 masks was conducted at the departure terminal of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Terminal 2F and Terminal 3, from 4 until 6 February 2020.

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --* Traveloka, *Southeast Asia's leading digital travel and lifestyle booking platform, through its social program, Traveloka Tanggap, cooperated with PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero), one of the State-Owned Enterprises engaged in airport service and airport-related services, to prevent coronavirus spread. Through this initiative, Traveloka distributed N95 masks, that has been considered effective in preventing the virus contamination due to its capability in filtering out small particles, to thousands of international passengers flying to mainland China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou), Taipei, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Singapore. The distribution of N95 masks was conducted at Terminal 2F and Terminal 3, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, from 4-6 February 2020.The Traveloka Team was distributing N95 masks to international passengers in the boarding room at Terminal 2F of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

"We are deeply concerned with the current situation and we hope this situation will improve soon. This initiative, in collaboration with PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero), is part of our effort in taking precautionary measure to ensure the safety of international passengers departing from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport," stated *Andhini Putri, Head of Marketing Transport **Indonesia, Traveloka. *"People's safety and convenience, including our users, are our main priority. Therefore, we would like to encourage the travelers, especially those who are going to travel overseas, to carefully plan their trip and always pay their utmost attention to their safety during the trip," added Andhini.

Responding to this initiative, *Febri Toga S., Senior Manager of Branch Communication & **Legal PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero)*, said, "We support Traveloka's initiative in distributing the N95 masks as the initial preventive action for passengers who plan to travel to China and its surroundings. As the biggest access of tourist exchanges, we hope this initiative can protect the visitors of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from coronavirus contamination."

To obtain the N95 mask, the passengers traveling to mainland China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou), Taipei, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Singapore, only need to show their boarding pass to the Traveloka Team in the boarding room at Terminal 2F and Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

According to the data published by World Health Organization (WHO), as per 31 January 2020, coronavirus has been spread in 20 countries, mostly in Asia. Furthermore, on 30 January 2020, WHO declared the global emergency status over the coronavirus. Through this 3-day activity, Traveloka hopes that the travelers, especially those who plan to travel abroad in the near future, can be more attentive and take initial action to protect themselves from coronavirus infection.

*About Traveloka*

Traveloka is Southeast Asia's leading digital travel, lifestyle, and financial services booking platform, enabling discovery and booking of transport, accommodation and lifestyle products. Traveloka's comprehensive product portfolio includes transport booking services such as flight tickets, bus, trains, car rental, airport transfer, as well as access to the largest accommodation inventory in Southeast Asia, including hotels, apartments, guest houses, homestays, resorts, and villas, making Traveloka as a booking platform with widest selections of accommodation and packages.

Traveloka is also a key player in the lifestyle segment offering reservation for attractions and activities, connectivity, as well as culinary directories. Traveloka provides customer service that can be contacted 24/7 in the local language, as well as more than 40 different local payments, both online and offline, including PayLater. Traveloka also offers insurance products, enabling users to easily get comprehensive protection. The Traveloka application has been downloaded more than 40 million times, making it the most popular travel and lifestyle booking application in the Southeast Asian region.

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