Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Business Travel Security - Prepare for the Unthinkable

Only 40 percent of companies have any type of travel risk-management programme in place to help employees deal with unforeseen overseas events such as medical emergencies, kidnapping and extortion threats, claims the US National Business Travel Association.

“People are under the impression that nothing bad can happen to them,” says NBTA Chairman Craig Banikowski, adding: “And if something does, they believe their embassy is going to step in and make everything right.”

Many of the risks to business travellers can be mitigated by taking certain proactive steps. Some, such as scanning credit card and passport details and storing on a secure internet-accessible network for download in an emergency, are very simple and obvious.

Business Travel Security is covered in detail during Security Management Stage 2, 15-26 October, or can be delivered via a one-day workshop to your staff collectively on site. Contact David for details.

For delegates who have attended Senior Security Management or Security Management Stage 2, a detailed 25-page PDF handout is available on request.