Despite the United Kingdom’s Brexit plans, London remained the leading international destination last year for U.S. business travelers, according to global travel management company BCD Travel.
When traveling for business, it’s necessary for safety precautions to extend beyond the typical nine to five working parameters. Throughout the entirety of a business trip, business travelers should remain diligent around the clock, taking additional precautions to ensure their personal safety. There are several security measures both a business and its mobile workforce should keep in mind as they book business travel accommodations, check into their hotels in remote locations and conduct business while in an unfamiliar area.
The number of women landing leading roles in the workforce has increased significantly over the last several years, requiring them to travel more frequently and boost productivity while doing so. Nearly half of today’s business travelers are female, and although this number grows year after year, employers continue to struggle with providing females with the proper tools and information needed to help ensure their safety while traveling for business.
Travel to and within the U.S. grew 3.6 percent year-over-year in December, according to the U.S. Travel Association’s latest Travel Trends Index (TTI).
Each day, corporate travelers cross the globe to create and support business opportunities. Many travelers consider themselves savvy, and consider their travel a personal quasi-adventure.
More than 8 in 10 (82 percent) business travelers think it is important for their safety for their company to know their travel plans in advance, yet less than half (47 percent) say their organization has a system in place to capture their travel plans if they book outside of corporate channels.
Despite the established fact that female travelers face more safety risks when on a business trip, corporate travel policies have been found lacking and not built with women in mind.
