The importance of Travel Risk Management

The topic of travel risk management has become increasingly important in recent years. Terrorist attacks, natural disasters, epidemics, but also medical emergencies, accidents, etc. require companies to deal with this topic in depth and to take appropriate, proactive measures.

The Business Travel News survey of February 2017 had already confirmed that for 65% of 229 buyers, travel managers and corporate safety & security managers surveyed, the importance of travel security and the associated travel risk management had risen sharply in recent years. Currently, travel security is one of the main criteria for travel approval.

While large international companies have been dealing with this topic for a long time and often have specialised tools in place, this is still in its infancy in some SMEs. Yet the costs associated with travel risk management are only rarely the biggest obstacle. According to the barometer of 982 travel, HR and procurement professionals surveyed in Europe, published by American Express Global Business Travel (GBT), the safety and satisfaction of travellers still comes before optimising travel costs.

New ISO Standard for Travel Risk Management

Meanwhile, the topic has been further elevated by a new global ISO standard published in September 2021. The ISO standard brings standardised guidance for organisations and companies on how travel risks should be managed.

ISO 31030:2021 Travel Risk Management – Guidance for organizations

As this topic affects all organisations and companies around the globe, regardless of country-specific legal requirements and risks, this ISO standardisation offers a great advantage as it can be used as a framework to protect the travelling workforce and the own company.

Read more about ISO 31030:2021 here

What is the situation in your company? Have you already taken measures? Do you already have a «travel security policy»? Our experts will be happy to help you analyse and optimise your current travel risk management strategy or set up a new one for your company.

Free questionnaire on health and safety on business travel

Together with its partners Reisesicherheit.ch and Litehouse, travelBrain has developed a questionnaire for self-assessment in order to research the topics of safety and health on business trips in your company. Perhaps the questionnaire is sufficient to check your own risk management and to adapt it where necessary. If we are to analyze and evaluate the answers for you, please send us the completed questionnaire by e-mail.

The self-assessment questionnaire is available free of charge by e-mail. Just fill in the form below and you will receive the form in the next few minutes as a PDF-file.

    Your data will be processed only by travelBrain & Reisesicherheit.ch, based in Switzerland, as well as by Litehouse Consulting GmbH based in Germany.

    Benchmark, qualified analysis and travel risk management concept

    The travelBrain and Reisesicherheit.ch teams will be pleased to provide you with additional services, in connection with travel risk management.

    Using a benchmark, we compare your travel risk management activities with similar companies in your industry. A qualified analysis enables you to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of your travel risk management program. We also provide you with recommendations for optimizing the program.

    If required, we will gladly create a detailed concept, including travel safety guidelines and present you the results and a possible action plan in a workshop. We will also mutually plan the optimal travel risk management strategy for your company as well as its implementation during the workshop.

    Have we piqued your interest? Please send us the questionnaire by e-mail to travelriskmanagement@travelbrain.ch or contact us for a non-committal discussion. We gladly support you!

    Definition Travel Risk Management

    Travel Risk Management is a comprehensive, consistent and proactive solution to protect your employees and your company from travel risks.

    We would be glad to help you personally, just contact us by mail at travelriskmanagement@travelbrain.ch

    Defintion Duty of Care

    Duty of Care refers to the moral and legal responsibility of the company in relation to business travels to the employees and the family members in the maintenance of their wellbeing and safety.

    In Cooperation with Reisesicherheit.ch

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