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Posted Jun 2, 2011
We know that every company has a basic duty to treat traveling employees fairly and to protect them. Protecting means not exposing them to "known or foreseeable harm or risk of harm." An equal duty is imposed on travel management company "agents," even though they are agents appointed, accredited and paid by suppliers. (For agents, overrides continue, although not visibly.)
Posted Nov 19, 2010
More than 80 percent of 934 travel professionals polled Wednesday by NBTA said that when they next travel, they "definitely" or "probably" will accept new TSA security measures including expanded full-body scans and enhanced pat-downs "if it results in increased safety in air travel." Nine percent said they "might or might not" accept the new procedures, while 6 percent said they probably will not and 4 percent said they definitely will not.
Posted Sept 16, 2010
Posted May 5, 2010
As I described in Part 1, broad innovations in technology have paved the way for many travel innovations. But surely there are important non-technology factors that are shaping the future of the travel industry. Let's take a look at five such factors and their implications.
Posted Apr 28, 2010
We hosted two panel discussions last week related to traveler safety and security. Please find below some of the highlights of last Thursday's get together:
Posted Jan 19, 2010
If we fail to plan, we plan to fail. No quote is truer in a crisis management situation. The organization that does not have the time, money or skills to dedicate to crisis management may lose clients, products, services and even worse, staff. To underestimate crisis management importance is like telling your teenager it is okay to text while driving because an accident probably won't happen.
Posted Jun 19, 2009
The move to repeal the controversial Real ID law hit the U.S. Senate this week when Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI)--along with five other senators--introduced a bill that would replace Real ID with a similar law. The Providing for Additional Security In States' Identification Act of 2009 (PASS ID) would keep the basic idea in place--require states to issue state-issued driver licenses and identification cards with minimum security standards to be used for boarding airplanes and entering federal facilities--but would provide federal funding. PASS ID also tweaks certain aspects and, according to proponents, includes more privacy protections than its predecessor.
Posted Feb 19, 2009
My company, iJet Intelligence Risk Systems, recently issued a press release predicting increased operational risk for businesses in a turbulent 2009. Of course, it's pretty obvious that the worldwide economic crisis will have trickle-down effect and cause an increase in business disruptions. During times of global crisis and escalating geopolitical tension, the risks are hard to ignore.
Posted Sept 26, 2008
At this week's inaugural edition of The Beat Live in Cleveland, attendees got a healthy (or, at least, large) dose of politics as The Beat's Jay Campbell presented results of The Beat's Election '08 Reader Poll and consultant Tom Wilkinson took the audience through a rundown of the two presidential candidates' positions on issues related to business travel. Linked below, the presentations built upon The Beat's recent three-part series on McCain, Obama And The Issues.
"The News," presented by Jay Campbell (PDF)
"The Views," presented by Tom Wilkinson (PDF)
Posted Sept 18, 2008
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