duty of care

"A revolutionary security offer", "a new benchmark that will serve as a model": when Cindy Fisher talks about the new partnership between CWT Meetings & Events and International SOS, she doesn't mince her words. In any case, the Vice President of CWT Meetings & Events seems convinced of the relevance of this agreement, which is indeed a major step forward for...

Using data to provide better support for business travellers exposed to crisis situations: that's the idea behind the approach initiated - or rather extended - by Concur with its latest innovation. The specialist in the management of expense claims and business travel is strengthening its risk management capabilities with a new solution that...

After accommodation, transport and meeting room hire, the collaborative economy is now conquering another aspect of business travel - and not the least - traveller safety. Already available since 2015 in a consumer version, the Qwidam app is now tackling business travel. The social network for emergency situations...

With security now the focus of attention for all those involved in business travel, International SOS and Control Risks are launching an enhanced version of their TravelTracker solution. Version 7 of this tool, dedicated to locating and controlling travel risks, has been enhanced with new functions focusing on communication with travellers....

Long confined to the private sphere, the phenomenon of the sharing economy has for some years now been making inroads into the world of business travel. Players such as Airbnb and Uber have launched specific offers for business travellers and travel managers. If the apostles of the sharing economy have taken a step -...

While the news of recent months has put the issue of 'security' back in the spotlight, it has to be said that French companies still have plenty of room for improvement in this area. The third Business Travel & Technology survey, published on 20 September by Egencia, confirms that the French market is lagging behind in terms of...

A study published by the Association Française des Travel Managers (AFTM) aims - as its title emphasises - to draw up a "Checklist for understanding and auditing your company's level of cover". To do this, the AFTM collected around a hundred responses at the end of 2015, mostly from Travel Managers (34%), buyers (10%)...

Slowly but surely, European travel managers are waking up to the importance of security for their business travellers. At least, that's one possible interpretation of the study published on 2 February by the Business Travel Show. The Business Travel Show, which opens its doors in London on 24 February, notes an increase in the...

High risk, high reward": English speakers have a talent for concise phrases, which are effective alternatives to long speeches. This one lends itself perfectly to describing business trips to sensitive areas. With all the business opportunities emerging in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East,...

If there is one television moment that will live long in the memory, it is the image of the two towers of the World Trade Center collapsing on their foundations on 11 September 2001. Everyone remembers precisely where and in what context they witnessed this dramatic entry of terrorism into the collective imagination. The episode was...

International SOS is preparing to reach a new symbolic milestone in a few months' time... Dr Arnaud Derossi - Indeed, International SOS will be thirty years old in 2015. For the record, the company was founded in South-East Asia by two childhood friends, a French doctor and a French businessman, who are still at the helm, in response to the...