TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

The safety of their travellers is a major priority for companies, and is put to the test every day by a host of potential risks: geopolitical unrest, climate change, cybercrime and, of course, health crises. Faced with their duty to protect, the world's major companies, as well as SMEs, are adopting an increasingly sophisticated approach to this essential but anxiety-provoking issue.

Without reducing the risks to zero, a certain amount of good practice can prevent a lot of unpleasantness when travelling. These habits are often based on common sense and vigilance.

Phishing, public WiFi hijacking, hard drive copying... Business travellers are exposed to a wide range of risks. What preventive measures should be taken? Here are some answers.

Travel agencies, medical assistance providers, companies specialising in safety and security: to ensure the protection of their travellers, companies rely on close relationships with a multitude of players.

Émile Pérez, Director of Security and Economic Intelligence at the EDF Group, gives some common-sense advice on adopting the right strategy in the face of risk.

The global scale of the current health crisis has forced companies to adapt to unprecedented situations, involving repatriation, widespread remote working and, for some, public service missions.

A curfew in Belgium and Italy, and compulsory masks in all enclosed spaces in Switzerland. Europe is restricting people's movements in the face of the second wave of covid. 

In Germany, the new rules on quarantine and checks on travellers from high-risk areas have been postponed until 8 November.

Rail and air travel are spared by the 9pm-6am curfew. New, faster antigen tests will soon be arriving in airports, starting with Paris.

In response to the flood of cancellations in the corporate events sector, Coach Omnium has published a study estimating the economic impact of the health crisis on convention centres and exhibition centres in the French market.

The countries of the European Union have finally agreed on a new system of "traffic lights" designed to facilitate the free movement of people within the bloc. Except that there is still no agreement on a common testing procedure to lift the mandatory quarantines...

The Australian government has just presented its budget for the 2020/2021 financial year. With the assumption that international visitors will not be allowed to come...

Among the health measures announced by the prefectures of towns in maximum alert zones is the suspension of trade fairs and conferences.

Teleworking, confinement, economic crisis: the pandemic has turned established models on their head. What instructions are companies giving their employees? Will they be reviewing their approach to travel, now that videoconferencing solutions have proved their worth? Many questions remain.

From 15 October, European travellers from high-risk areas will have to comply with stricter rules when travelling to Germany.

Bill Barnett, founder and CEO of the consultancy C9 Hotelworks and an expert on Asia, talks exclusively to Voyages d'Affaires about the evolution of business travel in this part of the world. 

The directors of American Express GBT opted for a digital version of this EVP 2020, whose discussions were broadcast live on 30 September.

Italy has also decided to require French travellers from seven regions to have a negative covid-19 test before entering the country.

To restore a certain degree of normality to air transport, IATA is calling for a rapid solution that is accessible to all, with Covid tests for all passengers on international routes before their departure.

Multiburo, renowned for its business centres, has created three flexible Smart Working packages for remote working.