Global Business travelers may enjoy the fact that the hotel provides a complimentary breakfast and reliable Wi-Fi, but what they value most is a better sense of security when they travel on behalf on their organizations, according to a joint survey conducted by American Global Business Travel and the Association for Corporate Travel Executives. Security and safety concerns are growing at a significantly faster rate than worries about other topics including work-life balance issues, traveler-centric technologies and alternative suppliers.
There is also a growing awareness on the part of organizations in the United States of the legal, moral and ethical obligations they owe their employees under the complex and sometimes vague principles of Duty of Care. Corporate security, travel managers, human resources, and other key stakeholders must understand the notion of Duty of Care in the context of business travel in order to ensure that their companies are making
reasonably informed, good faith, rational efforts to protect their employees as they travel.
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Keeping your business secure is a top priority. But if you travel frequently for work (or spend significant time in remote workspaces), you may be putting your business at risk. Business travelers are particularly vulnerable to security threats because they often travel with sensitive data on multiple devices—making them prime targets for criminals.
