The continuing travel and immigration risks of an everchanging World

2023 Review Six months into the year, Craig Collins and Ray Rackham of CIBT looks at the visa and immigration challenges of a world in continuing transition. Travel Risk: Decades in the Making Risk and crises have affected the travel and immigration industry long before Covid. Indeed, the SARS outbreak in 2002/2003 had a significantly…

The ‘work from anywhere’ duty of care challenge

Why flexibility, security and continuity are key to making it work For many companies, the pandemic has irrevocably changed the way in which employees live, work and travel, with some organizations introducing formal – or informal – ‘work from anywhere’ policies.  These new working patterns are undoubtedly here to stay but it’s important to consider…

GBTA Global Risk Committee Releases Updated People Risk Management / Travel Risk Management RFP Guide

With the start of the new year, many organizations are reassessing their current contracts and existing RFPs, especially with the rapid changes in business travel and meeting environments. Looking at how organizations best mitigate and respond to risk for their employees and those who travel and attend meetings/events should also be added to this list…

The Latest Trend in Travel Risk Management: People Risk Management

…while this may feel like yet another blog that highlights a change to travel in our post-COVID world, the many new considerations that both travellers and travel managers need to adapt to, are here with us to stay. Rising costs (fuel, airline tickets, hotels, etc.), complexities around booking (what proof of vaccinations do you need,…

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Michael Sherrard and Kate King Discuss Travel Risks at GBTA Conference – Toronto

Kate King, Account Management Lead at International SOS, joins Michael Sherrard, Managing Partner at Sherrard Kuzz, LLP | | Employment & Labour Lawyers, at GBTA Conference 2022 | Toronto podcast booth to discuss individual travel risk, duty of care, and providing per diems or stipends to employers. You can download and listen to the SME Podcast…

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Monkeypox Global Outbreak Update

There is currently a global outbreak of monkeypox involving countries that do not usually have the disease and without apparent links to endemic countries. Download ISOS_Monkeypox_A4 Infographic Poster GBTA On 23 July the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The emergency committee that…

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A New Way to Travel!

A Segway is a battery powered electric vehicle.  Divvy is a bike share program in Chicago. Bird and Lime are electronic scooters.  What do all these things have in common? They are alternative modes of transportation, now being used by many travelers. Does your corporate travel policy encompass these new alternatives to the traditional forms…