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Jul 15Tue
  1. US Travel Advisories

    US State Department Updates Egypt Travel Advisory, Maintains Level 2

    The U.S. Department of State updated its travel advisory for Egypt, maintaining it at Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution due to terrorism, crime, and health risks. The Northern and Middle Sinai Peninsula, the Western Desert, and Egyptian border areas are designated Level 4: Do Not Travel. The advisory notes terrorists may attack with little or no warning, with potential targets including religious sites, government buildings, diplomatic facilities, tourist sites, transportation centers, shopping malls, restaurants, and foreign businesses. Most crimes against foreigners are opportunistic, such as purse snatching and pickpocketing, and harassment of women is a problem. Emergency and intensiv…

  2. US Travel Advisories

    US State Department Keeps Egypt at Level 2 Travel Advisory

    The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory for Egypt, maintaining it at Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution due to terrorism, crime, and health risks. The Northern and Middle Sinai Peninsula, the Western Desert, and Egyptian border areas are designated Level 4: Do Not Travel. The advisory notes terrorists may attack with little or no warning, with potential targets including religious sites, government buildings, diplomatic facilities, tourist sites, transportation centers, shopping malls, restaurants, foreign businesses, resorts, roadside checkpoints, and urban areas in Cairo. Most crimes against foreigners are opportunistic, such as purse snatching and pickpocketing, and harass…

Aug 26Mon
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Survey: Higher Education Travel Faces Flexibility and Budget Pressures

    SAP Concur's Global Business Travel Survey, commissioned through Wakefield Research and now in its sixth year, focused specifically on higher education for the first time. The global survey covered 3,750 business travelers in 24 markets. Among higher education respondents, 67% of U.S. business travelers consider business travel essential for career growth; 94% experienced cutbacks in travel flexibility over the past year, with 34% reporting cuts to authorizing remote work during personal travel and 21% noting restrictions on adding personal travel to business trips; 85% were forced to take unanticipated actions due to unexpected circumstances in the past 12 months, including canceling or re…

Aug 22Thu
  1. US Travel Advisories

    U.S. State Dept: French West Indies Level 1 Normal Precautions

    The U.S. Department of State reissued its French West Indies travel advisory on Aug 22, 2024 after a periodic review with minor edits, keeping it at Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions). The advisory covers Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy. The Department recommends enrolling in STEP, reviewing the Country Security Report for the French Caribbean, preparing a contingency plan, and consulting CDC travel health information.

Aug 19Mon
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Survey: Safety and Sustainability Shape Business Travel

    SAP Concur released its 2024 Global Business Travel Survey of 3,750 business travelers in 24 markets and 600 travel managers in six markets. 44% of travelers would consider declining a trip over destination safety concerns, 35% over political or social concerns and 33% over transport-mode safety. 39% of travel managers said geopolitical safety concerns will make their job harder over the next 12 months, and 37% said duty of care is hard without full trip visibility. Only 23% of travelers said their company requires use of its booking tool. On sustainability, 27% would decline a trip over environmental impact, up from 23% in 2023.

Sep 14Thu
May 3Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    10 Tips for a Duty of Care Program That Supports All Employees

    SAP Concur published 10 tips for building a future-proof duty of care program, covering establishing a crisis management team, leveraging AI for travel risk management, implementing an emergency contact system, updating safety policies, using risk intelligence to assess country-specific threats, deploying an employee tracking system, enabling two-way communication, integrating global medical support, fostering a culture of care, and refining crisis communication with automated alerts. It cites Wakefield's 2024 Global Business Travelers Report: 95% of business travelers are open to AI-enabled booking options, nine in ten would decline a trip for safety, social, or environmental concerns, and…

Jun 29Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Why Business Travel Safety Is Different for Women

    A SAP Concur blog post cites a 2018 AIG Travel and GBTA survey finding that 71% of female business travelers believe they face greater risk than their male counterparts. 83% of surveyed women experienced a safety-related event within the past year, and 80% said those events impacted their work productivity. Fewer than 50% of women report personal safety incidents to their organizations. A GBTA Foundation survey found 43% of travel managers can locate all affected employees within two hours in an emergency, while 34% do not know how long it would take.

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    Use Technology to Keep Your Travelers Safe

    SAP Concur published an article on using technology to enhance traveler safety. It highlights three key areas: locating employees (bringing direct bookings into the travel program to track locations), communication (providing automatic notifications and two-way communication tools), and informing travelers (offering safety scores and heat maps covering categories such as physical harm, women's safety, health and medical, political freedoms, and theft).

  3. SAP Concur Blog

    Five Tips for Keeping Business Travelers Safe

    A SAP Concur blog post notes that at the Business Travel Show, the rising importance of adequate duty of care controls in business was a frequent topic. It says every time a member of staff travels for work, the company has a legal duty of care to predict the risks they face and be able to respond. It cites data that 77% of UK finance leaders said they weren't confident their business could quickly and accurately locate business travelers in an emergency. It offers five tips: have a plan, communicate and educate, encourage responsibility, take a team approach, and harness technology. It mentions Concur Locate helps businesses know where employees are and proactively monitor risk.

  4. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: Three Key Elements for Managing Traveler Risk in a World of Uncertainty

    A SAP Concur blog post states that protecting traveling employees in an uncertain world requires three key elements: knowing where they are at all times, maintaining two-way communication in crises, and predicting and responding to global risk events. The article cites survey data showing that health and security incidents impact business continuity, and more than half of business travelers feel increased anxiety about travel safety. It suggests companies assess whether their risk identification and employee monitoring solutions are adequate.

  5. SAP Concur Blog

    GBTA Study: Lack of Travel Safety Visibility Challenges Corporate Duty of Care

    A recent GBTA Foundation study reveals that while employers care about traveler safety, there is often a lack of programs to ensure it. More than half of business travelers in Germany, France, and the UK book outside their corporate tool, and fewer than two in five employers have systems to capture travel plans, leaving them unaware of traveler whereabouts. Additionally, a third of respondents say their employers do not provide an assistance hotline, and there is a need for more specific safety training.

  6. SAP Concur Blog

    Are Companies Doing What They Can to Safeguard Female Travelers?

    A SAP Concur blog post discusses safety threats faced by female business travelers, including assault, theft, and sexual harassment. Citing research from AIG Travel and GBTA, only 44% of travel managers said their companies book women into rooms with additional safety features like double locks and 24-hour security, and three out of five said they 'rarely' or 'never' offer chauffeured transportation at destinations. The article recommends companies strengthen duty of care through pre-trip preparation, destination safety information, emergency travel service resources, and behavioral safety tips.

  7. SAP Concur Blog

    TripIt Pro Launches Neighborhood Safety Scores Feature

    SAP Concur's TripIt Pro has added a Neighborhood Safety Scores feature, providing business travelers with destination safety information. The feature covers 65,000 cities and neighborhoods worldwide, with scores ranging from 1 to 100, representing low to high risk. Scores cover overall safety plus six specific categories: physical harm, women's safety, LGBTQ safety, theft, political freedoms, and health and medical. Scores also change based on time of day. Travelers need the TripIt app to access the feature. Available through Concur TripLink, it aims to help companies enhance duty of care responsibilities.

  8. SAP Concur Blog

    Duty of Care Isn't Only About Traveler Safety Anymore

    A SAP Concur blog post argues that duty of care is expanding beyond travel safety to encompass the health and well-being of remote workers. Citing a SAP Concur whitepaper titled 'More Than a Matter of Safety,' it states that mitigating health and safety exposures for employees is rapidly becoming one of the most important resilience and risk management strategies for companies. The post also cites IHG research: 40% of business travelers miss seeing clients face-to-face, 50% miss meaningful relationships built through corporate travel, and 45% say business travel improves their mood and motivation. Companies are turning to technology including tracking and visibility tools, round-the-clock c…

  9. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Urges Extending Traveler Safety to Rideshare Users

    A SAP Concur blog post argues that employee travel safety should extend to rideshare and other ground transportation. It cites a global survey: 77% of female travelers experienced harassment or mistreatment, 85% of LGBTQ+ travelers changed travel arrangements due to safety concerns, 54% of travelers say safety is not a top priority in their company's formal travel policy, and 67% say their company lacks technologies that make travel easier. The post recommends consolidating corporate card data with itinerary details, tracking employee locations, providing neighborhood safety information, and encouraging trip sharing when using rideshare.

  10. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Article Explores Challenges in Corporate Duty of Care for Travelers

    SAP Concur published an article citing 2017 Security Magazine data that more than one million people are in the air, over 400,000 of them traveling for business. Citing a 2018 SAP Concur customer survey, it notes 98% of organizations express confidence in their duty of care approach, yet nearly 25% don't store or regularly update employee contact information, more than 40% either don't capture every trip or are unsure, and almost 75% rely on the same booking tool to track employee location. The article argues finance leaders should coordinate HR, security, and travel management to fulfill duty of care.

  13. SAP Concur Blog

    Make Intelligent Technology the Future of Your Travel and Expense Management

    This article discusses the critical role of intelligent technology in travel and expense management. It notes that companies need to manage T&E through transparency rather than more rules, and describes how SAP Concur solutions help employees simplify booking and expense reporting through a central platform, mobile apps, and automatic data flows, while providing spend visibility and compliance support for finance and travel managers.

  14. SAP Concur Blog

    TripIt Launches Five New Health and Safety Travel Tools

    TripIt from Concur has launched and enhanced several health and safety tools to help travelers navigate post-pandemic travel. New features include: the TripIt Traveler Resource Center, available to all travelers, aggregating public health and safety advisories, cancellation policies, and new travel guidelines; Neighborhood Safety Scores covering more than 65,000 cities and neighborhoods, including a Health and Medical score factoring in COVID-19 data; a redesigned Point Tracker; Nearby Places showing nearby hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies; and Siri Shortcuts for touchless itinerary updates.