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Jul 31Mon
  1. US Travel Advisories

    Eritrea - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

    The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory for Eritrea at Level 2, recommending increased caution due to travel restrictions, limited consular assistance, landmines, and wrongful detentions. The advisory notes the U.S. government's limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Eritrea and warns of the risk of wrongful detention. Recommended measures include exercising caution in remote areas, carrying copies of passport and visa, enrolling in STEP, following social media, reviewing the Country Security Report, preparing a contingency plan, and checking CDC travel health information.

  2. US Travel Advisories

    U.S. State Department: Eritrea at Level 2, Exercise Increased Caution

    The U.S. Department of State has issued a Level 2 "Exercise Increased Caution" advisory for Eritrea, citing travel restrictions, limited consular assistance, landmines, and wrongful detentions. The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Eritrea, and U.S. government employees must obtain special authorization to travel outside Asmara. U.S. citizens, including dual nationals, have been arrested and detained without charge or on false charges, and the Department has determined that a risk of wrongful detention of U.S. nationals by the Eritrean government exists. Eritrean law enforcement officials routinely block U.S. government officials' access t…

  3. US Travel Advisories

    Zambia - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

    The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory for Zambia at Level 1, recommending normal precautions. The advisory was reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Recommendations include enrolling in STEP, following the Department of State and U.S. Embassy in Zambia on social media, reviewing the Country Security Report, preparing a contingency plan, and checking CDC travel health information.

Jun 27Tue
  1. US Travel Advisories

    Zimbabwe: U.S. State Department Updates Level 2 Travel Advisory

    The U.S. Department of State reissued its Level 2 travel advisory for Zimbabwe after a periodic review, with updates to crime and civil unrest information. The advisory urges increased caution due to crime and official harassment of U.S. citizens. Common crimes include pickpocketing, theft, and smashing of car windows; violent crime such as assault, carjacking, and home invasion also occurs. Criminals often target foreigners and residents suspected of carrying large sums of cash. Demonstrations may increase around political events, and large gatherings are often restricted by the government and can quickly escalate to violence. Foreigners, journalists, and NGOs may be subject to heightened…

  2. US Travel Advisories

    Zimbabwe: U.S. State Department Issues Level 2 Travel Advisory

    The U.S. Department of State issued a Level 2 travel advisory for Zimbabwe, urging increased caution due to crime and official harassment of U.S. citizens. Common crimes include pickpocketing, theft, and smashing of car windows; violent crime such as assault, carjacking, and home invasion also occurs. Criminals often target foreigners and residents suspected of carrying large sums of cash. Demonstrations may increase around political events such as elections, and large gatherings are often restricted by the government and can quickly escalate to violence. Foreigners, journalists, and NGOs may be subject to heightened scrutiny.

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…

Feb 23Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur and TransferMate Release Business Continuity Plan Whitepaper

    SAP Concur partnered with B2B payments expert TransferMate to release a business continuity plan whitepaper and template. The article notes that unexpected disruptions such as floods, tornadoes, snowstorms, cyberattacks or sales spikes can have ruinous effects on operations and the bottom line. By crafting and testing a business continuity plan, companies can build remote work processes, advance digital solutions and stress-test systems and vendors to respond to unforeseen events more comprehensively.

Jan 30Mon
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur and Deloitte Discuss Incorporating Duty of Care into Company Culture

    SAP Concur's podcast features Oren Geshuri of Deloitte discussing how companies are incorporating duty of care into their culture. Duty of care describes an organization's legal obligation to protect employees from harm, and its scope has expanded to include mental wellness and identity issues such as religion, gender, sexual orientation, and color. The article mentions tools like GeoSure for neighborhood safety ratings and Mobility International for accessibility information, and recommends balancing cost control with employee safety and comfort in travel policies.

Jun 29Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Travel Risk Quiz: How Can You Improve Your Duty of Care?

    SAP Concur blog emphasizes the importance of duty of care and travel risk management, noting it is a legal requirement. It mentions strike action, natural disasters, and global health warnings can put employees at risk. It recommends businesses assess risks employees face, identify duty of care gaps, track employee locations, and adapt to the new normal of remote and mobile work. Technology can improve travel visibility for tracking and communication.

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    EY Sheds Light on 3 Key Business Travel Risk Areas

    EY, through SAP Concur, offers an end-to-end travel management solution to help corporations manage business travel risks. The article identifies three key risk areas: trade risks (rising protectionism is the biggest risk, with US-China business travel suppressed), tax risks (129 countries pledged to implement BEPS, tax authorities may demand permanent establishment), and talent risks (countries protect domestic workers, such as EU posted-worker regulations). EY's service provides real-time assessments of travelers' tax, immigration, and EU posted-worker obligations.

  3. 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.

  5. 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).

  6. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Discusses Duty of Care Beyond Emergencies

    SAP Concur published an article discussing how duty of care has evolved from crisis management to everyday, comprehensive employee care. Citing experts including Isaac Bowman, senior manager at Deloitte, and Dr. William Hauptman, medical director at International SOS, it notes the pandemic made safety an everyday concern, leading organizations to tighten travel approval controls, use traveler-tracking technology, and extend duty of care to remote employees' mental and physical health.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  10. SAP Concur Blog

    How to Prepare for Unexpected Events on a Business Trip

    A SAP Concur blog post offers advice for handling unexpected events on business trips, covering natural disasters, political unrest, flight delays and cancellations, and lost luggage. It recommends using Concur Locate to receive safety alerts and request assistance, sharing itineraries via TripIt, and registering with local embassies abroad (U.S. citizens can use the STEP program). TripIt Pro provides delay and cancellation alerts and alternate flight searches. It also advises avoiding checked luggage when possible and knowing airline baggage compensation rules.

  11. 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.

  12. SAP Concur Blog

    Be Aware of Your Duty of Care and the Increase in Traveler Concerns

    SAP Concur blog post emphasizes that with global business travel spending expected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2020, organizations must strengthen duty of care and travel risk management. It notes that even organizations with good track records have gaps that could be seen as negligent. Risks include geopolitical, health, and environmental incidents, as well as common commuting accidents. Companies should embrace ethical responsibility beyond legal obligations and adopt consistent policies, training, communication, and data management.

  15. SAP Concur Blog

    CDC Expert: Free Resources to Empower Your Travelers

    A SAP Concur blog post summarizes insights from a CDC expert at the Concur Fusion session, emphasizing doing homework before travel, especially overseas. The CDC's Traveler's Health site provides latest testing requirements, COVID-19 risk levels and recommendations, disease directory, and the CDC Yellowbook. The expert advises checking the U.S. Department of State or consular affairs website for destination entry requirements. The CDC recommends vaccinated travelers get tested 3-5 days after returning to the U.S.; unvaccinated travelers should test 1-3 days before departure and after return. All international travelers returning to the U.S. must provide a negative test within 72 hours befor…

  16. SAP Concur Blog

    The 'New Normal' of Business Travel: What to Expect and How to Get Ready

    This SAP Concur blog post predicts post-pandemic business travel changes: higher airfares and fewer non-stop flights in the short term, decreased international travel, increased car travel and rentals, and a greater focus on duty of care. It advises travel managers to secure refunds, review policies, update travel profiles, renegotiate supplier agreements, and streamline processes.

  17. 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…

  18. SAP Concur Blog

    TripIt Launches COVID-19 Travel Guidance Covering 200+ Countries

    TripIt launched a COVID-19 travel guidance feature providing all users with the latest COVID-19 travel guidelines, restrictions and requirements for destinations, sourced from partner Riskline. The feature covers more than 200 countries and territories and 79 airlines, with regional breakdowns for some countries (Australia by state, Canada by province, the US by state, France by region, Spain by autonomous community). Users can view vaccination rates, vaccine requirements, approved vaccines, testing requirements, quarantine rules, infection rates, and airline-specific cleaning procedures, health documentation requirements and testing scheduling. TripIt Pro users can also search destination…

  19. SAP Concur Blog

    Be Prepared to Keep Your Employees Safe During the Busiest Travel Season

    SAP Concur notes that October and November are historically the busiest months for business travel, with November 15 and 16 being the busiest days last year, showing 58% more business travelers than an average weekday. Infrequent travelers taking only one to three trips per year significantly contribute to this surge. Given the increasingly unpredictable environment, companies need to ensure employee safety and are advised to have a data-powered risk management program. SAP Concur released Concur Locate, an integrated traveler risk management solution with 24/7 monitoring, to help companies quickly locate and assist employees during health crises or natural disasters.

  22. SAP Concur Blog

    New Survey Reveals Hidden Threats to High-Risk Business Travelers

    A survey commissioned by SAP Concur reveals that 95% of LGBTQ+ business travelers have hidden their sexual orientation on business trips, and 85% changed travel arrangements as a result. Over 77% of female travelers experienced harassment or mistreatment. Nearly 60% of travelers changed plans due to feeling unsafe. Companies need to strengthen duty of care with inclusive policies, safety training, and risk tools.

  23. SAP Concur Blog

    Duty of Care and Travel Risk Management for Female Business Travelers

    A SAP Concur blog post states that employers have a duty of care toward business travelers and expatriates, described as the moral, social and legal responsibility to do everything reasonable to safeguard their health and wellbeing. It notes different groups face different travel challenges and previews an HX Global panel at the GBTA Convention in Boston on global traveler risk for females. It recommends a travel risk management program covering security, medical and travel advice, and tools such as Concur Risk Messaging and Active Monitoring to locate people and maintain two-way communication.

  24. SAP Concur Blog

    Protecting Travelers in an Unpredictable World

    Citing a GBTA Foundation survey, SAP Concur says 57% of business travelers agree that 'nowadays, any destination could be high risk.' The post identifies risk-management gaps: 58% of travelers said they would call their supervisor, 60% of travel managers rely on travelers to reach out when they need help, and 31% of travel managers say they are unable to support travelers who book outside their system. It recommends reviewing employee awareness and education, infrastructure and data integration to meet duty of care.

  25. SAP Concur Blog

    TripIt Adds COVID-19 Travel Guidance Feature

    TripIt has added a COVID-19 travel guidance feature covering more than 200 countries and territories, providing destination infection rates, quarantine rules, testing requirements, mask mandates, curfews, and entry restrictions. Data comes from partner Riskline. Users can access it via a guidebook button on the trip summary screen, with some countries viewable by state or province.

  26. SAP Concur Blog

    Data is Key to Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset – Your People

    An SAP Concur blog post discusses the role of data in implementing a travel risk management (TRM) program. According to a 2017 Business Travel News report, companies are trending toward a 'team approach' integrating internal and external stakeholders for TRM. The survey shows 66% of companies use itinerary data and employee contact information to support TRM, and 46% use market-specific threat information. The article emphasizes that integrated data is the heart of a successful TRM program, and organizations need to leverage technology to collect travel and spend data from various channels to keep employees safe and compliant.

  27. SAP Concur Blog

    How Women Can Create Their Own Safe Business Travel Experience

    A SAP Concur blog post notes that female business travelers face greater risks of assault, theft, sexual harassment, and kidnapping. Drawing on personal experience, the author stresses that regardless of a company's travel risk management program, travelers themselves should prepare and know how to respond to risks. The post also introduces an eBook safety checklist for female business travelers covering trip insurance, trip planning, packing for safety, health protection, lodging safety, new behaviors, and social media and cyber safety.

  29. SAP Concur Blog

    How to Protect Business Travelers in the Sharing Economy

    A SAP Concur blog post notes that the sharing economy continues to grow, with U.S. users projected to reach 86.5 million by 2021 and revenues more than doubling to $40.2 billion by 2022, according to Juniper Research. The sharing economy makes travel more affordable and convenient but brings three risks: regulatory uncertainty, lack of government oversight, and data privacy leaks. The article recommends proactive duty of care measures, including gathering pre-travel reports, sending real-time travel alerts, establishing two-way communication, protecting employee PII, and ensuring T&E management solutions collect minimum PII and follow ISO 27001 standards. SAP Concur can consolidate travel d…

  30. SAP Concur Blog

    How Your Mobile Phone Helps Keep You Safe When Traveling

    The article addresses safety risks for female business travelers and offers mobile phone tips. These include setting up emergency alerts, connecting to embassies, using translation apps, and researching TripWhistle. It also advises locking devices, updating software, deleting unused apps, setting a PIN, turning off Wi-Fi and location tracking, and enabling Find My Phone and remote wiping. SAP Concur's TripIt app provides safety scores and embassy info.

  31. SAP Concur Blog

    Female Business Travelers: Is Your Safety Protected for Bleisure?

    This SAP Concur blog post addresses safety concerns for female business travelers, especially during bleisure travel. A report found that 37% of North American business travelers extended a work trip for leisure, with Millennials at 48%. The article emphasizes understanding company policies, insurance coverage, and sharing itineraries, and suggests purchasing additional insurance if the leisure portion is not covered.

  32. SAP Concur Blog

    Returning to Work and Travel: CDC and SAP Concur Customers Share Perspectives, Part 3

    Part 3 of SAP Concur blog focuses on returning to travel. CDC recommends only essential business travel and emphasizes risk assessment. The article lists questions to consider before travel, such as outbreak at destination, community spread risk, and quarantine ability. Best practices include prioritizing traveler health and safety, developing resilient travel policies, phased approach to travel, focusing on ground transportation, reassessing suppliers, and enhancing user experience.