16/09/2004 - Features
Safety and security for the business traveller
The world is a small place when it comes to business these days. Increasingly, multi-nationals, as well as medium-sized companies are finding the need to send their workers to all four-corners of the globe.It is this changing landscape which is increasing the challenges for business travellers in terms of differing customs, health standards and crime rates of the countries they may visit.
In this feature we examine how to better prepare for business travel abroad and examine some of the common pitfalls experienced by those operating overseas…
Part 1: The risk of working overseas
Part 2: Planning for your journey
Part 3: Security concerns and local laws
Part 4: Getting there and getting about
Part 5: Driving on foreign roads
Part 6: Troublesome bugs and health risks