| Every time an employee travels, there is a | | | | Management Plan that covers the types of |
| risk that something harmful can happen to the | | | | risks that employees may face and the actions |
| employee or the company. Having an | | | | to be taken in case of an incident. |
| understanding of these risks, how employees | | | | |
| can be impacted and the action that should be | | | | Travel management companies can play a |
| taken in case of an incident is known as | | | | primary role in assisting with travel risk |
| Travel Risk Management. As companies are | | | | management plans. They can help lay out a |
| expanded, more employees are traveling and | | | | clear plan for what will happen if there is |
| risks around the work increase, Travel Risk | | | | an incident - ranging from a traveler falling |
| Management is an ever-increasing important | | | | ill, being injured, a terrorist event or a |
| factor. | | | | natural disaster. The travel management |
| | | | company will often be responsible for |
| Travel Risk Management does not just apply to | | | | carrying out the plan. |
| companies with employees making long a | | | | |
| transatlantic journey. Business travel is | | | | For example, in the case of a natural |
| defined as any travel within 100 miles of the | | | | disaster, Safe Harbors will do a search for |
| employee's home. Travel Risk Management even | | | | all current travelers in the region/city |
| applies to employees even making short day | | | | affected. Once it is determine who's in the |
| trips to a client or another office location | | | | region or will be traveling to/from the |
| a relatively short distance away. | | | | region in a chosen timeframe, the traveler |
| | | | and the company are contacted and alerted. |
| If your company has employees that travel, it | | | | Whenever possible, Safe Harbors will also |
| is important for you to have a Travel Risk | | | | assist with re-routing and re-booking. |