Asia Pacific companies lack travel security plan: report
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Conducted by Intercedent Asia, it surveyed companies with an average yearly travel spend of US$7 million, with some respondents reporting up to US$100 million in corporate travel expenditure.
David Brett, President, Amadeus Asia Pacific, said: “This research comes at a pivotal time for companies in Asia Pacific. Not only do we face heightened safety risks from natural disasters and terrorism, but also increasing numbers of executives travelling to foster their business relationships throughout the region.”
The survey also showed that while almost 80 percent of respondents said personal safety is at the heart of all travel management policies, some 18.4 percent reported that they have yet to fully adopt many safety practices for their travelling executives, and felt a need to so. A third of the companies do not have an employee tracking mechanism.
Of those that do (64.9%), Amadeus said a significant proportion relies on internal or manual tracking systems, as opposed to integrated, real-time solutions. Nearly all companies said they had a documented emergency response plan but were unsure if employees knew about it or how to utilise the plan in the event of a crisis.
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