As businesses send their people back on the road in growing numbers, there’s a lot for travel managers and travelers to remember about risk prevention, mitigation and response. At the same time, with employees working from home or just about any place they want, there are many more environments for organizations to keep tabs on….
Delta Air Lines said its new dedicated biometric baggage drop at Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport could shave two minutes from the curb-to-plane trek. The technology behind the facial recognition system promises a much bigger wow factor for businesses and travelers in the near future. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated global adoption of touchless interactions at…
Most travelers probably don’t know or care that a private-sector company is behind the enrollment process for TSA PreCheck. They might soon. To expand the program’s membership, TSA last month said it expected two new authorized enrollment providers to begin PreCheck services by year-end. This won’t change how members use the program to get through…
The pandemic has the lodging industry focused on combating Covid-19, but pre-existing safety and security threats never went away. Corporate travel and risk managers need to understand how property risk profiles changed, use travelers as their organizations’ eyes and ears and get the relevant information into the right hands. In a Feb. 20 blog post,…
Coverage of a thwarted cyberattack against carmaker Tesla last week suggested the alleged perpetrator was also involved with the July ransomware used against CWT. The travel management company reportedly paid out more than $4.5 million in Bitcoin to regain control of its computers and protect client data. While there’s no confirmation that it’s the same…
By Daniel Dobrygowski, head of governance and policy for the World Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity, and Derek Vadala, CEO of Cyber Assessments, a joint venture between credit rating agency Moody’s Corporation and company-building venture group Team8. This article is republished here with permission as part of our licensing program. Over the past decade, business leaders have…
While some companies help employees manage the physical and mental rigors of business travel, many more do not, according to experts and new research. In a dangerous world, as society becomes more aware of mental health issues, they’d better get on that. According to a September survey by CWT, 71 percent of 388 C-suite executives…
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