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Welcome to beTravelwise’s 1st newsletter. We hope you enjoy our top 3 headlines. 1. New Website Launch Since beTravelwise incorporated in March 2015, driven by client demands, we have quickly adapted and expanded our products and services to ensure we remain the market leader in travel safety and security awareness training. Please spend a few […]

Travel Security Training for Women Travellers educates travellers and managers on the additional travel risks that women travellers may face, such as harassment and sexual assault, and how to mitigate those risks. This is particularly relevant to travellers who go to countries with different legislation, cultures, and social attitudes from their home-countries.

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 8, 2018–Personal risk during business travel will be examined in newly launched Future of Travel Risk Forum with panels of industry specialists, taking place on 5 th December 2018 at RIBA in Central London.

The forum will provide an arena to share current and relevant thinking about how travel risk management programmes look after the individual needs of business travellers.

#TravelingWhile In March 2016, a university student flying back from a conference in Vienna to his family in London was removed from the flight before take-off and questioned by Austrian police for several hours. Why? Because he had sent a text message to his wife letting her know that the flight was delayed, and he’d […]

beTravelwise is delighted to welcome  Sam Roper, Regional Security Manager at Google, to their advisory board as their Security Advisor. With experience working for a leading security consultancy and now a leading multi-national information technology company, Sam strengthens our advisory board across all areas of expertise.  She provides a pragmatic view about how education and training […]

Whilst certain industries/ groups of people carry a higher and specific risk to WPV, for example health (mental) care, taxi drivers and all-night retail workers; there are generic awareness points to help mitigate WPV that apply to all employees. “Education and awareness about workplace violence – its nature and scope, an employer’s obligation to address […]

Dr Sophie Harwood, our Women Traveller Advisor, was recently harassed during a daytime train journey across Germany, which prompted her to investigate instances of women being harassed during travel from which she discovered that there are several why, when, who by and how myths.  This article debunks these myths and offers advice on appropriate action, including […]

A look into the UK legal requirements when conducting business overseas… Legal Environment In the context of business travel as with any work activity, there are certain steps to take under the Health and Safety at work etc Act 1974 and The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. The relevant wording is […]

Lessons learned from an experienced traveler who left her luggage in the trunk of a Hong Kong taxi. Author: Sophie Harwood, Women and LGBT Advisor for beTravelwise This is another story that involves multiple mistakes on my part, all of them easily avoidable. I was transiting through Hong Kong on my way back from Singapore to […]

Studying abroad in London for two months was going to be the highlight of my summer. I could not wait to travel to different cities in Europe every weekend with some of my closest friends, touring amazing sites, and eating some of the best foods. As soon as I stepped off my eight-hour flight, I had one thing on my mind; London was my new home and I was going to make every second count!

We are delighted to launch our new situational awareness animation at the GBTA Convention in Boston. Situational awareness is something we all do, everyday, however it is worth reminding travellers that this is one of the best defences they have against a host of risks, from petty crime to terrorism.  By paying attention to their surroundings, […]