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Have Passport, Will Travel: The Road to Radicalization Part I

by Steve Cocco in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted October 6, 2014

First of a Fictional Series Eric was a bright young boy growing up in North London in the early nineties. He loved school, especially math, and he of course was mad about football. His bedroom was plastered with posters of his favorite Arsenal players, as well as with flags and other memorabilia with the official logo ...

Safety in Numbers

by Fatima Durrani Khan in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted September 3, 2014

When employees travel in large groups, risk managers often lean back and relax. Booking tickets simultaneously, arranging transportation in one go, and providing a single, large pre-trip briefing to all concerned, certainly sounds a lot easier. However, this sense of ease is exactly where danger can lurk. While convenient, large group travel can also instill a false sense of security into both employees and their ...

Security Planning for Business Aviation Travel – Part 2: Vetting and Arranging for Security

by Tracie Jones in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted August 12, 2014

Security Planning for Business Aviation Travel Universal Weather and Aviation covers seven key factors private firms should consider when developing security options for private airports and aircraft. This includes vetting security personnel, parking considerations, and more. Click here to view the article Originally published on Universal Weather & Aviation, Inc.

The Move to Traveler Centricity

by Business Travel News in Safety & Security, Technology, Travel. Posted August 5, 2014

A new generation of Millennial employees (21 to 30 year olds) is poised to become a stronghold in the workforce—and they are bringing their intensive technology habits with them. A proliferation of consumer and business-focused mobile travel apps and websites designed to meet the needs of this new generation is taking its place alongside traditional ...

Security Planning for Business Aviation Travel – Part 1: Pre-Planning

by admin in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted July 29, 2014

Business aviation and aircraft operators benefit enormously from ordering security intelligence reports for international destinations they haven’t visited in sixty days or longer. Check out this list of seven key items to know before ordering a report(s), including crucial distinctions among the three types of intelligence reports and tips for the best methods of obtaining ...

Active Shooting: It Can’t Happen Here

by admin in Food & Beverage, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted July 28, 2014

After almost every active shooting in the United States the residents of the victim city invariably say, “It can’t happen here”. But it does and in every state. From Hawaii and Alaska to Maine and Florida, active shooter deaths or workplace violence homicides have plagued communities. No state is immune. No community is unaffected by its brutality, insanity ...

Emergency Preparedness

by admin in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Safety & Security. Posted July 22, 2014

Safety During Severe Weather Depends on you With the summer Atlantic hurricane season upon us, now is a good time to review storm emergency preparation procedures and to assemble the necessary supplies to sustain you and your family should your area be hit by devastating winds, rains and flooding. For those who do not live ...

Hotels, Restaurants, and Firearms

by admin in Safety & Security. Posted July 18, 2014

On July 9, the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) reported a marked increase in permits to carry concealed firearms. Citing official state reports as its sources, the study describes a 130-percent increase (p.4) in the number of Americans with concealed carry permits from 2007 and 2013. In 2007, 4.6 million citizens had a concealed carry license (CCL); in 2013, that number increased to ...

Ebola Examined: The History of a Viral Scourge

by admin in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted June 30, 2014

In 2014, we’ve seen epidemics and pandemics portrayed extensively in film and theorized about in mass media. Despite the low fatality rates associated with real-life outbreaks like modern-day H1N1, pandemics are typically portrayed as diseases with a devastating fatality rate. Just when we’re ready to chalk up the exceptionally high body counts of the plagues in Contagion and 24 Days Later to ...

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