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by Security Strategies Today in Risk Management, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted December 20, 2016

The end of year holiday period is full of cheer, family and friends and at times, travel. But ask any experienced traveller and you will hear in short order that it is one of the most stressful periods in the year for air travel. Long lines, surly airline employees and at times inconsiderate fellow passengers ...

Strategic Meetings Management

by ATPI Griffinstone in Travel. Posted December 6, 2016

Strategic meetings management is fast becoming best practice among businesses. Using a standardized approach across your company brings benefits that have long been recognized by organizations around the world. By using one central source to track what you’re spending and where, you’ll be able to monitor events and meeting expenditure company-wide. And you’ll see where ...

All Flights are Not Created Equal

by Chris Martin in Travel. Posted December 2, 2016

The turkey has been carved and the pumpkin pie tin is left with crumbs. Holiday season is in full effect and plans on traveling to grandma’s house to spread some holiday cheer are commencing. Now if your holiday travel is occurring on a big red sleigh lead by an animal with a bright red nose, ...

Fifteen Years On, Where Do We Stand?

by Security Strategies Today in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted October 13, 2016

With the fifteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks commemorated a few days ago, we thought it would be appropriate to take the pulse of where we were in the immediate aftermath of those horrible events and where we are now. Are Americans safer? Is the world in general safer? Has the threat of terror attacks ...

How Much Crisis Planning is Enough?

by iJET International in Risk Management, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted September 14, 2016

One of the most important management competencies is planning. Crisis planning is the preparation of documented action steps designed to improve the organization’s response toward mitigating a disruption’s impact on assets and resources. Long ago, I was given some sage advice prior to briefing proposed Crisis Planning improvements to the executive team. My boss said, ...

Can You Benefit from Process Efficiencies?

by ATPI Griffinstone in Travel. Posted September 13, 2016

There has never been a greater need to manage costs than amid the recent decline in global oil prices. Cognizant of this, ATPI has developed ATPI CrewLink™, a workflow management platform that will provide full end-to-end integration of all travel data from multiple points. It will take an HR feed from different locations, another from ...

Accommodating Transgender Guests in Hotel Restrooms, Locker Rooms Is a Balancing Act

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal, Lodging, Travel. Posted August 5, 2016

If you work in the hospitality industry, you no doubt realize that for all of the hotel rooms around the globe, there is no room for discrimination. Claims of bias can have devastating consequences on a brand as well as rippling economic effects. To put that into perspective, the NBA’s recent decision to pull its ...

Airport Public Access Areas-Can They Be Safer But Still Welcoming?

by Security Strategies Today in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted July 25, 2016

So far in 2016, we have had the horrific Brussels-Zaventem airport attack and subsequently, an equally devastating bombing and shooting at the Istanbul-Ataturk airport, one of Europe’s busiest. Both attacks occurred in areas readily accessible to the public. In Brussels, suicide bombers targeted check-in areas, blowing up their explosive vests and killing 32 people. In ...

The TSA Debacle Can Be Solved, But Cooperation is Required

by Security Strategies Today in Risk Management, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted June 15, 2016

Airlines, Operating Authorities and Passengers Need to Help Out The Transporation Security Administration (TSA) is once again under fire. This time, it is not for potentially dangerous security lapses or employee misconduct. It is taking the blame for tortuous airport security lines, some of which extend out to sidewalks in front of terminals, causing many ...

Pilot Program May Soon Help Streamline Employment-based Visa Process

by Cody S. Nunn in Travel. Posted May 17, 2016

On March 3, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched a pilot program called “Known Employer” to streamline the process by which employers who sponsor foreign national workers send documents and information to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The program utilizes an online platform that allows certain employers who regularly ...

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