International SOS and Control Risks launch the latest edition of its award-winning Travel Risk Map. The digital map includes revised risk ratings and social sharing enhancements. Risk ratings are the reason why 42% of organisations modified travel itineraries in 2017.

The survey found that travel plans were changed, predominantly, due to concerns over security threats (58%), followed by natural disasters (43%).

This was consistent across the globe, apart from the Americas where natural disasters was first and security threats second. At a global level these are followed by country risk ratings (42%) and civil unrest (34%).

63%

of business decision-makers perceive travel risks to have increased in the past year, reflecting a global softening from 72% in the previous year.

“A staggering 91% of organisations have potentially not included their travel risk programme in their overall business sustainability programme and 90% are seemingly ignoring the impact a wellbeing policy could have on their travelling workforce. This is despite an increasing understanding of how these techniques can impact within the context of the GRI Index.”

Dr Doug Quarry,
Group Medical Director of Health Intelligence for International SOS

Opportunities for future business resilience through a robust travel risk mitigation programme

“Success in future global mobility programmes will be those that include consideration of the changing demographic of the mobile workforce and new marketplace dynamics, including the increase in use of shared economy services.”

Rob Walker,
security expert at International SOS & Control Risks

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