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Visiting Cuba: Tourists Lining Up to Visit Cuba, but Many Obstacles Remain

by iJET International in Lodging, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted April 6, 2016

President Barack Obama’s mid-December 2014 announcement that the US would restore diplomatic relations and ease tensions with the Castro government ignited US travelers’ interest in visiting Cuba. In defiance of a continuing ban on tourism, in the first three months of 2015 more than 50,000 US citizens visited the island—a 36 percent increase from the ...

Why the U.S. Has Banned Vaping on Flights

by Fortune in Legal, Travel. Posted March 10, 2016

by Laura Lorenzetti The “no smoking” rule applies to e-cigarettes. The U.S. Department of Transportation has explicitly banned the use of electronic cigarettes, or vape pens, on commercial plane flights. The rule applies to all scheduled flights in, to, and from the U.S. “This final rule is important because it protects airline passengers from unwanted ...

What the Traveler Thinks: Track Me, It’s OK

by admin in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted March 6, 2016

Who’s responsible for business traveler well-being, and what tactics should companies use to monitor employees while they’re traveling for business?BTN surveyed 210 managed business travelers who took at least four trips, each one including a flight and at least one hotel night, in the past 12 months. 47% believe their company is entirely responsible for ...

UPDATE: The Zika Virus Spreads and Suspicions Rise

by Europ Assistance in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted February 24, 2016

Zika virus disease in the United States, 2015–2016Source: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMap Last Updated February 10, 2016 On Thursday, February 11, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that at least three people had died due to complications related to the mosquito-borne Zika virus. These are the first Zika-related deaths in the South American country. Maduro ...

Zika Virus Increases Concerns About Employee Safety

by NY Times in Human Resources, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted February 16, 2016

By JULIE CRESWELL and DAVID SEGAL Early in her pregnancy, Whitney Peak traveled to Rio de Janeiro for her job with Leblon Cachaça, a liquor company based in Brazil. That was in October, before much was known about Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that has spread through South America and that scientists say may be linked ...

Protecting Your Travelers And Your Organization

by Carlson Wagonlit in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted February 11, 2016

Safety and security is a top issue in today’s world. Discover how to build a comprehensive program in 2016 and beyond. Think you’re doing enough to keep your travelers safe? Think again. When it comes to safety and security, some travel buyers believe that if they have systems in place to track travelers, their work ...

To Fight the Zika Pandemic, Learn from Ebola

by Harvard Business Review in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted February 11, 2016

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika virus an international public health emergency. Though not yet confirmed, Zika is suspected of causing microcephaly — babies born with small heads and abnormal brain development — and paralysis in adults. The virus is“spreading explosively” throughout South and Central America with cases confirmed in more than 20 countries. The ...

Lawyers see limited legal options for workers sent in Zika’s way

by Thomson Reuters in Legal, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted February 8, 2016

Employees of U.S. companies seeking to avoid exposure to the Zika virus likely have few legal avenues to either refuse travel to affected areas or sue if they actually become sick from the virus. But it may be a different story if such workers subsequently give birth to Zika-infected babies. Since Zika was detected in ...

Should Business Travel Be Obsolete?

by Ricardo Hausmann in Travel. Posted January 27, 2016

Think about it: you can call, email and even watch your counterparty on FaceTime, Skype or GoToMeeting. So, why do companies fork out more than $1.2 trillion a year—a full 1.5% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP)—for international business travel? The expense is not only huge; it is also growing—at 6.5% per year, almost ...

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