How Travel Managers Can Prepare for Changing TMC Economics (part 2 of 3)
Following AmTrav’s radically honest TMC Secrets webinar (watch it here), yesterday we shared how TMCs make money and how that could change in coming...
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Cassie Sclafani
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October 10, 2018
Guest post with contributions by our own Janet Conlon – Account Manager
Are your employees traveling on your behalf in countries flagged as hot zones by the U.S. State Department? For employees traveling abroad, there’s the risk of political unrest, crime, terrorism, accidents and travel-related illnesses (no, those “Don’t drink the water” signs aren’t there for decoration).
But what are your company’s moral and legal responsibilities?
The phrase “duty of care” is often used interchangeably with the term “travel risk management.” Duty of care, defined as the “employee’s safety, security and overall well-being when working away from home or the office,” should be the expectation, as the result of deploying your company’s travel risk management plan. The two ideas actually work in concert – one does not exist without the other.
To master the fine art of travel risk management and duty of care, here are nine best practices for readying your team to expect the unexpected:
If you would like ideas about the specifics for some of the best travel policy guidelines we’ve seen, please contact your AmTrav representative at 1-800-795-8371.
Written by: Denise Dorman
Following AmTrav’s radically honest TMC Secrets webinar (watch it here), yesterday we shared how TMCs make money and how that could change in coming...
Have you ever wondered how your travel management company (TMC) makes money and pays their bills?
One occasional request we get when we demo AmTrav’s a2b booking platform to prospective customers is: “I wish AmTrav would only show Economy fares.”