The next option is a taxi but how reliable or safe is the cab you are about to get into? The standards vary massively between locations. It is imperative to do research. For example, a taxi in London is comparatively safer than a taxi in Mexico. Why? Prim...

If you want to know more about personal safety when traveling, the ExploreSecure® eLearning security courses are designed by security professionals with extensive experience in personal safety and surviving extreme and challenging environments and inciden...

Travel security training is one of the key components of a secure travel risk management program. We provide travellers with the skills and knowledge to take ownership of their personal safety. Please visit www.exploresecure.com to learn more about how we...

If the worst happens and you are caught in a rip current, there are some easy to remember principles about how to come out unscathed. Although easily said rather than done – when battling against a strong current, try and stay calm, when panic sets in it...

Even when on a bus, wear a seat belt. There are many other risks related with transportation. Buses, trains, boats, rickshaws, mopeds all have a huge list of inherent risks associated with their use. Research and prepare, but whatever you do always wear t...

As with alcohol, the cold can seriously affect your ability to think rationally, it can sap your strength extremely quickly and you lose your fine and gross motor skills. A recent study has suggested that with the water temperature at 32.5 F/0.3C, an aver...

Travelling solo as a female is both courageous and inspirational, unfortunately, like most adventures in life, it comes with certain risks. This should not deter the devoted enthusiast or curious beginner; it just means being aware of the threats and know...

Whilst the Zika virus no longer occupies the front pages of our newspapers a recent World Health Organization report has not only highlighted the ongoing risks of Zika but also that it has spread extensively across South East Asia, and now affects key tou...

Becoming caught up in a terrorist incident involving some form of bomb or Improvised Explosive Device (IED) is unlikely to ever affect the vast majority of travelers around the world – even those traveling to less permissive or hostile environments. Whils...

Female travelers can adapt and minimize the chances of encountering threats. This is the underlying principle of travel safety. Identify the threat or danger early and prepare accordingly so as to minimize the risk. The trick is not to avoid travel, but s...

Business travel and business travel security encompasses everything designed to minimize the security risks to you, your family and/or your business associates. Threats are ever present and although every individual professional security expert operates i...

Further, if an incident does occur and the driver stops and tries to control you, it is now easier to exit on the opposite side of the car from them and use the car as a barrier, while deciding whether to run, shout for help, or defend. There have also be...

Business travel security good practice includes taking a copy of important documentation such as passport and driving licenced prior to departure. Leave a copy at home and take another copy with you, but kept separate from the originals, this will be a gr...

There may be many ways to improve travel security and safety overseas, but few offer the great combination of benefits that online courses do. Before embarking on any international trip, whether it's to South America for business or Europe for a study abr...

Travel Risk Assessments - The analysis and assessment of business travel related threats must be evidence based and cannot be fully outsourced to providers or third parties as the business comprehension and obligation remains with the person/s within the...