A quarter of buyers don’t have a risk management strategy in place for their travellers, a study from The Business Travel Show has found.
The study of 182 buyers showed 27 per cent don’t see traveller risk as a priority but the majority of those are planning on introducing a strategy this year that looks at “mitigating, managing and resolving risk”.
The study also asked buyers if their programmes were sustainable – 60 per cent said no, but 20 per cent did say their company focuses on sustainability in other areas of the business.
Business Travel Show director David Chapple said: “It’s encouraging to see the numbers of buyers with a strategy in place is on the rise, but equally concerning that more than a quarter still don’t have a form arrangement in place.
“Responsible travel management has been creeping up the agenda for buyers for the last few years, but the recent attacks in Paris, Egypt and Istanbul make the introduction and execution of a traveller risk strategy all the more pressing.”
The Business Travel Show takes place on February 24-25 at Olympia Grand in London.
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