The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) will tackle a major concern among companies’ senior management and business travellers at its Singapore Executive Forum on 28 February. Security and safety for the business traveller has always been a consideration in the policy books of companies but never has it been as vital than in current times. The prospects of an international military conflict and increasing acts of terrorism are forcing many companies to revisit their travel policies with an objective of securing the safety of their travelling executives.

Experts in the field of risk analysis, crisis management and emergency medical & evacuation at this forum will present both preventive and reactive measures that companies and their travellers can take to deal with these threats. The panel includes veteran practitioners from Control-Risks Group, International SOS and Hill Associates.

The current attention seems focused on air travel but safety can be compromised at numerous points in time on a business trip. Diana Ee-Tan, Senior Vice-President, Raffles International Hotels & Resorts added,” Hotel managers have always considered the safety and security of guests to be of paramount importance. With the recent heightened geo-political tensions and threats of terrorism, hotels have revisited their safety measures, as well as crisis management and emergency procedures such as fire drills and evacuation exercises. In addition, hotels have stepped up vigilance, to be on the alert with respect to suspicious characters or unattended packages. These measures are part and parcel of being good and responsible hotel managers.”

Precautionary action is also critical to eliminate security breaches in pre-trip processes such as the leak of information regarding intended travel via the IT-related travel tools, which are becoming common among companies pushing for greater efficiencies.

ACTE is proud to present these events as part of its mission to advance the industry with the support of its regional sponsors Abacus International, Business Travel International and Raffles International Hotels & Resorts. The official venue for this executive forum is the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore. For more information and to register for this event, please visit www.acte.org

Founded in 1988, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives is the only organization wholly dedicated to the science of business travel management with an international constituency. ACTE membership totals more than 2,500, including entities in Asia, Europe, Canada and the United States. The organization is headquartered in Alexandria, Va., and its web site is www.acte.org.