As lockdown restrictions ease, businesses are slowly starting to return to travel. However, with that comes risks and questions that companies must be prepared to address.

“When greenlighting travel, companies will need to do their homework and assume the potential expense of self-quarantines or rerouted itineraries to get employees home safely. With state and nationwide restrictions changing from week to week, that can add up,” says Mike McGarrity, Vice President for Global Risk Services, in Bloomberg’s recent article “The New Rules of Travel for Road Warriors.”

Planning your “new” summer vacation? “Be brave, but...don't be foolish” says Michael McGarrity, Vice President of Global Risk Services in USA Today’s recent article, "The new reality of vacationing: Don’t be afraid but don’t be overconfident, either." 

An April poll from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) found that 98 percent of its member companies had canceled international business trips, and 92 percent axed all or most domestic travel. But in a May follow-up poll, more than half the respondents said they plan to resume travel in the near future.

Over the course of a week, the Global Guardian Asset Security team performed five apprehensions for one client at various construction and facility sites.

Featured in Washington Post's article "What to do when disaster strikes on vacation", Global Guardian's Mike McGarrity provides insight into how to be prepared when it comes to traveling during a pandemic. To read the full article, click here.

Check out Volume 37 of the Business Travel News, which covers the latest COVID-19 travel related updates.

As we navigate what the new normal looks like, Global Guardian continues to provide support when it comes to COVID-19, including regular intelligence reporting, employee trainings, protocols on returning to work safely, how we need to think about the future of travel, and more.

As many states begin to relax social distancing guidelines, the focus is now shifting to what the new normal looks like and how to return to work and our routines safely and effectively.

In our recent webinar, the Global Guardian team discussed a few helpful tips as we enter into this new phase, including appointing a COVID-19 czar/coordinator, returning your workforce in shifts, instituting screening protocols, installing sanitizer stations, and more.

In addition, we continue to identify and offer a variety of products and services to support clients through the different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As businesses begin to reopen, it will be imperative to look for additional safety measures to keep employees safe and healthy and for operations to continue to run. As we shift our focus and begin to navigate the new normal, Global Guardian is committed to exploring products and services for our clients that further support your health, safety, and security.