Transactions are made in Kriesen – and disaster areas. How to stay on the safe side? The most dangerous of all worldviews is the belief of the people who have not looked at the world. This said not Reinhold Messner and also no global business traveller in our days, but Alexander von Humboldt. Formerly rather insignificant parts of the world today increasingly gaining economic importance and are frequently visited destinations. It is often the safest of all destinations. But the experience of the cultural environment of the business partner and the face-to-face talks remain the basis of functioning economic relations.

A real tea ceremony takes place not on-line. a manager who makes numerous statements in the land of the rising sun betrayed us. For the business, not the travel of the danger, but the home is staying. About 157,8 million travellers on behalf of their companies are on the road a year. The number of intercontinental travel is rising and therefore the risks.

Terrorism, piracy, Industrial espionage: the hazards of life, body, property, and last but not least for sensitive information are high on business trips. 48.5% of business travelers had ever unforeseen problems according to the study. Life is too precious to be left to the fate.\” (Captain ‘ bluebear) Rene Renkema is up to 30 times a year sitting on the plane between Sweden, Eastern Europe and Asia. My biggest fear on business trips is, that at home could happen to my family and I can not immediately be\”. So of course as he puts on the seatbelt in the car, he avoids traveling raw food or hired a local guide for unsafe areas. There are many guidance for secure travel planning. \”\” The recertified corporate security of travelling, the VSW Association for the security of the economy \”and the VDR Association German travel management\” publish advice and safety tips.