Safe Business Travel Tips
Some of Robert Young Pelton's safety recommendations are common sensewhile others seem to carry their own kinds of risk.
By Daintry Duffy
September 30, 2004 — CSO — Carry a GSM phone
...and subscribe to a service that can quickly put you in touch with a customer representative who speaks the local language.
Stay tuned to local news
...and particularly avoid relying on information from the tourist industry.
Don't give taxi drivers more information than necessary
...just say you're visiting a friend.
Keep a low profile
...by not showing off corporate logos or flashy perks.
Find trustworthy local contacts
...who can provide detailed local information or help make safe arrangements.
Consider personal protection
...not firearms, but perhaps pepper spray (where legal) or even ballpoint pens.
Read more about global security in CSOonline's Global Security section.
Other stories by Daintry Duffy
Insight into dealing with culture clashes, varied regulations, corporate espionge, and the logistics of managing global security
Assante: Bad new world of cyber-risk
Protecting employees in global hotspots
How to manage security halfway around the world
Corporate espionage: tomorrow arrived yesterday
Nation states' espionage and counterespionage
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