By beTravelwise’s Legal Advisor: Tom had been selected by his employers to visit Qatar on business. Tom had not been to the Middle East before; he did not know that drinking alcohol could be a criminal offence nor that homosexuality could carry the death penalty in some countries. He met an old boyfriend in Qatar, […]

Five True Stories About 99.9% of the time business travel is just like any other travel and it goes off without a hitch – maybe getting to explore a new place, hopefully meeting new people and staying in a nice hotel, or perhaps trying some new food or a new activity. But what about when […]

Walkgrove are one of the UK’s leading learning solutions consultancies, specialising in e-learning, blended learning and multi-device / mobile learning.

As part of their “Equal at work” supplement – beTravelwise was mentioned in the newspaper discussing how we support blue-chip companies and their LGBT travellers.

Original Article in Buying Business Travel by Tom Newcombe beTravelwise has developed a travel safety programme to help mitigate the dangers faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) travellers. The travel safety specialists said LGBT travellers often face a “myriad of legal and safety issues” when visiting certain countries. There are 75 worldwide that enforce […]

It was disheartening to read last week that a British woman is being held in Dubai pending legal proceedings after being arrested by the police when she reported being raped.  News report. We highlighted the case of a Dutch woman held under similar circumstances in Qatar earlier in the year, but as Dubai gets almost five […]

As Iran re-opens its doors to the world, travel security specialist Justine Oliver, provides first-hand knowledge of the dos and don’ts for women visiting this fascinating destination.

There was once a time that the only companies who trained their employees on travel safety and security (or who even had a travel security policy) were those who operated in the so-called “high risk” industries or areas – work such as manufacturing, construction, mining, drilling, media, or defence in places such as Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq or Papua New […]

Travel safety specialist beTravelwise has issued a warning to travellers heading to the Rio Olympic Games. The company is advising visitors to use mosquito repellent, practice safe sex or abstain completely as precautions against the Zika virus. See full article here

In mid-July we went to Denver for the GBTA convention and decided that we should use Uber and Airbnb so that we could better understand the sharing economy from a business perspective[1].  Our aims also included gaining an understanding of how they might best be used within a travel risk management programme and what safety advice […]

The augmented reality game, PokémonGo, has taken the world by storm, enticing millennials to relive their glory days as Pokémon trainers. But in the week since the game was released, aspiring trainers, glued to their phones, have fallen victim to accidents and crime alike. Robbers have used the geolocation feature of the game to lure […]