Safety Issues Severely Impact Women During Business Travel

Women who travel frequently have almost all experienced sexual harassment or physical threats during a trip. It is something so commonplace, sadly, that it often goes unremarked upon. Whether it's a creepy Uber driver, lush at the hotel bar, or crude neighbor during a flight, women live in a radically different world than men when they travel. For all the talk about business traveler safety, though, more needs to be done by companies and travel managers for women who travel frequently for work. The physical risk and emotional toll endured by women should not be accepted, and this change can start at the top for the corporate travel sector. The Global Business Travel Association and AIG partnered to poll 503 U.S. female business travelers earlier this year who went on four or more busine