Women Want Safe Business Travel — Skift Corporate Travel Innovation Report
Photo Credit: A woman is shown working on her laptop at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Employers need to be aware of the risks female business travelers face and ensure that safety — not just cost — is a priority. Flickr / Anne Worner
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Companies need to be aware of the concerns and needs of female travelers and empower them to do their jobs safely on the road.
The Skift Corporate Travel Innovation Report is our weekly newsletter focused on the future of corporate travel, the big fault lines of disruption for travel managers and buyers, the innovations emerging from the sector, and the changing business traveler habits that are upending how corporate travel is packaged, bought, and sold.
Full disclosure: The person writing this message is a woman who sometimes travels for work. And like other female business travelers, I don't want to spend my time on the road worrying about safety, harassment, or unwanted attention. I just want to get my work done, experience a new environment, and make it home without drama.
But with some 31 percent of female road warriors reporting that they have experienced sexual harassment during trips, the question of safety is unavoidable for travelers — and especially their employers.
That statistic comes from Maiden Voyage, a UK-based company that provides resources for female business travelers. Th
