What is Travel Risk Management
Travel Risk Management is a core component of workforce resilience, helping your organization in safeguarding employees on business travel, as global mobility increases, so does exposure to security, health and logistical risks.
Workforce resilience brings these elements together through a structured, proactive approach, giving you the visibility, insights, and response capabilities needed to manage travel-related risks as part of your broader duty of care strategy.
By including Travel Risk Management into your overall risk framework it protects your people and sustains operational confidence beyond compliance.
Our Travel Risk Management Solutions
- Security expertise: Intelligence, military, law enforcement background, providing strategic insights and risk mitigation.
- Health expertise: Public health, mental health, emergency response specialists, ensuring the highest standard of care.
- Employee tracking & risk monitoring: Integrated platform to help managers respond quickly.
- Global + regional coverage: Multilingual experts, ANZ-based support, insights into global and local risks.
The International SOS Difference
Our Travel Risk Management solution is backed by a local team in Australia and 28 global Assistance Centres staffed by in-house security and health experts; we deliver timely advice and 24/7 emergency support worldwide.
The difference is clear:
- 90% of calls to our Assistance Centers are answered in under 5 seconds
- Trusted by 9,000+ global clients
- Relied on by governments and 82% of Fortune 100 companies
Built around our proven ASSESS, ADVISE, and ASSIST framework, our International SOS solution supports your duty of care and helps ensure business continuity wherever your workforce operates.
Is Your Travel Risk Program Resilient?
Are you Prepared?
Keeping your people safe starts with understanding your travel risk strategy. Identify gaps and determine if travel risk management should be a bigger priority for your business.
Is your Governance Framework Adequate?
We help you build clear policies aligned with ISO 31030, ensuring your team is prepared and protected.
Is your Travel Risk Program Resilient?
Our travel risk program review provides a clear roadmap to enhance your approach. From assessing risks to aligning with global best practices, we help you create a stronger, more resilient travel program.
Local Presence, Global Reach
- 1.2 Million
Domestic Trips
- 23,500
International Trips
- 1,700
Security & Medical Evacuations
Talk to an expert to get travel risk management insights on global best practice.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
International SOS has 40 years of experience in protecting and saving lives. We have an unparalleled understanding of organisation's health and security threats and risk challenges, which allows us to tailor-make travel risk management solutions for the optimal health, security, and well-being of diverse global workforces.
In times of crisis our medivac, evacuation and air ambulance service is able to reach where many other enterprise risk management firms cannot.
Today, we are trusted by over 9,000 global clients, including governments, multinational corporations, mid-size enterprises, educational institutions, and NGO. Our worldwide reach and human touch ensure that organisations and their global workforce have peace of mind 24/7, every day of the year.
International SOS is a leading risk management firm providing a holistic approach to Travel Risk Management by anticipating, preventing, and reacting to unplanned risks that travellers may face on their journeys.
This includes extreme weather events, social unrest, terrorism, natural disasters, public health events like pandemics, and more. International SOS offer services such as health and travel security services, medical and travel security assistance, health consultancy and programme, and education and advice.
Our solutions and threat detection software help organisations manage their entire global workforce, no matter where they live, work, or travel, ensuring that employees feel supported and productive.
A Travel Risk Management Programme is essential for several reasons:
- Safety and Security: It ensures the safety and well-being of employees by preparing for and mitigating risks associated with travel. This includes health, security, wellbeing, and logistical risks.
- Compliance: It helps organisations meet their Duty of Care obligations and legal requirements, ensuring that they are compliant with local and international laws governing traveller safety.
- Business Continuity: By minimising disruptions and financial losses, a Travel Risk Management programme helps maintain business continuity even in the face of potential disruptions.
- Reputation: Protecting the company's image and credibility is crucial, and a well-managed travel risk programme demonstrates a commitment to employee welfare.
- Employee Satisfaction: Demonstrating a commitment to employee welfare can enhance employee satisfaction and loyalty.
International SOS services are designed to support organisations and their employees across industries and sectors, including:
- Multinational Corporations
- Banking, Financial & Professional Services
- Energy
- Engineering & Construction
- Oil & Gas & Mining
- Aviation, Maritime & Yachting
- Offshore Wind Operations
- Media & Entertainment
- Manufacturing
- NGOs
- Government Agencies
- Military, Policing, and Border Forces
- Educational Institutions
- Travellers—whether for business, leisure, or emergency situations.
Our solutions ensure that anyone, anywhere, has access to world-class medical, security, and logistical assistance.
International SOS offers custom pricing based on the size of your mobile workforce, number of locations, and other variables specific to your business.
This approach allows us to cater to a wide spectrum of organisations, ranging from SMEs to global corporations with extensive workforces scattered across the globe, and craft tailored solutions for each of our clients.