WORDS LAURA MILLAR


Risk and responsibility While the under-34s might feel invincible, their employers are not. The report highlights concerns about personal safety on work trips, as well as the responsibility of employers to uphold their duty of care. Companies are liable for their employees’


health, welfare and safety while travelling in a business capacity, which means ensuring a safe working environment, providing necessary resources and mitigating risks associated with working abroad. “While engaging in these kinds of risky


behaviours may seem fun at the time, they not only endanger the traveller but also place employers in a challenging position,” says Frank Harrison, regional security director, Americas at World Travel Protection. “This data is a reminder of companies’ legal and moral obligation to ensure the safety of travelling employees. Failing to uphold this obligation can carry serious legal consequences.” The last thing any employer wants to


hear is that their junior account manager had to be hospitalised with food poisoning or broke a leg in a motorcycle crash. So how can they mitigate the risks? “Before they travel, employers should


educate employees on local risks, help them plan ahead and make sure they’re prepared to make safe decisions while on the road,” explains Harrison. And if you do plan to bunk off meetings


for a jet-ski booze cruise – at least make sure you’ve got insurance. *The survey of 2,000 business travellers in the UK, US, Canada and Australia was conducted by Opinium in February 2025 as part of travel-risk management company World Travel Protection’s annual report.


HEATHROW AIRPORT


A SNOW GLOBE AT LONDON


LONDON CITY AIRPORT


A SWEET JAR CONTAINING LIVE GOLDFISH AT LONDON STANSTED AIRPORT


A 680G JAR OF PICKLED GHERKINS IN VINEGAR AT


CONFISCATED GOODS


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A CHAINSAW AT EAST MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT


A SUITCASE FILLED


WITH PORK PIES AT LEEDS


BRADFORD AIRPORT


R I S K Y B U S IN E S S IN NUM B ER S 79% 18% engage in


behaviours on a work trip they


wouldn’t practise back home


have ventured out without informing anyone of their itinerary or location


NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025 16% happily ride a


motorbike, electric scooter or e-bike while away


15% ignore health


precautions, such as not drinking the local tap water or eating from a street-food stall


15% 22%


of those aged 18-34 admit they gamble or take drugs on work trips


(compared to 8% over the age of 55)


of those aged 18-34 have got into a car with a new friend or complete stranger


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