Personal Security: A Guide for International Travelers
Autor Tanya Spenceren Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 iul 2013
As an international traveler, you know there are risks. But are you doing everything you can to protect yourself and your belongings? Whether you are traveling for work or pleasure, Personal Security: A Guide for International Travelers enables you to prevent security incidents and react in life-saving ways during a crisis. This comprehensive manual answers questions such as: Which criteria should you use for selecting the safest hotel or airline? How to deal with corrupt officials? What are special considerations for women, families, elderly, or travelers with disabilities? What support can you expect from your organization and what are your responsibilities?
- Benefit from lessons learned from leading experts and seasoned travelers
- Learn how criminals select their targets and manipulate situations, whether for street crime or serious attack such as kidnapping or terrorism
- See yourself from the local perspective
- Deal with common travel inconveniences and stress factors proactively
- Improve your situational awareness
- Increase your effectiveness by realistically assessing threats
- Make the most out of the opportunities that traveling brings
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781466559448
ISBN-10: 1466559446
Pagini: 376
Ilustrații: 22 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1466559446
Pagini: 376
Ilustrații: 22 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Professional Practice & DevelopmentCuprins
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Recenzii
"Personal Security: A Guide for International Travelers provides the perfect mix of lessons-learned, tools, and recommendations from experts so that readers can personalize their own approach to managing travel risks. If followed, the information provided will allow readers to get out and experience the local culture while still traveling safely."
—Bernie Sullivan, Director Global Security, Hanesbrands Inc.
" ... a must-have for any traveler. Having worked in South and Southeast Asia, I know the advice provided in the book holds the key to keeping safe, avoiding dangerous situations, and managing threats when they occur. The book’s methodological framework, combined with the author’s extensive experience and hands-on knowledge, provide very practical and useful advice."
—Kathrine Alexandrowiz, independent consultant at Kathalyst, former coordinator for the Regional Risk Management Project for NGOs in Asia Pacific (ECHO)
" ... a go-to guide for all travelers irrespective of mission or purpose. An excellent piece of work."
—Major Avtar Singh, CPP, CFE, CAS, Chairman, ASIS International New Delhi, India, Chapter # 207
"This is a must-read book and an invaluable resource for global corporations and international business travelers—those concerned with security and safety issues while working and living abroad. Personal stories from experienced travelers, combined with Spencer’s expert advice, highlight a broad range of critical issues, particularly ways to avoid risk and danger during worldwide travels."
—Christina Fuglsbjerg, Global Mobility Specialist, AS3 Companies
"Each of us have individual reasons that compel us to travel—for recreation, for passion, or for our work. Travel security awareness is critical and something that should be ever-present, though that is not always the case. The author provides the reader with an original, easy-to-read book that makes the perils of travel, and how to manage them, understandable even to non-security experts. Happy reading and safe travels!"
—Federico Bernasconi, Head of Security, Prysmian Group
"In today’s uncertain world, Personal Security: A Guide for International Travelers is essential reading for business and leisure travelers the world over. Using her wealth of experience and knowledge, Spencer delivers a highly informative and invaluable guide, presenting personal safeguards and precautions—both pre- and post-departure—that can be taken. A highly recommended read."
—Adrian Shaw, Founder of Expatcompare and Head of Medical & Travel—AAIB; specialist in Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and frontier markets
"In style and content this book is most readable … Personal Security: A Guide for International Travelers is a welcome, wise, nuanced and rightly wide-ranging new book."
—Professional Security Magazine
—Bernie Sullivan, Director Global Security, Hanesbrands Inc.
" ... a must-have for any traveler. Having worked in South and Southeast Asia, I know the advice provided in the book holds the key to keeping safe, avoiding dangerous situations, and managing threats when they occur. The book’s methodological framework, combined with the author’s extensive experience and hands-on knowledge, provide very practical and useful advice."
—Kathrine Alexandrowiz, independent consultant at Kathalyst, former coordinator for the Regional Risk Management Project for NGOs in Asia Pacific (ECHO)
" ... a go-to guide for all travelers irrespective of mission or purpose. An excellent piece of work."
—Major Avtar Singh, CPP, CFE, CAS, Chairman, ASIS International New Delhi, India, Chapter # 207
"This is a must-read book and an invaluable resource for global corporations and international business travelers—those concerned with security and safety issues while working and living abroad. Personal stories from experienced travelers, combined with Spencer’s expert advice, highlight a broad range of critical issues, particularly ways to avoid risk and danger during worldwide travels."
—Christina Fuglsbjerg, Global Mobility Specialist, AS3 Companies
"Each of us have individual reasons that compel us to travel—for recreation, for passion, or for our work. Travel security awareness is critical and something that should be ever-present, though that is not always the case. The author provides the reader with an original, easy-to-read book that makes the perils of travel, and how to manage them, understandable even to non-security experts. Happy reading and safe travels!"
—Federico Bernasconi, Head of Security, Prysmian Group
"In today’s uncertain world, Personal Security: A Guide for International Travelers is essential reading for business and leisure travelers the world over. Using her wealth of experience and knowledge, Spencer delivers a highly informative and invaluable guide, presenting personal safeguards and precautions—both pre- and post-departure—that can be taken. A highly recommended read."
—Adrian Shaw, Founder of Expatcompare and Head of Medical & Travel—AAIB; specialist in Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and frontier markets
"In style and content this book is most readable … Personal Security: A Guide for International Travelers is a welcome, wise, nuanced and rightly wide-ranging new book."
—Professional Security Magazine
Descriere
This practical, user-friendly guide prepares international business travelers for the realities they might face while working or living abroad. Concise and easy-to-read, this manual will be a huge time-saver for corporations who want to educate their staff on safety and security awareness when travelling overseas. The author has experience traveling the world, including to some historical hot zones and areas of conflict. The text provides general advice along with tips targeted at specific readers, including special considerations for women, VIPs, and those who are traveling with children and families.