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Supply Chain Delays Will Slow Hurricane Prep
Supply Chain Delays Will Slow Hurricane Preparations This Year Expect supply chain delays and cost increases for emergency preparedness supplies this year. Planning early, sourcing locally, and leaning on community networks will help reduce risk. Ongoing global shipping constraints, rising tariffs, and increased demand are contributing to higher prices and slower delivery times for essential…
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I taught my kids situational awareness – without them knowing it.
I taught my kids situational awareness – without them knowing it. It started with apples, oranges, and pizza.Because kids love food. And games.đ Pizzas = Visibility from windows and doorways.đ Oranges = Things that go through windows and doors.đ Apples = You. And apples can only go through doors. Wherever we wentâpizza shops, coffee shops,…
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Demystifying Corporate Espionage
What Is Corporate Espionage? A Comprehensive Guide to Terminology Corporate espionage is a pervasive threat in today’s interconnected business landscape. It’s a covert practice that has been around for centuries, and it’s not limited to the realms of high-stakes spy novels and Hollywood blockbusters. In fact, corporate espionage poses a very real and significant risk…
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Travel Tips – Part 3
Recap: In our last post, we talked about hotel room safety and security with regards to the location of the room within the building (i.e. floor number, proximity to elevators, etc). Today, we are going to talk about two simple items that can go virtually anywhere and provide you with an added level of security…
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The Ideal Hotel
Time and time again, it has been proven in the security industry that the human element is the weakest link when it comes to our safety, security and privacy. This is no different in the hospitality industry. If your hotel clerk clearly says your room number or any other personally identifiable information (PII) that can…
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Travel Tips – Part 2
Make A Daily Carry âGo-Bagâ Preparing for your most-likely daily pitfalls will keep you ready for anything. Your go-bag is meant to get you through your worst day. Let’s start with the basics. Hydration is key to several natural processes in the human body.Having water on hand will help you regulate through a number of…
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Evacuation Planning
When it comes to emergency preparedness, having a plan before things get crazy is the key to making the right decisions. When the human brain perceives danger, cortisol levels spike and we are prone to make emotion, irrational decisions. One way to make better decision under stress is through stress inoculation. This includes things like…
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What is a ‘Travel Briefing’?
Imagine arriving in a foreign city for a business trip. It is 23:39 local time, and you’ve just deplaned. You’re tired and hungry and you have to catch the 7:05 train to a meeting in a nearby city tomorrow morning. Most people travel by hoping and guessing along the way. As you fumble through the…
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Iceland, Carseats, and RSV
Traveling with children is beyond fun and offers a completely different experience from traveling alone or as a couple. Experiencing new things is the whole point of travel, right? To go somewhere you’ve never been, taste something you’ve never eaten or learn customs that are foreign from your own. Our trip to Iceland was no…
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Driving Like Jason Bourne
Disclaimer: This post won’t teach you how to drive like a stuntman in a Hollywood movie. This will teach you some important driving practices used by both stunt people and alphabet soup government types that could save your life, like they saved mine. It happened faster than I could say ‘boo’. A few years back,…
Travel with Confidence
Be Prepared. Not Paranoid.