Travel Smart with Exclusive Protection and Coverage from SmartCare
Face it; there’s no such thing as hassle-free travel.
Even for the most seasoned business traveller, going through the motions of jetting off and arriving at a distant airport can spell many frustrations in between. It’s one thing to shrug off missed luggage, another to ignore large-scale mishaps.
Whether you are landing on the other side of the continent or flying into a foreign country, there are always risk involved, and they come in many forms: natural disasters, pandemics, threats of terrorism, or medical emergencies.
Although it’s impossible to predict mishaps, it is possible to minimize the costs of damages by travelling smarter with SmartCare Travel Assistance Program.
Travel Assistance Benefits Included in SmartCare
From the moment you book your business flight, Flight Centre Business Travel’s SmartCare program protects you from complications beyond your control. While typical business travel insurance and alternative assistance plans cover the basics, SmartCare covers everything, including medical travel assistance coverage during a crisis.
Here are the scenarios covered by this comprehensive travel protection program:
Response to natural disasters.
Response to political threats.
Response to terrorism.
Response to criminal violence.
Disappearance – Search and rescue.
Blackmail and extortion resolution.
Kidnap for ransom resolution.
Highjack resolution.
Wrongful detention resolution.
Government-issued evacuation.
Medical evacuation and assistance with entering a hospital of your choice in your home country.
Pandemic Outbreak.
Risks by the Numbers
According to a 2017 survey conducted by the Global Business Travel Association, travel managers are often ill-prepared for risks and incidents that might occur during a trip. 29% of the respondents say they don’t know how long it’ll take them to locate their travellers when an incident happens.
Despite an overwhelming number of business travellers (87%) reported facing a travel mishap during their trips in the last 12 months, only one-third (31%) of the respondents say their companies provide them with comprehensive insurance coverage.
International business travellers are also at a disadvantage when only half of them (53%) say they received information on how to find local providers for medical and security assistance services before leaving the country.
Meanwhile, organizations that obtained third-party risk assistance service providers seem to fare better. 84% of travel managers who decided to integrate a third-party service into their travel planning say they can proactively track and respond to any incident faced by their travellers.
Why SmartCare is an essential part of your next business trip
We understand that regular traveller’s assistance plans provide limited coverage for these situations, let alone fully recoup the losses suffered from unexpected delays, forced cancellations, and unforeseen emergencies.
But by partnering with FocusPoint International, one of travel industry’s top medical and security safety providers, FCBT can confidently offer a specialized, exclusive protection program capable of providing comprehensive travel protection coverage and travel assistance for single business travellers and an entire company’s workforce.
Now, that’s travelling smart.
*Source: GBTA Foundation: How to Close Risk Management Loopholes. July 2017