Travelling abroad on business? Learn how to travel safely with our advice and professional business traveller courses.
Business Travel Advice
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Business Travel Safety
Travelling abroad on business? Learn how to travel safely with our advice and professional business traveller courses.
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Hostile Environment Safety Courses
Hostile Environment Safety training for media teams and NGOs. We will help you stay aware.
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Leisure & Adventure Travel
Leisure and Adventure Travel Safety Training for Individuals and Expeditions
Who We Are
Objective Travel Safety was established in 2003 by Charlie McGrath, Jamie Lowther- Pinkerton & Nick Nash and specializes in training a wide range of professionals and individuals prior to their travels. We have a range of consultants who assist us in the delivery of training and the provision of security advice. Whilst our team is small we ensure that our training is delivered by high quality personnel who have extensive knowledge of global security and overseas travel. For example, on our Hostile Environment Safety Courses for journalists delivered in partnership with Eurovision in Bavaria we ensure that one of the four instructors is a leading journalist, often either Eric Feijten from Dutch TV NOS, Robert Adams, Vaughan Smith or Ben Timberlake, all of whom have covered conflicts over many years. For our medical training we work closely with ExMed based in Hereford who are the leaders in the provision of remote medical support, equipment and training. Read More..
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Hostile Environment Training
We have run these courses since 2003 when we started training the UK print media prior to the Second Gulf War. The majority of our courses are for media teams but also for NGOs working in some very challenging Environments. Courses are designed to teach the individual how to think on their feet and typical subjects will include situational awareness, personal safety, mines & IED, negotiating checkpoints, ballistics and weapons and kidnap prevention. On all our courses, be they two or up to five days, there will be a strong medical content, our medical training is delivered in partnership with ExMed based in Herefordshire. For the last 10 years we have been working with the Eurovision Academy (part of the European Broadcast Union) and run regular 5 day courses in Bavaria for many of Europe’s leading media networks. -
Business Traveller
Corporations and businesses will understand the need to safeguard their personnel abroad. We can assist companies to develop a workable overseas travel policy and procedures and then assist with the training of their staff. Whilst any travel procedures will be set out in a company’s or an organization’s commitment to safe travel, our courses will train the individual how to think safe so to be able to react to events on the ground, especially if they are confronted by a hazardous situation such as a mugging. The aim is to maximize the potential of the traveller so that he or she can fulfill their potential. -
Travelling Abroad
No matter where you’re travelling, safety and security will be important and our courses are accessible to all types of individuals working or exploring a variety of environments. Our courses are always tailored to a client’s needs and we can cover all of the relevant areas of security to minimize risks, including accommodation security, kidnap prevention, situation awareness, criminal activity and handling of corrupt officials, as well as many other important topics. -
Security Advice
We are able to assist clients with a range of advice, requirements will vary depending on the destination and the level of knowledge and experience of the person travelling. The needs of a young 18-year-old Gap Year traveller going to South East Asia for the first time will be very different to a mining engineer with a wealth of experience working overseas. We have good links with many leading UK security companies such as Red24, RPS Partnership, DS-48, Northcott Holdings and Salamanca as well as medical experts such as the Fleet Street Clinic and ExMed. We are also partners in the FCO’s ‘Know before you go’ initiative.
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South & Central America
Most visits to South and Central America are trouble free but the threat from crime is of concern in many of the continent's urban areas. Its essential to ensure your valuables are split up - n...
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Travelling in Africa
All travellers planning to go to Africa are strongly advised to check the security and health situation on the UK FCO Travel Advice site and other sites such as the US state Department, WHO and see...
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13/09/2018, ObjectiveTravel
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11/09/2018, ObjectiveTravel
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04/09/2018, ObjectiveTravel
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Testimonials
I attended this course with a friend before backpacking around South America for six weeks in summer. I think it's fair to say we were both pretty sceptical beforehand, but the course was both remarkably interesting and extremely useful. I've sat through a couple of health and safety-type courses for other things which were pretty ...
Chris Louis
2018-09-17 12:37:06
Charlie McGrath was engaged by Lucy Electric to provide Overseas Traveller Training to our staff to equip them with the necessary skills to travel safely and securely. Charlie exudes competence in his calm and comprehensive delivery of training programmes. He is extremely knowledgeable and provides real world examples and exercises to ensure his students understand the subject.
We were so impressed with Charlie in the UK that we then asked him to deliver training in India and the Middle East. Once again he exceeded expectations and was roundly complemented by all employees.
Cris Padilla, Lucy Group CSR Specialists, Jan 2018
2018-03-13 14:55:56
First trust is at the heart of our partnership, real trust uniequivocal. When we hired Objective Travel Safety some 12 years ago, we were looking for a Company that would grow with us, meet our challenges. I wanted the relationship to become sustainable. Since 2004, Objective has been developing and delivering 58 courses for 671 reporters and journalists from 40 countries
Nathalie Labourdette, Eurovision Academy
2016-04-06 18:55:03
Currently half way through my 5 month travels, I can only now appreciate how useful the course was, with advice and tips constantly in the back of my mind and Charlie remaining an ever knowledgable and accessible source of information. I would highly recommend this to anyone heading travelling. Thanks so much! Milo, March 2016
Milo Eadie
2016-04-04 16:42:38
The Medical Research Council (MRC) of the UK have used Objective for a number of years to provide staff training on the potential hazards of overseas & UK travel. The trainer (Charlie McGrath) developed a bespoke course for the MRC which has proved very popular and educational for those attending. I would highly recommend Objective.
Dr A R Mitchell, Corporate Adviser, MRC, January 2016
2016-01-29 09:00:47
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