Happy 2021

Whilst we've got off to a rather bumpy start, here’s hoping that things will start to become a little brighter as we move ahead. The events of 2020 and COVID-19 touched all of our lives and for many, the impact has been truly devastating, so we’re sending wishes of care and strength if 2020 was a tough year for you, your loved ones, your colleagues or your businesses. The Maiden Voyage Mothership certainly took a battering in the storm but we want you to know that we are still here, more committed than ever to keep you and your fellow business travellers safe, inspired and connected.

Since we’ve been grounded, we’ve been busy in the engine room whipping up some innovative ideas to help you get back safely back on the road when you are ready to travel again.
COVID-19 Traveller Map
The global response to COVID-19 is changing constantly. This makes it particularly difficult at this time to plan trips and to keep on top of local guidelines and restrictions. To help you to keep abreast of the situation at a local level, we’ve added the COVID-19 Traveller map to our website. Click here to see detailed information about travel restrictions, quarantine, travel corridors, airline information and more.
COVID-19 Traveller Safety eLearning
Working with doctors, psychologists, airports, airlines, hotels, some of you in our business traveller community as well as various other travel risk industry bodies, we’ve developed our new COVID-19 Traveller Safety eLearning module. The module was tested by our customer focus group from which we developed a Managers Assistance Handbook for use by employers.

In less than 12-minutes, you’ll learn all you need to know about protecting yourself before, during and after your business trip. With individual licenses only £19.99 and a range of affordable packages for employers and the travel industry. The module provides all the latest information in one place in a fun and engaging format.

The course will be kept up to date as things change and we're making this available for unlimited use so that you can benefit from the changes as they evolve.
Travel Chats Around the World–Middle East
As COVID-19 hit, we held a series of zoom calls with industry experts and our business traveller Facebook community. The feedback that we got was that many of you really appreciated being able to connect with your grounded business travel peers. We also enjoyed getting to know many of you better and it really felt like we were ‘all in this together’.

As we move forward and the world starts to open up again, we will be introducing a series of Chats Around the World. Each chat will have a geographical focus, whereby we will invite our local ambassadors and other expert travellers to participate in and open discussion about what it’s really like for solo travellers heading to the region. We’ll be kicking off the series with a chat around the Middle East. Join us for this interactive webinar on 8th February 2021 at 1pm GMT, 5pm GST. Click here to register.
If you’ve got specific knowledge about a particular region or indeed would like to connect with other women who live or travel regularly to a particular region, drop us a note at travelchat@maiden-voyage.com

Remember to join our Facebook Community to keep up to date with the latest business travel chat
Lockdown Tips from a Real-Life Hostage Negotiator
Lockdowns have given many of us cause for concern for our mental health. With so many articles on the upside of working from home, they often brush over the downside of isolation and lack of stimulation which can seriously affect our mental wellbeing. With little control over the wider situation, it’s helpful to work with what we can control.

Our senior travel security trainer and one of the world’s top hostage negotiators, Sue Williams shares her tips on how we can apply hostage situation strategies to make further inevitable lockdowns more bearable.
Travel Tip
Hotels will be displaying their COVID-19 measures on their websites and whilst these may offer reassurance, we recommend reading a range of reviews before booking to ensure that properties are actually adhering to their own standards. If other travellers have felt safe, it is likely that you will too
Warm wishes and safe travels!

The Maiden Voyage Team