Article Highlights:

  • Global Rescue’s GRID wins 2025 Skift IDEA Award for Industry Innovators – Business Travel.
  • GRID delivers targeted crisis alerts, GPS tracking and real-time communication for business travelers.
  • In 2024, GRID issued over 500,000 alerts tied to nearly 10,000 global events.
  • GRID has safeguarded contractors, journalists, corporate staff and students worldwide.
  • Recognized by Skift, Inc., Travel Weekly and Fast Company for industry-leading innovation.

 

 

Global Rescue, the world’s leading provider of medical, security, evacuation and travel risk management services, has announced that its Global Rescue Intelligence Delivery system (GRID) has won the prestigious 2025 Skift IDEA Award in the Industry Innovators – Business Travel category. Out of a record 420 entries and 247 finalists, GRID captured the attention of an independent panel of judges for its groundbreaking approach to protecting business travelers in an unpredictable world.

“We are honored that Skift has recognized GRID with this award,” said Dan Richards, CEO of The Global Rescue Companies. “This achievement reflects our commitment to delivering innovative, real-world solutions that keep travelers safe and informed during crises anywhere in the world.”

The Skift IDEA Award is the latest in a series of accolades recognizing GRID’s industry-leading innovation:

  • Inc. Magazine’s 2022 Best in Business List in Travel and Hospitality for putting purpose ahead of profit.
  • Travel Weekly Gold Magellan Award in 2022 and 2023.
  • Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024 for GRID.

These honors reflect GRID’s role in reshaping international business travel safety and its positive impact on travelers, organizations and communities.

GRID was created to minimize risk for business travelers by delivering timely, targeted notifications to those who might be affected by crises, whether civil unrest, disease outbreaks, natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanic activity, transportation disruptions, communications blackouts or security-related incidents. These alerts go beyond headlines, offering actionable intelligence that enables travelers to make informed, immediate decisions to protect themselves.

 

International Business Travel Is Safer With GRID

In 2024 alone, GRID delivered more than half a million targeted alerts tied to nearly 10,000 global events. It is the only integrated mobile app in the world to combine medical and security risk intelligence, asset tracking and crisis response. For travelers, the GRID mobile app provides research tools for destination-specific medical and security risks, automatic destination reports, real-time security alerts with analysis and advice, GPS check-ins and secure in-app communications with internal teams and Global Rescue’s Operations Centers. For administrators, the GRID Desktop Control Center delivers 24/7 situational awareness of global risks, real-time threat maps, targeted communications to individuals or groups and direct coordination with Global Rescue’s expert teams.

The system’s capabilities have been tested and proven in some of the most challenging environments. GRID has coordinated evacuations at the onset of the Israel/Hamas war, during violent conflict in Sudan, for journalists reporting from war-torn Ukraine and for students and faculty in Russia. “In an emergency, the GRID app puts its users in immediate contact with the medical teams and military special operations veterans who staff Global Rescue’s global operations centers,” said Harding Bush, associate director for Global Rescue Security Operations and a former Navy SEAL.

 

GRID History of Success

Over the past 18 months, more than 150 companies have relied on GRID to safeguard their personnel, delivering nearly two million alerts to contractors in unstable territories, journalists in conflict zones, corporate staff on overseas assignments and business travelers caught in global emergencies. This recognition from Skift joins an already impressive list of accolades: Inc. Magazine’s 2022 Best in Business List in Travel and Hospitality for putting purpose ahead of profit; Travel Weekly Gold Magellan Awards in both 2022 and 2023; and a place on Fast Company’s 2024 list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for GRID 2.0.

The Industry Innovators – Business Travel category honors forward-thinking projects that make measurable impacts on travelers and organizations. GRID’s win underscores Global Rescue’s leadership in travel safety technology, delivering the intelligence and tools needed to navigate a volatile world. “We built GRID to keep travelers safe wherever they are,” said Bush. “Winning this award affirms the value GRID brings to organizations and individuals who need immediate, reliable information and rapid response capabilities.”

 

The Global Rescue Connection

International business travel offers unmatched opportunities, and significant risks. Unrest, disease outbreaks, natural disasters and security incidents can arise without warning, disrupting itineraries and endangering travelers. GRID gives organizations and individuals the ability to see threats before they become crises, act quickly and stay connected with expert support no matter where they are.

Whether coordinating an evacuation from a conflict zone or alerting a traveler to a transportation strike, GRID delivers life-saving intelligence backed by Global Rescue’s world-class medical and security teams. For companies committed to protecting their people — and for travelers unwilling to compromise on safety — GRID is more than technology. It’s assurance, anywhere in the world.