Global Rescue celebrates 15 years of saving lives with annual photo contest
May 15, 2019
In recognition of 15 years of saving lives, we are announcing our annual photo contest is now open for submissions.
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Conde Nast Traveler Features Global Rescue – How to Stay Safe Abroad
September 13, 2013
Conde Nast Traveler’s Wendy Perrin spoke with Global Rescue CEO Dan Richards about ways in which travelers can stay safe abroad.
Page 1 of the Boston Globe on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, included a feature story on Global Rescue. The article, headlined “World’s perils give rise to a rescue business,” leads with Global Rescue’s recent Egypt evacuations and also touches upon the firm’s prior operations there during the Arab Spring in 2011 as well as other missions around the world in countries including Haiti and Japan.
Climbers and trekkers continue to share their positive experiences with Global Rescue. Over the years, we have conducted hundreds of rescues in the world’s remote places. Looking back through the years, we’ve rounded up some of the highlights.
Global Rescue is included in the Sept. 2013 Men’s Journal column “Ask Dr. Bob.” A reader asks, “What are the absolute essentials for survival gear when traveling in rural parts of the world?”
Executives from Global Rescue, provider of the highest quality medical, security, transport and crisis response services for corporations and individuals, will present best practices on crisis management at this year's Global Business Travel Association conference to be held in San Diego, CA.
Global Rescue extracts members from Egypt after unrest
July 22, 2013
By the time the US State Department announced that all non-essential US citizens leave Egypt following the resignation of former President Muhammed Morsi, Global Rescue’s security personnel had been on the ground for nearly a week, advising our members and preparing evacuation routes.
As multinational organizations continue to expand into developing markets, they are recognizing the need for advanced systems to monitor and protect globally mobile employees. With new risks emerging every day, when was the last time you evaluated your company’s travel-risk and crisis-management programs?
Global Rescue has deployed teams to Egypt to advise and assist members in the region. Recently, violent clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi have resulted in at least four deaths.
As the Everest summit season comes to an end, Global Rescue is proud to have helped a great number of climbers. However, a recent article published by the British Mountaineering Council has shed a critical light on the practices surrounding the helicopter rescue industry in Nepal.
This March while competing at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Olympic hopeful Alice McKennis crashed, shattering her tibia into 30 pieces. In this interview with Ski Racing Magazine, she remembers the accident and shares how a Global Rescue chaperone helped soften the blow.
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