FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2006
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Julia Rademacher, jrademacher@adelmanmail.com or 414-410-8322
Adelman Travel Enhances Emergency Planning Services for International Travelers
MILWAUKEE – June 9, 2006 – Adelman Travel Group has a new initiative to help clients better prepare for international emergencies and pandemics. As part of this initiative, Adelman Travel has partnered with International SOS, the world leader of integrated assistance services for emergency evacuation, medical assistance, international healthcare and security. These services are available to all Adelman Travel corporate clients.
“The new partnership complements Adelman Travel’s current emergency preparedness products and will offer additional peace of mind to corporations with employees living or traveling abroad,” said Doris Reiss, vice president for Adelman Travel.
Adelman Travel Group has always taken a serious, focused approach to assisting clients with disaster preparedness, pandemic and emergency contingency planning. In crisis situations, Adelman Travel’s SECURE plan provides immediate response with safety, en-route traveler tracking and assistance, connectivity, updates, reporting and effective support. This new partnership with International SOS is well aligned with the company’s philosophy and will expand on Adelman Travel’s emergency response services.
International SOS combines extensive medical, security, travel and online service offerings with the infrastructure to provide a worldwide staff of 4,000 dedicated employees. The staff is comprised of healthcare professionals and multilingual coordinators covering over 70 languages and dialects. The organization has a presence in over 60 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. From physician referrals to emergency evacuations, International SOS has managed over 300,000 medical cases in the year 2003 alone and managed over 400,000 travel and security cases.
About Adelman Travel Group:
Adelman Travel is a unique provider of travel management for corporations with both national and global requirements. It is the largest travel firm in Wisconsin and was recently named the 8th largest travel management company in the nation by Business Travel News. It operates three divisions - corporate travel management, vacations, and meetings and incentives - and has five regional reservation centers: Boston, Hartford and Ansonia, Conn., Milwaukee, Wisc. and Irvine, Calif. The company offers dedicated affiliate offices in Asia, Canada and Europe and operates more than 50 full-service, on-site travel centers for corporations throughout the United States and worldwide. Founded in 1985, Adelman Travel is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For more information about the company, visit www.adelmantravel.com or call 1-800-248-5562 x8322