Traveller Insight The FCO in London has changed its travel advice for Sri Lanka: after the bombs in Colombo on Easter Sunday, it now advises “against all but essential travel”.   A large-scale attack On 21 April, three hotels and three churches were targeted in a co-ordinated suicide IED attack against tourists and Christians on […]

Current Events and Considerations   The activity in Turkish regional politics coupled with volatile economic activity from the Turkish Lira should be taken into consideration when predicting potential impact this could have on persons visiting Turkey for business or leisure.   Both political and economic activity are a direct result of, or influenced by the current leadership within Turkey and its relationships […]

This article displays a global risk timetable in which scheduled events for 2019 are scored for their assessed risk in five areas: political violence, civil unrest, terrorism, crime and travel disruption. It then discusses trends across global politics and security for 2019, before an in-depth assessment of four of the scheduled events, each assessment concluding […]

NGS operator Dylan Gwinn, a former Metropolitan police officer, looks at the threats facing travellers to London, and how they can best be managed and mitigated. Introduction In the first nine months of 2017, there were over 30 million foreign visitors to London. With large increases in tourist numbers from both Asia and Europe, it […]

NGS have featured in the August edition of Professional Security magazine. We frequently hold comprehensive training workshops for our female clients. Discussing mutual experiences, top-tips and offering industry best practice, the NGS Lone Female Traveller Workshop is becoming a household name! To read the full article, follow the link below: http://www.professionalsecurity.co.uk/online-magazine/27-07-18/28-08/mobile/index.html#p=26

NGS is proud to announce that it has reached the finals of the 2018 National Business Awards. The 2018 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards is a programme that recognises excellence across all sectors in the UK. Its appeal is that any company in the UK, regardless of size, status or sector, can enter for one […]

NGS continues to deliver full and partial logistical solutions to our client group. We remain grateful for the opportunity to support Johnson Controls Inc (JCI) in the Pacific Ocean. The project consisted of building temporary accommodation, supplying water and power supply units, catering, security and other utility services. The challenging geographical location and specific requirements […]

Introduction Western nations usually take a very liberal approach to LGBT+ legislature, with more of them accepting gay marriage and equal rights. In other nations, particularly those in the Middle East, it is now increasingly dangerous to be gay, and LGBT+ travellers will be aware that homosexuality is punishable by lengthy prison sentences or even […]

NGS has been providing support to participants of this years Street Child marathon in Sierra Leone. Offering pre-travel training, security advice, medical screening, country risk assessments, personnel tracking, 24hr operations support and emergency assistance. #emergency #response #ngs #travel #advice #security #trackingsystems #training #marathon #riskassessment #responsiveness #operationalsupport

Stephanie suffered a severe head injury whilst on a sabbatical teaching in Thailand. Three weeks after being placed in a medically-induced coma, she woke and was declared fit to fly home by air ambulance. After the FCO’s recommended response company let her down, NGS stepped in at short notice and had her airborne and on […]

We are proud to be sponsoring the SRM Alumni summer party. A great event for security and risk management professionals – and an excuse for a beer! For those NGS clients and followers, we are able to secure you a 25% discount on the ticket price. Please contact us for details and code. https://lnkd.in/drAebTJ

We were proud to sponsor participants of the 2018 10YFAN event in Wales at the weekend. With 10 climbs of Pen y Fan in 24hrs for 1 great cause, Kids Cancer Charity. The challenge is equivalent to climbing Mount Everest (29,029 ft) and is an enormous achievement. Well done to all those who took part! […]