Corporate Travel Agencies Still Busy Helping Repatriate People — And Even Pets

Stranded citizens, employees and even pets are being taken care of by corporate travel agencies pushed to their limits during this pandemic.

Although business travel has dried up, some agencies have been playing their part in ongoing evacuations. And it’s not just the corporate clients leaning on them to bring employees home safely, as the travel agencies can act as the anchor between national carriers and various governments, consulates and embassies.

In the past they’ve handled the fallout from terrorist attacks, ash clouds, and other deadly viruses — but coronavirus has taken the repatriation project to a new level.