Security is an essential element in the vast majority of governmental and institutional travel, officially known as 'Governmental and Institutional Travel and Tourism' (GITT), framed within the Tourism industry. These security needs find their explanation in the status, rank and role that the components of the Delegation perform during the trip in the exercise of their functions. In addition to this, security operations can be influenced by external reasons, such as the situation that the destination is going through, the main motivation for the trip, the service providers or the last-minute changes inherent to these trips.

In the case of ground transportation providers, and especially in the case of vehicles with a driver, the security operations that are carried out before, just before, during and after the trip are usually especially exhaustive. Through the course Aspects of security in a land transport provider, students will be able to learn about the main operations and needs in this specific field, during all the stages that a GITT travels goes through.