Safety Tips for Travelers During Times of Heightened Security Alert
Before Traveling
- Always leave a travel itinerary with someone at home, a relative or trusted friend.
- Pack lightly due to airport security
- Carry items that may be necessary in an emergency: water and nonperishable food; a cell phone; photocopies of passports, visas and prescriptions; a small first aid kit
- Ask what security measures are in place and review them again upon check-in.
- Does the hotel employ 24-hour security personnel?
- Does the hotel require proof of identification of all guests?
- Is access to guest room floors restricted to resident guests with valid electronic key cards only?
- Ask the hotel if they have made provisions for guest safety in the event that a lockdown situation occurs. (i.e. do they have an area of refuge stocked with food and water for guests?)
- Have the hotel.s safety and security features been reviewed and accepted by an independent accreditor?
- When in your hotel room, review safety and security information and be familiar with emergency evacuation plan.
- At overseas airports avoid large crowds which can be potential targets of terrorism.
- When traveling abroad know local laws and customs; practice caution.
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