Traveling Solo 6: Safety in Travel

When you are traveling alone, safety in hotel rooms is a concern. Ask for a room near the elevator, not at the end of a hallway. Ask for someone at the front desk to accompany you to your room, especially if you are in a larger hotel. The employee would then go into the room first and check the bathroom, behind the curtains, and on the balcony. Make sure there is a lock on your balcony door, and a peephole and chain on your room door, as well. Rather than posting your maid service requested card on your door, which announces you are not in for everyone to see, call the housekeeping department instead.

Use that door peephole whenever anyone arrives, and if you don't recognize the person, call the front desk for identification and verification. Don't directly accept anything, but instead have it left at the front desk. When in the elevator alone, stand next to the floor button panel and push the next button if something is strange in that elevator. Close the curtains and put a light on if you expect to arrive after dark. Ask the hotel staff to identify bad parts of town on your travel map. Don't keep all of your money and identification with you together in the same place. Have keys and payment/cash ready before they are immediately needed. Don't let a stranger touch you or any of your belongings.

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