Whether it is for business or for pleasure, we sometimes have need to move away from home and stay in a hotel. The safety of ourselves and our property while in the hotels remains our own responsibility. Hotels are definitely going to experience a boom this festive season and as you plan for your vacation, you should not forget to plan for your safety as well. This is the reason i have put together these hotel safety tips. Read and stay safe!!!

Before your trip

Copy all credit cards, airline tickets, passports and important documents, front and back.

What to look for in a safe hotel:

If possible, select a hotel which has installed modern electronic guest room locks. The majority of these locks automatically change the lock combination with every new guest so there is little chance of someone having a duplicate key to your room. If you lose or misplace your key, ask to have your room re-keyed immediately.
Is each room equipped with a dead bolt lock and a peephole?
Fire sprinklers in hotel rooms, hallways, and meeting rooms likewise for smoke detectors. If each room is not equipped with a smoke detector, are sprinkler systems installed in the hallways or is your only hope the local fire department.
Each room telephone should allow outside dialing.
Secure locks on windows and adjoining doors.
Well-lit interior hallways, parking structures and grounds.
Hotels that have limited access to hotel structure, generally the more limited the access; the less likely a trespasser will enter.

When arriving and checking into your hotel room

If you arrive in a bus or cab, stay with your luggage until it is brought into the hotel lobby.
Keep a close eye on your luggage, purse, etc when checking in.
If the lobby is busy, thieves will often take advantage of the distractions to take your things with them.
If you are staying in an older room which still has the older guest door locks with metal key, one of first signs of how a hotel treats the issue of security is to observe how hotel room keys are controlled. If it is checkout time and a pile of metal room keys are laying on the front desk, the hotel is not too concerned about your security. Anyone can take and key lying on the desk. This is not a big concern if the hotel is using electronic key cards but is if the metal keys have the room number embossed on it.
Ask the front desk personnel not to announce your room number. Rather, tell them to write it down or point to it. If the desk clerk should do this, explain the problem and asked to be given another room. You never know who is listening. Your room number is a matter of security, and the fewer people that know your whereabouts, the better. There’s no need to announce it to the entire hotel lobby.
When registering, sign only your last name and first initial. Don’t use titles or degrees. Makes it harder to determine gender, marital status or profession. If you are a women travelling alone, you might consider booking your room as Mr. and Mrs.

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