- Leave the television on
When you leave your hotel room for the day or evening leave the television on. From outside the room it sounds like the room is occupied.
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- Children
Instruct children how to dial the front desk in an emergency.
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- Evacuation
In case of evacuation, do not spend time gathering up valuables - react immediately.
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- Checks
Never carry extra checks or bank deposit slips in your wallet or purse.
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- Wallet
Never carry a list of all your bank account numbers in your wallet or purse.
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- Social Security card
Never carry your Social Security card or number on a trip.
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- Hotel Safe
Use the hotel safe to safeguard extra cash, identification papers you do not need to carry and cards you are not using that day.
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- Interior Doors
Ask for rooms that open into the interior of the hotel, compared to the outside of hotel. Interior of rooms provides more safety because thieves can not monitor your coming and goings.
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- Electronic Keys
Try to get a hotel that utilizes electronic keys instead of regular keys. Electronic keys are reprogrammed after each stay of a guest.
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- Room Safes
If your room comes with a safe, lock up your valuables. Don't leave valuables in plane site; more people have access to your room than you think.
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