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Make a list of your credit card toll free numbers in case you have to
cancel them. Is your bank available on weekends and holidays?
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Use ATMs during the daylight hours.
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Never give your credit card number unless you know to whom you
are giving it.
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Make sure you get your credit card back after a transaction
Luggage
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Use cable locks to secure multiple pieces of luggage.
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Use cable locks in train compartments to secure luggage to
luggage racks or other similar anchor.
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Use small combination locks on all zippers.
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Never take your hands off of your possessions in public.
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Watch out for police "strong arming" tourists demanding money
(Russia)
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Mark your luggage with colorful tape or other markings
When flying
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Drink at least eight ounces of water every hour when flying
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Don't drink tap water on the plane. There are no standards for
aircraft water tanks for cleanliness, treatment procedures, nor water
quality in the cities where the aircraft tanks are refilled
At hotels:
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Do not give your room number to strangers
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Choose an inside room away from the street
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Leave lights, TV on when the room is vacant
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Pull curtains and jam doors shut
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Arrange knock signals no knock no open door
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Answer phone "Hallo" not with your name.
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Know where the emergency exits are
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Keep room key in your possession at all times
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Obtain a room between the second and the sixth floor
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Use only your first initial and last name when checking in
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Always use the elevator not the stairs stairs are a good place to
get mugged
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Never leave your key where someone can see where you are
staying and worse than that, what room you're staying in.
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Take advantage of the concierge they know what's going on in
the street.
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Make sure that the valet parking attendant you turn your keys over
to is an employee of the hotel.
