| Professional thieves tend to hang around hotels and | | | | to hang a "please clean the room" sign on the door |
| resorts, especially the lobbies, looking for tourists and | | | | knob when you go out, as it signals to a would be |
| travelers who are easy pickings. Here are some | | | | thief that there likely is nobody in the room. |
| travel tips that may help you feel more safe and | | | | It is advisable to not give out your room number to |
| secure in your hotel room when you are traveling, or | | | | anyone that you don't know and trust. |
| are on vacation. | | | | There is a small, motion-sensitive, battery-operated, |
| If you can, try and book a room that is on the | | | | burglar alarm that can be hung on the inside hotel |
| second, third, fourth, or fifth floors, as ground floor | | | | door knob, or there is a wedge-shaped alarm that |
| hotel rooms are more susceptible to break ins. | | | | you can wedge under the door that accomplishes the |
| Always keep in mind that hotel rooms above the | | | | same thing. If someone tries to open your hotel |
| fifth floor may not be accessible by many fire engine | | | | room door, an alarm will sound. |
| ladders if a fire breaks out in your hotel. | | | | Two less sophisticated methods you could use are to |
| Make sure the door to your hotel room locks | | | | move a chair in front of the hotel door, or to wedge |
| properly, and that all windows or sliding doors open | | | | a standard rubber door stopper under the door. Both |
| and also lock securely. It's probably not a good idea | | | | of these methods are also effective. |