Travel Safety Tips For Women Travelers

CHOOSING A HOTEL

1. Smaller is smarter: you want the staff to be familiar with guests and with you. The smaller the lobby, the more noticeable the loiterers.
   

2. Aim for a well-trafficked street (neighborhood restaurants and late-night stores mean traffic, corporate offices mean darkness). Affluent residential areas tend to have more reliable transportation and fewer threatening street people.
   

3. Awareness is the key: Increasing your personal awareness is an integral part of crime , and perhaps the single most important element of effective self-defense.

4. Avoid presenting a victim profile: Crime victims are frequently chosen because they are easy targets. Criminals prey on the weak or unsuspecting, and usually avoid people who are aware of what's going on and might put up a fight.

5. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating,working, etc, and just sit
   (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc).
   DON'T DO THIS!

6. Don't bring the glare

   Avoid ostentatious jewelry; you could be injured if a thief yanks a bracelet from your wrist or a necklace from your throat