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David Katz, CEO of the Global Security Group, leads classes on travel security and suggests that employees should maintain a state of "relaxed alertness" when traveling. He defines that as being aware of your surroundings and taking note of what is out of place. Katz also suggests a few small habits to keep your trip safe.
For example, if you go the same location repeatedly, vary your route. Leave each day at a different time. If you wouldn't wear your Cartier watch in the lower west side of Manhattan, don't flash it around a village in Bangladesh.
When booking a hotel room request a room on the third floor or below. Fire ladders don't go above the seventh floor, and if you have to jump, any jump that's more than three times your height can result in serious injury. Take a minute to find the emergency exits and the stairwells. Start at your door and count the doors to the exit; in case of a fire, you'll want to be able to get to that stairwell even if the smoke prevents you from seeing it. The hotel should have a secure well-lit parking lot that you can leave your vehicle in, and you should feel safe walking to that lot at night.
Katz suggests choosing a rental car with low mileage over a high-mileage vehicle-even if it isn't the type you prefer. You should also remove, or ask the rental company to remove, any stickers or other markings on the car that signal it's a rental. There's no need to identify yourself as a visitor who may be unfamiliar with his surroundings (and an easy target for a thief).
Finally, employees should always leave a copy of their travel itinerary both at home and in the office. Make arrangements for regular check-in calls at home and work. If you fail to call, your co-workers and family will know to follow up.