Travel Safety Archive

Earlier, I wrote about 7 Helpful Tips Before Attending Your Next Conference (or leisure or business trip) and there are many, many more tips, starting with safety precautions you should do before ever leaving home. Leave a copy of your itinerary with your emergency contact, ...Read More

I remember talking with a flight attendant awhile back who told me that her 17 years of flying, she had never left her hotel room once she arrived into a city. She just stayed in her hotel until the time to leave again. Traveling ...Read More

Is that your dog with his head hanging out the car window? With millions of drivers on the road this holiday season, many family pets are traveling as well. Here are a few holiday road trip tips to get you and your furry friends ...Read More

After I wrote the last blog about Ebola a couple days ago, a couple people emailed me to ask just what are the symptoms of this infectious disease. Yes, you could Google it or look them up on the CDC website but here are ...Read More

The capability of texting an emergency call into 9-1-1 has recently started in the U.S. What does this mean to you as a traveler? You may be in a situation where it is too dangerous to speak (in a hotel room where an intruder ...Read More

We all know our local emergency numbers. In the United States and Canada, we dial 9-1-1 when we need immediate police, fire, or ambulance services. If you are from a European country, you probably call 1-1-2. But what about when you are on the ...Read More

In this part one of a two-part article on data privacy and our security, learn just how un-private our private lives may be. Edward Snowden is a household name thanks to his allegations about NSA and spying on U.S. citizens. Exactly how deep this ...Read More