Safety threats can easily ruin a senior’s vacation. When vacationing, seniors are more vulnerable to theft and overall dangers of being in some place foreign. If you are thinking that staying in a hotel puts you in a lesser risk then you might want to rethink that since reports of theft occurring inside a hotel room with or without the occupants in there are quite rampant.
Add to that the fact that seniors are the favorite targets of thieves since we look fragile and won’t cause any trouble. I don’t think seniors are coward however, I do believe that seniors are wiser, that’s why they would rather give their valuable to a thief than fight the thief and get hurt in the process. Nonetheless, this should make us, seniors, extra careful when we are vacationing especially if the place is very foreign to you. Below are some safety tips that are simple enough to do when staying in a hotel:
* Never leave your door open and unlocked. Whether you are in or out of your hotel room, you must lock your door at all times. A common thief is more likely to try to open your door casually first before exerting any other effort in opening your door.
* Travel light. This way your stuff will be easier to track than having more than 5 bags and whatnot upon checking in. This also prevents you from being the thief’s apple of the eye. I mean, who would want to risk getting caught for a wallet and a couple of jewelries that were in plain sight when you checked in? They are most likely to chase someone with several baggage just so the odds of acquiring something valuable are better.
* Clear away temptation. You don’t have to leave your money-laden wallet lying around your room especially if there’s someone else – like the cleaning personnel – inside the room. If you really have to leave your valuables behind, at least put it in a safe place and out of view.
* Inspect your hotel room’s doors and windows if they are closing right. If you spot a broken one then report it at once and ask to be transferred to another room. Better be demanding than be sorry for not asking.
* Never ever open the door without taking a quick peek using the peephole to see who’s on the other side. Thieves knock and will use force to get inside if occupants are ignorant enough to open their doors to someone knocking.
* Never ever open your door to someone who is claiming to be a hotel personnel. Watch movies and they will tell you that this is the most common SOP of those who would like to break that barrier that is the door and gain access to the room. Better yet call the front desk and ask what was the visit about.
