Travel security
tips
China is a relatively safe country, but still
you need to pay attention to certain things
mentioned below to insure more secure way
of travelling:
- Remember to pack tickets, passports and
insurance documents in your luggage. And
remember the fear of bombs being planted
by terrorists on aircraft means airlines
prefer you keep electrical goods such as
tape recorders and cameras in your hand
luggage. They will, however, insist you
keep any type of sharp object (even a razor)
in your suitcase.
- Consider carefully whether it's wise to
take with you expensive looking 'designer
label' luggage and jewellery - you could
attract unwanted attention.
- Avoid writing your home telephone number
on luggage labels. You could unwittingly
provide a criminal with information to the
effect that your home is unattended. Use
business details where possible.
- Keep your baggage and ticket stubs. If
your luggage gets lost, you'll need them
in order to confirm you checked the luggage
in. If you do run into problems with lost
luggage, report it as soon as possible before
continuing your journey to your final destination.
- If you carry a credit card or travellers
cheques, be sure to check you're still in
possession of them every day or so. In the
case of travellers cheques, thieves are
known to rip out the bills from the last
cheque so that you don't discover your loss
immediately. Keep any unused cheques under
lock and key.
- In your hotel, avoid using the 'Make Up
My Room' sign on your door when you leave
- it tells everyone you're not around.
- When you're out and about, avoid standing
in the street gazing at a map - it tells
everyone you're a stranger.
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