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<\/p>\nWHILE a night away at a hotel may seem like the perfect opportunity to unwind, holidaymakers still need to make sure they're looking after their belongings.<\/p>\n
One travel security expert has revealed the real reason why Brits should use the safe inside their hotel room. <\/p>\n
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Carolyn Pearson is the CEO and Founder of\u00a0Maiden Voyage\u00a0– a\u00a0business<\/span>\u00a0dedicated to making travel safer.<\/p>\n Maiden Voyage, which launched 16 years ago, educates businesses and industry professionals on safety and security in the travel sector.<\/p>\n In addition to providing training to hotel employers and their employees, Carolyn also shares safety\u00a0tips, tricks, hacks, and advice\u00a0with holidaymakers.<\/p>\n And there's one very specific reason Brit holidaymakers should be using the safe in their hotel room.<\/p>\n Carolyn told Sun Online Travel: "I would always put my valuables in the safe." <\/p>\n This is because housekeepers often wedge doors open when they're cleaning rooms to accommodate their large trolleys. <\/p>\n If the room is being cleaned mid-stay, valuables like laptops and bottles of perfume on vanity tables can be spotted through the open<\/span> door as the cleaner is in the room.<\/p>\n Carolyn added: "This person can tell housekeeping that they've forgotten something in your room, and very easily pick up any valuables left on the desk." <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Instead of running this risk, Carolyn recommended keeping all important items in the hotel safe. <\/p>\n There are other ways to stay safe in your hotel room too. <\/p>\n Carolyn recently urged holidaymakers to avoid announcing their room number at the check-in desk.<\/p>\n She said: "Once they've read out the\u00a0room number, reception staff will give guests directions to their room."<\/p>\n Despite seeming helpful, sharing this information in a hotel foyer could be dangerous. <\/p>\n Ask for your room number to be written down instead, so other guests won't know where you're staying. <\/p>\n Carolyn always makes sure to travel with a \u00a31 doorstop too, to give her hotel room some extra security at night. <\/p>\n She said: "I always travel with a door jammer because there are some hotels<\/span> that I really like, but they don't have a second lock."<\/p>\n Hotel cleaner Terence Harris has revealed how he uses a towel and a hair<\/span> bobble to create a makeshift door lock. <\/p>\n In the video, he tied the towel around the clip at the top of the door and secured it in place using the hair tie.<\/p>\n A former flight attendant also explained why guests should use the hotel chain on their door when they're sleeping, showering, and dressing. <\/p>\n In a post on Mumsnet, she wrote: "It is not uncommon for hotels to accidentally double-book your room.<\/p>\n "I have woken up many times to someone opening my door with an electronic key that was programmed for my room.<\/p>\n "I learned to dress and sleep with the chain on the door at all times." <\/p>\n Meanwhile, a flight attendant recently shared her\u00a0top safety hacks\u00a0for travellers to prevent hotel break-ins.<\/p>\nRead More on Hotels<\/h2>\n
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