{"id":25872,"date":"2016-12-05T06:30:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T12:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.universalweather.com\/blog\/?p=25872"},"modified":"2023-08-22T14:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:01:12","slug":"hotel-security-for-business-aviation-travel-part-2-room-considerations-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.universalweather.com\/blog\/hotel-security-for-business-aviation-travel-part-2-room-considerations-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotel Security for Business Aviation Travel \u2013 Part 2: Room Considerations & Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

This business aviation blog post continues from our article last week, titled “Hotel Security for Business Aviation Travel \u2013 Part 1: General Considerations.<\/a>” <\/em><\/p>\n

A hotel room is not just a hotel room. Your safety and security at international hotel locations will be impacted by many non-room specific considerations including surveillance of public areas, access controls to guest areas, fire safety, and room security factors. There are simple tips and procedures crews can take advantage of to boost levels of personal security while staying at hotels.<\/p>\n

The following is an overview of what you need to know:<\/p>\n

1. Splitting up passengers and crew<\/h2>\n

While some operators prefer to place crews and passengers in different hotels, it’s not a security issue if they’re staying at the same hotel. It’s important, however, to follow all security recommendations in your hotel brief and to try to stay on floors two through seven (preferably two through five).<\/p>\n

2. Securing valuables in the room<\/h2>\n

Best practice is to travel with only the technology devices and valuables you actually require for the trip. Work with your internal security department, in advance, to ensure that data on your electronic devices is adequately password protected.<\/em> While there’s much debate among security companies on the best way to hide\/safeguard valuables in a hotel room, it’s usually best to split things up. Leave some valuables \u2013 such as documents, cash and electronics \u2013 in the room safe for when you are out of your room, but be aware that this is not always a 100% secure proposition.<\/em> It’s recommended to keep some valuables locked in your luggage, just in case the room safe is compromised. It’s good practice to leave your passport in the room safe, as well as some of your credit cards and cash, and to travel outside the hotel with only what you need for the day. Keep copies of all important documentation \u2013 passport, driver’s license, IDs, credit cards plus a list of high value items you have with you \u2013 in your luggage in the event your purse\/wallet etc. gets stolen.<\/p>\n

At night, you may want to consider transferring your passport and other items from your safe back to your bag in case you need to make an emergency egress\u2014this way, you are ready to grab and go.<\/p>\n

3. Fire safety<\/h2>\n

Particularly when staying at lesser known hotel brands it’s important to confirm that rooms have smoke detectors, emergency exits are not blocked, and adequate fire extinguishers available in common areas. One of the leading causes of deaths at hotels is from fire and\/or smoke exposure. Best practice is to book rooms on floors two through seven. You don’t want the ground floor as you may be in immediate danger if there’s an attack on the hotel. But, if there’s a fire, most fire truck ladders only reach up to the seventh floor.<\/p>\n

4. Portable items you can have to increase your in-room protection<\/h2>\n