{"id":84950,"date":"2023-11-19T18:09:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=84950"},"modified":"2023-11-19T18:09:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:09:29","slug":"im-a-travel-safety-expert-the-dangerous-mistake-guests-make-when-they-use-their-hotel-phone-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/travel\/im-a-travel-safety-expert-the-dangerous-mistake-guests-make-when-they-use-their-hotel-phone-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm a travel safety expert – the dangerous mistake guests make when they use their hotel phone | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

STAYING in a hotel is meant to be a relaxing experience, but some holidaymakers can let their guard down too easily.<\/p>\n

One hotel safety expert has revealed the dangerous mistake Brit tourists make when they use the phone in their hotel rooms.<\/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

As well as providing training to hotel staff, Carolyn also shares her safety advice with holidaymakers. <\/p>\n

One of the most dangerous things can happen when hotel guests use the phone in their room to talk to staff. <\/p>\n

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Carolyn told Sun Online Travel: "People pretend they are hotel staff and get you to reveal your credit card details over the phone." <\/p>\n

The hotel safety expert explained that some troublesome guests have been known to ring over hotel rooms pretending to be staff. <\/p>\n

These scenarios occur when room numbers are read out by staff members at the check-in desk. <\/p>\n

If another hotel guest overhears a room number being announced, they may try and use it as an opportunity to elicit someone's personal details. <\/p>\n

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Carolyn added: "Instead of giving out your personal details over the phone, go down to reception and check with them in person." <\/p>\n

By going down to the check-in desk and speaking with a member of staff in the flesh, guests will know whether the request is genuine or a hoax. <\/p>\n

There are other ways to stay safe in your\u00a0hotel\u00a0room too.<\/p>\n

In another article in Sun Online Travel, Carolyn urged holidaymakers to\u00a0avoid dishing out their room number\u00a0at check-in.<\/p>\n

She said: "Once they've read out the\u00a0room number, reception staff will give guests directions to their room."<\/p>\n

While this may seem like a fairly normal scenario, sharing information in the\u00a0hotel foyer\u00a0can be dangerous.<\/p>\n

Guests should ask for their room number to be written down rather than read out loud, so other people don't know where you're sleeping. <\/p>\n

Carolyn always makes sure to\u00a0travel 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\u00a0hotels\u00a0that I really like, but they don't have a second lock."<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, hotel cleaner Terence Harris posted a TikTok<\/span> video explaining how to create a makeshift door lock in a hotel room. <\/p>\n

In the video, he tied a hand towel around the clip at the top of the door and secured it in place using a hair<\/span> tie.<\/p>\n

A former flight attendant also explained why\u00a0guests should use the hotel chain\u00a0on their door when they're sleeping, showering, and dressing.<\/p>\n

In a post on\u00a0Mumsnet, she wrote: "It is not uncommon for hotels<\/span> 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\u00a0sleep\u00a0with 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>\n


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