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Travel Safety Tip Week 4: Cover it UP!

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The response to our last few weeks of travel safety minutes has been eye-opening—and fun!

Two readers surprised me with packages in the mail. The first was from Hall of Fame professional speaker Christine Cashen, who sent me this sheet of surface stickers. They are called LightDims from a small family-owned business that uses the income from this innovative product to provide special-needs care for their daughter. They can laser cut exact shapes and sizes; these are ideal for covering the peep holes on hotel doors.

The second fun surprise was from my IAAP CAPstone student, Clara Nakagawa, from Tokyo, Japan. Clara sent this hot pink thin magnet sheet to cover the door scope on hotel doors. She also sent me the best purple proofreading pens ever.

Thanks to these two fabulous friends for such a kind gesture. And, we’re still collecting travel safety tips, so please post your top travel secrets below. I learn something new from your comments every week.

 

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Travel Safety Tips Week 2: Safety First, Fun Second

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A couple of weeks ago I facilitated the Advanced Communications Program for DOWL in Tempe, Arizona. Each day Erin Karlin, the ACP coordinator, opened with a safety minute. I learned so much—and took notes.  One day she focused on travel safety tips, and I was reminded of this advice:

Tip 4: Make copies of your travel documents.

Make sure you have a copy of your passport, driver’s license, and even your credit cards. Keep hard-copy backups at home (so someone can send them if needed), and make sure you have copies in another piece of carry-on luggage on your trip. Erin introduced me to the fabulous password platform at LastPass.com. I’m a fan.

Tip 5: Let your bank know you’ll be traveling.

This advice is excellent, especially for extended international travel. Let your local bank know the first day you’ll be traveling and when you’ll return. Otherwise, the bank may stop your card transactions when it sees payments are being made in a foreign location. Bring a backup card and enough cash to cover any emergency.

What practical travel safety tips can you add to this list?

You can read about tips one through three here.

 

To customize a keynote or professional development session that will have your audience laughing and learning, contact Mandi Stanley.

Certified Speaking Professional Mandi Stanley works with business leaders who want to boost their professional image by becoming better speakers and writers through interactive high-content keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops, technical writing seminars, and fun proofreading classes. 

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