Having your money or belongings stolen while away can turn a holiday into a hell-iday in the blink of an eye.
To lessen the likelihood of this happening, insurance firm True Traveller has rustled up six tips for safeguarding your cash and valuables, including a cunning anti-theft hack involving Sellotape and a guidebook. Read on for more…
Keep a stash: Keep one credit card and a £50 note hidden and separate from your main stash.
Sellotaping a credit card between two pages in a guidebook is an idea. Local thieves never steal guidebooks.
Having your money or belongings stolen while away can turn a holiday into a hell-iday in the blink of an eye
Money belts: When you’re travelling on trains, buses and so on, put your passport, cash and cards in your money belt.
No one will be able to steal them without you knowing.
Cash: There is no point in carrying more than £200 or so of cash at any one time.
Just use your card and get extra cash out of a cash machine.
Use the safe: If there’s no safe in your room, there will be one in reception. Use it, and put your cash, cards and passport inside it, and your camera and laptop as well if you’re not using them. Then just go out in the day with a small amount of cash and one credit card.
While on holiday keep one credit card and a £50 note hidden and separate from your main stash, says insurance firm True Traveller
Stay alert: In restaurants put your belongings under the table, but secure it – maybe put a strap of your bag around your foot.
Avoid looking lost or flashy: If you’re standing on a street corner looking at your shiny iPhone 13, with your new camera around your neck, looking lost, you’re being looked at.
Do a bit of research before you go out, and be circumspect if you do get lost, and act appropriately. Try to make this a habit, regardless of what country you’re travelling in.
