What recommendations would I personally make to people on how they use social media and the settings they choose. Please remember that any application that is free has issues on your privacy, its how they make money. If it were truly free then it would not be able to exist. So today all the news […]
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When visiting organisations and running training programmes on how to keep their staff safe as they travel its noticeable that hardly anyone knows these websites exist. Most of the people who arrange the travel know they are there but rarely check them, due mainly to workload and simply just being too busy. Interestingly both are
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Today sees the first Thomas Cook holiday makers return to Tunisia but is it safe to do so when a state of emergency remains in place and only recently extended on 10th February. Thirty-eight tourists, including thirty Britons, were killed in June 2015 when gunman Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire at the five-star Riu Imperial Marhaba
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The missing bag As we get to the desk we put our laptop bag or briefcase down beside our case and start explaining to the receptionist who we are. It’s an everyday occurrence and most of us are fairly relaxed as we are now in a hotel environment, often have travelled for hours and are
If you look at your room or suite that you are staying in and then ask yourself if you would like to be trapped in there with someone who was seeking to harm you. The answer should be no so that should make you recognise that you should always lock the room and start using
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The missing bag As we get to the desk we put our laptop bag or briefcase down beside our case and start explaining to the receptionist who we are. It’s an everyday occurrence and most of us are fairly relaxed as we are now in a hotel environment, often have travelled for hours and are
Public Transport Public transport is a fantastic opportunity for pickpockets and thieves. It can also be an opportunity for someone looking to commit a serious crime against you or your loved ones. The biggest change in recent years is the increase in CCTV on public transport. That has helped you the innocent traveller considerably. However
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If you or your child has snapchat and using the latest version their exact location is tracked and can be seen by all their “snapchat friends”. This is really detailed and the map shows exactly where they are. So make sure they switch to ghost mode. You can check by pinching the screen and viewing
In the UK to gain emergency assistance you simply dial 999, however what if you cant speak at that time ….. What can you do so that the call is treated as an emergency and not just terminated. Due to the number of calls taken by the emergency services not all calls made to 999
When you walk in the airport terminal it’s usually packed with people from a large number of countries and normally under a high police presence. There is good reason for that. The vast majority of people in the terminal on the public side have bags and luggage and none of them have been through any
