The document provides 548 tips for traveling safely. Some key tips include avoiding crowded tourist areas, verifying a hotel has proper fire safety measures, being vague about arrival/departure times, notifying your government of travel plans, checking travel advisories from governments like the US and Australia, and contacting regional security officers in embassies for local information. Private sources of travel security information and intelligence are also recommended.

1. Tips for
travelling
Topic : Tip 523 – 548
What you do and Information
(Government & Private
sources)

2. What you do

3. Tip 523 : Avoid crowded tourist locations
 Although business travelers represent particularly
attractive targets for criminals, they are not the only
desirable pool of targets. Leisure travelers are also as
attractive pool. Don’t compound your risk of assault by
frequenting hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and other
locations where tourists- particularly Western tourists-
congregate. Bear in mind too, that the risk to a traveler
visiting these sites increases in the evening.

4. Tip 524 : Stay near Transportation
 If you will be using public transportation to get around at
your destination, make sure there are access points near
your hotel.

5. Tip 525 : Verify fire protection
 When making hotel reservations, get assurance that the
hotel has smoke detectors and sprinklers installed in all
rooms.

6. Tip 526 : Be vague about arrivals/ departure
times
 Don’t be too specific about when you expect to arrive or
depart from a hotel. Instead be purposefully evasive. For
example use terms like “early morning ” or “late
afternoon” instead of “around 7:00 AM” or “about 6:30
PM”.

7. Tip 527 : Safeguard your company’s name
 Whenever possible avoid using your (real) company’s
name when making transportation, hotel, and meal
reservations.

8. Tip 528 : Arrange for an escort
 Arrange in advance for transportation from your arrival
site (e.g., airport, train terminal ) to your hotel or
business appointments. Better yet, plan to be met at the
airport by a trusted local contact who will drive you to
your destination.

9. Tip 529 : Research your accommodations
 The best information regarding the security of local
accommodations comes from those who are “locals”
themselves. Start by asking your local business contact
what he knows about the security of the hotel you are
considering. Then contact your embassy’s security
official. These people are excellent sources of in-country
security information.

10. Tip 530 : Be careful where you met
 Be extra cautious when scheduling meetings in
conference centers that are frequently used by
foreigners to conduct business. They are magnets for
criminals targeting those foreigners.

11. Tip 531 : Give short notice of attending
meetings
 Arrange for a window of meeting times then finalize the
specifics shortly before the meeting.

12. Tip 532 : Keep meetings brief
 Don’t allow for others to gather in anticipation of your
departure.

13. Tip 533 : Notify your government of your plans
 Before you arrive in country, fax or e-mail a copy of your
itinerary to your government’s embassy security officer. A
sample of the in formation to be contained in this
communication is included as the appendix to this guide.

14. Tip 534 : Guard your itinerary
 Once a fax or e-mail is sent, it is difficult to control its
distribution. Except for communicating your itinerary to
your country’s embassy or consulate, don’t fax or e-mail
your itinerary.

15. Tip 535 : Limit conversations on cellular
telephone
 Cellular connections are not secure connections so do
not discuss anything that can compromise your safety.

16. Information
 Government Sources
Information about potential hazards in “foreign” countries
is available from a number of Western governments.

17. Tip 536 : Check the U.S. State Department
advisories
 The U.S. State Department maintains one of the most
thorough sources of foreign travel information through its
Consular Information Program. There are three levels of
risk associated with the State Department’s travel
information: Consular Information Sheets, Travel
Warnings, and Public Announcements.

18. Tip 537 : Access business travel security
information
 The U.S. State Department maintains a liaison function
between the U.S. government and the private sector to
exchange security related information. The Overseas
Security Advisory Council(OSAC), as this liaison is
called, is composed of others who have an interest in
overseas security. It is coordinated through the state
Department and offers advice especially for foreign-
bound American business travelers.

19. Tip 538 : Tap other U.S. government resources
 The U.S. Department of Transportation supports a travel
advisory hotline at 800-221-0673. The hotline advises
travelers of potential terrorist threats and other security
matters concerning the transportation systems in the
United State and abroad.

20. Tip 539 : Alternately, check the travel security
site maintained by the Australian government
 The Australian department of foreign affairs and trade
maintains a website offering travel advice to Australian
citizens at www.dfat.gov.au/consular/advice/.

21. Tip 540 : or by the British government
 The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London
offers travel advisories for British citizens. The
information can be accessed by telephone or thought the
internet at www.fco.gov.uk/travel/.

22. Tip 541 : or by the Canadian government
 Canadian citizens can access relevant travel security
information from the Canadian Department of foreign
Affairs and international trade. The information is available
on the internet at voyage.defait-
maeci.ga.ca/destinations/menu_e.htm.

23. Tip 542 : or by the New Zealand government
 The New Zealand Ministry of foreign affairs & Trade
offers foreign travel advice to its citizens though its
website at www.mft.govt.nz/travel/.

24. Tip 543 : Contact Regional Security Officer
 A Regional Security officer is assigned
to almost every U.S. Embassy and
many larger American Consulates.
Among their responsibilities is to
provide security information to
executives doing business in their
assigned countries. Regional Security
Officers have access to extensive
security information. They can and do
offer advice on selecting hotel,
meeting site, transportation options.
Although they cannot make
arrangements for you, they can
provide you with critical information so

25. Tip 544 : Find out what is going on
 Monitor traveler advisories and ask your local contacts if
and where there is unrest in the country you will be
visiting so that you can avoid it. Learn, too, of upcoming
event which can increase the potential for violence.
OSAC monitors world events that can affect the
safety of business travelers. It updates its findings daily
and reports these events on its internet site. It also has
available a database which includes country-specific
dates that could require extra caution for the foreign
business traveler.

26. Information
 Private Sources
Travel security information can also be obtained from a
number of non-governmental sources.

27. Tip 545 : The determine the level of on-site
security
 If you will be meeting in an office building, at a
manufacturing site, in a retail store, or in some other
business location, ask your business contact there what
security measures are in place.

28. Tip 546 : Tap into your security department
 Don’t overlook the value of your own security department
when making plans for your international travel. They
may have access to all the sources listed above as well
as other pertinent information for travel to your
destination.

29. Tip 547 : Use Applied Psychology’s resource
links
 We have collected useful, security-related internet sites
and have posted links to them on our company’s website
at www.appliedpsychology.com/resource.htm.

30. Tip 548 : Subscribe to private sources
 A number of private companies provide foreign travel
security information for a fee.

31. Members of group
 Ms. Tipaporn Ngorsakul
ID.52623433006
 Ms. Radtiyakorn Khampong
ID.52623433011
 Mr. Warit Sutthisri
ID.52623433014
 Ms. Wanida Phoothongkan
ID.52623433019