Safety Tips For Women Travelling Alone

5 Safety Tips Essential For Women Travelling Alone


Safety Tips For Women Travelling Alone

No matter how confident a woman you are, you are not above falling victim to any of the numerous risks and potential threats that come with traveling by yourself to an unfamiliar location: from robbery to kidnap, rape, assaults, attacks, and various other violent crimes.

While the travel industry is adjusting to accommodate women travelers, you are still more vulnerable than men, especially when traveling by yourself.

Luckily, there are certain measures that women could take to ensure that they are protected and safe when traveling alone:

1. Be extra careful with new friends and talk less

While it is a great idea to make friends while visiting a place, you have to be cautious. There is nothing wrong with hanging out with colleagues after the business meeting, going to get lunch with people you met at the workshop or taking a walk with the fine guy you befriended at the hotel lobby, but you have to be cautious of them anyway.

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Stay purposefully vague when they ask you questions that may require detailed answers. Do not advertise your vulnerability. For instance, if they ask you to tell you what hotel you are lodged at or they ask you if it is your first time in the city, either give them a false information or beat around the bush on it. Even more, never tell anyone that you’re traveling alone. Lie if you have to.

2. Watch your alcohol

Limit the amount of alcohol you consume in front of friends or colleagues, also do not leave your drink unattended or even in their care. Do not be influenced into taking over your alcohol limit, you do not want to be at the mercy of anyone.


That would be the perfect excuse for that young man or woman who wishes to either steal from you or molest you to have their way with you.

3. Do not draw unnecessary attention to yourself

The last thing you want to do is draw unnecessary attention to yourself. You don’t want to give off the impression that you are a super-rich tourist with a lot of money to spend, you also do not want to dress lavishly or elaborately enough to attract attention. Pack light.

Avoid carrying a lot of cash. Also, ensure your daily spending cash is accessible so that you do not have to pull a wad of bills out of your purse to buy a simple lollipop from a kiosk.

4. Take precautions when you board a taxi

Take every possible precautionary measure possible before even entering a vehicle. First, try not to move at night. If you must, try and take a picture of your cab’s license plate before you get in it. The driver should not kick up a fuss over the picture if he is legit.

And when you are in the car, make a real or fake phone call to say something “What’s up, I’m almost there. I’ll be with you in about 20 minutes”, that way so the driver believes you are meeting someone at your destination, even if you’re not. No matter how sleepy you are, only let yourself sleep when you are back in your room and the doors are locked. You can never tell if the driver has ulterior plans to rob or molest you.

5. Be careful with your valuables

You are bound to travel with valuables including money, jewellery, phones, credit cards, your passport e.t.c. And to keep them safe, it helps to keep them in separate places that way if you are robbed, you won’t be totally helpless.

For instance: on travel day, carry your passport separately from your money and credit cards; and while sightseeing at your destination, take some money with you- you can split the cash and store one in your pocket and the other in your bag, but leave your card and some cash at your hotel.

Remember to stash the money in a couple of hard-to-reach spots in your clothing.You can also carry only copies of your essential documents and keep originals locked in your hotel safe.





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