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word count: 614character width: 60resource box: 2 lines + url link to cheaphotelsdeals.com=========================================================="How Business Travellers Can Stay Safe in the WorldsHotspots"- by John Williams© DigiLectual Inc. 2004http://www.cheaphotelsdeals.com/ ==========================================================Business travellers increasingly find themselves needing tovisit hotspots. Outside Europe and America, many countriesneed special care. Obviously, Iraq wouldn't be the numberone choice for a business trip. But other countries, likeSaudi Arabia or parts of the Far East, require attentiontoo.Horrific stories of kidnapping and murder scare anyoneplanning to visit a hotspot. But what are the real risks ?And what can you do to minimize those risks ?Let's make a list, and discuss each in turn.* Kidnapping* Attack* Robbery* AccidentIt's reassuring to discover few travellers fall victim tokidnapping. Kidnap victims are usually local people orresident expatriates. Why ? Probably because travellersare unpredictable. Kidnappers don't know their plans,where they're staying, or even that they're there at all !Random attacks are much more likely, but the risk of thesecan be much minimized, as we'll discuss later.Robbery - theft of possessions and money can be commonamong travellers. But these risks can also be minimized.The biggest threat to business travellers comes fromaccidents. The number of road accidents, in particular,far exceeds any deaths in terrorist incidents.How to minimize riskReduce your risk by good preparation. Learn about thecountry and city you plan to visit. A number of websiteswill help your research. The U.S State Department runs awebsite at http://travel.state.gov/travel/ The BritishForeign Office maintains a website at www.fco.gov.uk - youcan find constantly updated general and country specifictravel advice.If you get advice, follow it. Don't ignore it. Keep a lowprofile where possible, and don't draw unfavourableattention. Is that a good neighbourhood you plan to walkaround ? How about that quaint little bar ? Maybe it's thelocal criminal hangout ?Find out what you can before you leave, and then take localadvice when you get there. Chat with your taxi driver andyour hotel manager. You'll find out 99% of what you needto know from these two guys !So, before you go you've already found out about good andbad areas of town. You've learned enough to book a goodhotel in a good area. Then you'll fill in more detail whenyou get there (manager, taxi driver etc.)But what if things go wrong ?Okay, you've taken steps to reduce your risk. Butaccidents sometimes happen. You might get robbed in broaddaylight on a busy street, though it's unlikely.Get proper insurance. Standard travel insurance coversmost situations, and you should check with your broker.Not all insurance covers business travel, so check. Insome higher risk countries, you might need specialistinsurance. Yes, you can get insurance to cover emergencyevacuation, or even payment to skilled negotiators to helpsecure your release.But you only need insurance when it's already too late.Make contingency plans to get yourself out of a badsituation. You've got backup plans for your computersystems and other business operations. Make backup plansfor yourself.If you get caught in political disruption or naturaldisaster, what will you do ? Communication usuallydisappears first. Buy or borrow a mobile phone that workslocally. Take your own tri-band phone, or rent a phonelocally at the airport. Make sure you've got a localcontact who can get messages back if necessary (agree thisin advance).So there's little need to worry about the more horrificincidents we see on T.V every day. But more mundane risks,such as robbery or attack can be minimized by the rightpreparation. Use the internet to research where you'regoing, and use the U.S and U.K Government web sites for up-to-date advice.===========================================================Discover useful information, and some of the best cheaphotels deals on the internet. Click==> http://cheaphotels.cheaphotelsdeals.com/ ** Attn Ezine editors / Site Owners **Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety in yourezine or on your site so long as you leave all links inplace, do not modify the content and include my resourcebox as listed above.If you do use the article please send me a note [email protected] so I can take a look. Thanks.Check out other great articles at http://www.cheaphotelsdeals.com/articles.htm