Women Travelers - What precautions a women travelers should take while traveling alone ?

What precautions a women travelers should take while traveling alone ?

What precautions a women travelers should take while traveling alone ?

It depends on where you are traveling.

In general, know where you are going, know how locals behave, try to blend in as much as possible.

One simple thing is to make sure hotel clerk doesn't announce your room number out loud when you check in.

You might want to read through these threads. While they were started a while back most of the information is timeless.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/women-travelers/282501-travel-safety-tips.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/women-travelers/282429-safety-security-hotels.html

I bought a couple of cheap plastic door stops for my hotel rooms. It made me feel better in hotels I didn't feel terribly comfortable in. Cheap, light and easy "security blanket!"