Why You Should Always Keep One Shoe in Your Hotel Safe
Jackie Reddy September 26, 2019
When it comes to stashing stuff securely in hotel rooms, a safe can be a traveler’s best friend. But for those for whom a secret stash turns into a lost item, one member of BA cabin crew has offered a top tip: travelers should keep one of the shoes they plan to wear on the return flight in the safe.
When it comes to staying in hotel rooms with personal valuables, somewhere safe is usually somewhere out of sight. But when it comes time to go home, this tactic can sometimes backfire; after all, as the old adage goes, out of sight is, of course, out of mind.
For those prone to losing their valuables, one British Airways (BA) cabin crew member offered travelers her top tip on how they can keep track of their belongings during the course of a hotel stay.
Speaking to Business Insider late last year, Ty Opoku Adjei said, “When we go on holiday, it’s natural to want to keep your valuables in the hotel room safe.” She added that it wasn’t unknown for some travelers to “make it all the way to the airport only to realize they’ve left their passport in the safe.”
Adjei explained, “My top tip is to keep one of your shoes you plan to wear on your journey home in the safe. If you do this, you’ll never leave the hotel room without checking the safe ever again… as long as you don’t forget where you put your shoe, of course!”
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@KayVeeBee Idem for me. Always in my bag in a hard-to-access pouch for any wannabe thief. And the bag travels with me, always - it is chuck full of electronics. If for any reason the bag and I are apart, then the passport comes with me into a pocket. And you are right that by law this is what should happen. Albeit I never had any officer of the law require it from me.
I never use the hotel safe. I don’t use cash, and keep my pasport and id on me (as the law usually requires).
Clever tip! I did that once and only realised half way to the airport my passport and wallet were still in the hotel safe!
evanstim....I do the same thing, saying "clear" out loud after each area. I'm glad I'm not the only one using this method.
How about an "old trick" of keeping your wallet and passport in the safe? You definitely check for those at the hotel check out desk or on your way to the airport/transit/another paid activity.