Get travel insurance.. some policies reimburse cash up to a certain amount... I had some money stolen from my hotel room in Paris a few years ago.. was able to claim back around 70% of it after filing a police report, even after I got back home to Hong Kong.... I know the police in HK or even the management in the Paris hotel wouldn't be able to do anything, but at least they have it on record as a statistic, and was necessary before I can claim it back through the insurance....