Most people that travel are unaware of the potential problems that could occur, particularly when they are traveling for business purposes. Not only do you need to be cautious about your home and leaving it unattended, you also need to be cautious on every leg of the journey and even while you are on the trip itself. Here are a few tips that can assist you in and staying as safe as possible and to alert you to any dangers that may occur, regardless of where you happen to be.

One of the first problems that can occur is at the airport or train station when you're going to be traveling. The reason why this is a difficulty is because you may be out of touch with your baggage for a certain amount of time. Quite obviously, you would not want to pack anything of a sensitive nature in the baggage that was going to be checked unless you absolutely have to do so. Make sure that you're carrying your laptop with you at all times and, even though you may need to be out of touch with your laptop during the time that it goes through security, never put it down otherwise, even for a moment.

What you may not be aware of is the fact that there are often mishaps that occur in these locations that are actually staged. For example, if somebody bumps into you and spills something on you, it is possible that they did so in order to distract you on purpose. For that reason, make sure that you are carrying any personal information such as your wallet or pocketbook in an area of your body that is going to protect it. If you're a man, wear your wallet in a front pocket or perhaps in a jacket pocket and if you're a woman, carry your pocketbook close to your person.

When you're at the hotel, it is also possible that dangers could occur from any number of different sources. You should never allow your room number to be said out loud by the individual that is giving you your key and once you have your key, carry it with you at all times. Do not allow your luggage to be unattended and taken up to the room for you, particularly if it contains any sensitive data. By all means, be cautious about the network that you are using at the hotel or in another area while you're traveling. They usually don't have the server security that you may have at the office and the only way for you to really avoid problems is to use some type of device encryption.

One final bit of advice that I can give to you is to carry important numbers with you at all times, particularly when you're going to be traveling outside of the country. Check with the US Department of Transportation regularly to see if there are any alerts in the area where you will be traveling and keep the number for the local consulate available so that you could contact them, should problems arise.