Going on Holiday this Summer?

Make sure you follow this simple advice in order to protect your home while you are away. You don’t want to spoil a fabulous holiday by forgetting to secure your home and making sure its safe. Please just take a few minutes to read our list of tips as a guidance to help protect your home from crime whilst you enjoy yourself on holiday.

Before you go

Remember:

• Make your home look occupied- have timers set on lights to come on at night or arrange for a friend or neighbour to visit the home.
• Ask a trusted friend or neighbour to close your blinds at night, as if you leave them closed throughout your stay, it can become obvious .
• Ask neighbours to use your driveway as it makes it look like people are coming and going into your home.
• Cancel any milk or newspaper deliveries.
• Try not to mention holiday plans in front of strangers.
• If you can see your post through your door then consider blocking it out while your away or asking a neighbour to move it when they visit.
• Consider putting any valuables from in the shed into your house.
• Make sure that you’ve locked gates, all outside doors and windows, and set a burglar alarm if you have one.

 

The Journey

• Avoid putting your home address on your luggage, when you are travelling to your holiday destination.

• Put all valuables including cash, jewellery, cameras and passports in your hold all so they are with you at all times.

• Avoid taking expensive jewellery abroad.

• Consider using a lock to secure your suitcase and the belongings inside, this will deter thieves, and think about putting a belt around your case to prevent it from expectingly opening.

• Don’t leave your luggage unattended at the airport as it could be stolen or security staff may remove it.
• When you get to your destinations airport, collect your luggage as soon as possible and check your luggage if it looks like it has been tampered with.

 

At the Destination

• If you are using currency abroad don’t take all of it out at once, try to hire the hotel rooms safe and just take out the amount you need that day/night.

• Hire the safe in your hotel room so that all important documents, money, passports etc. are in a safe place. If you chose not to hire a safe or if there isn’t one, try to keep money in small amounts separate so its not in a big pile all together.

• Thieves are more common than you think in holiday resorts so try not to leave handbags lying around or jewellery inside, only wear jewellery which is needed and keep a watch on your bag.

• Only carry what is needed when going out on holiday, try not to carry too much money, electronics, jewellery as pick-pocketing and handbag and jewellery snatches are in most holiday destinations.

• Try to avoid ‘con’ artists as although you are trying to have a good time criminals try to take advantage of this, and offer you things and make promises to make your holiday that bit better when it could really ruin it.

• If you feel uneasy about thefts and burglary then consider hiding expensive valuables in a ‘can-safe’ which can look like tins of food, hairspray, drinks and even sun-cream to help keep your valuables out of sight.

• You can also add temporary door locks which look like a slide ruler that keeps your room door closed and locked so it will stop anyone if they should try to get in your room.

• Personal attack alarms, are another type of security to put on your door, which has a string that you would pull to activate it, and will often go around the door handle. Should anyone try to open the door then this would activate a alarm.

 

Important Information

It is important that you try to do as many of the tips we have mentioned to avoid ruining your holiday. So, if you are going away this summer be sure to keep yourself, home and valuables as safe and secure as possible whilst you are on a relaxing break. Nevertheless, it is still just as important that once you have done this that you can relax on your holiday and have a good time. We hope that these tips and guidance we have offered you really help you to be on ease, keep safe and secure on your break, and finally Keyhole Kate’s hope you have a fabulous holiday!