{"id":8149,"date":"2012-04-25T03:47:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-25T03:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/travel-security-expert-gives-top-five-tips-for-a-safe-journey-2\/"},"modified":"2012-04-25T03:47:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-25T03:47:00","slug":"travel-security-expert-gives-top-five-tips-for-a-safe-journey-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2012\/04\/travel-security-expert-gives-top-five-tips-for-a-safe-journey-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TRAVEL SECURITY EXPERT GIVES TOP FIVE TIPS FOR A SAFE JOURNEY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We all want \u2018peace of mind\u2019 when travelling overseas but with the world becoming more and more complicated \u2013 pirates attacking cruise ships, terrorism, political uprisings and now swine flu \u2013 the need to have as many points covered as possible to optimise your security is now more imperative than ever. <\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have to, now more than ever, be very aware of where they are going and what they are doing as situations can change dramatically,\u201d Mark McCormack, CEO of Loop9, and developer of the new cutting edge technology Travel Messenger SMS \u2018Concierge\u2019 Service, said. <\/p>\n

McCormack said Travel Messenger, which sends up-to-the-minute SMS security updates to a traveller\u2019s mobile phone (covering over 200 countries and 3000 cities) is vital for 21st century travel security. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, it is as necessary as travel insurance \u2013 you should not leave home without it\u201d. <\/p>\n

McCormack has five tips \u201cabsolutely vital\u201d for those seeking peace of mind while travelling abroad: <\/p>\n

(1) Register on www.Smarttraveller.com.au<\/a> \u2013 the Australian Government\u2019s travel advisory and consular assistance service. It provides up to date advice for travellers on a host of countries. If registered, the government can then contact you if an emergency arises at your destination. <\/p>\n

(2) Check out World Health Organisation www.who.int<\/a> for advice on subjects such as the swine flu outbreak. The WHO recommends that if you are travelling in swine flu affected areas to avoid public gatherings, avoid using public transportation, if in public try to remain 6 feet away from others, if you experience cold like symptoms see your doctor immediately <\/p>\n

It also offers advice on keeping healthy while overseas and what to do if you fall ill. <\/p>\n

(3) Travel Insurance \u2013 never leave home without it. Lack of travel insurance can ruin a holiday and end up costing the traveller tens of thousands of dollars in medical costs. Go to the website www.insurancecouncil.com.au<\/a> for all the latest information. Read policy fine print carefully and make sure you are covered for all your varying needs. <\/p>\n

(4) Photocopy all your travel documents and keep them separate from your originals. Also email all your personal details such as passport number, itinerary, flight details to your own email in case documents are lost\/stolen. <\/p>\n

(5) Sign up to Travel Messenger – www.travelmessenger.com.au<\/a> – through major travel agencies. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn less than 12 months of operations Travel Messenger SMS technology has proven crucial to the safety of thousands of Australians caught up in dangerous situations overseas \u2013 most recently the political turmoil in Bangkok and the terrorist attack in Mumbai,\u201d McCormack said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe kept travellers constantly updated on the unfolding situations 24\/7 with up to the minute travel warnings,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

For further information visit www.TravelMessenger.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all want \u2018peace of mind\u2019 when travelling overseas but with the world becoming more and more complicated \u2013 pirates attacking cruise ships, terrorism, political uprisings and now swine flu \u2013 the need to have as many points covered as possible to optimise your security is now more imperative than ever. \u201cPeople have to, now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}