Safe Travels
A biweekly column about travel safety and how to protect yourself when you’re on the road. Safe Travels is sponsored by Travel Guard, which offers broad coverage, including travel medical expense, trip cancellation, and more. Whether across the country or the globe, Travel Guard has you covered.
Is the city I’m visiting safe? Here’s how savvy travelers can find out
How can you tell if the city you plan to visit is safe? It’s harder than ever to know. Here are some proven strategies.
These are the most dangerous assumptions travelers are making in 2025
From travel insurance to cybersecurity, here are the most dangerous assumptions travelers are making this year.
Travelers beware: Cybercrime is the top safety threat in 2025
Forget pickpockets and lost luggage. The biggest threat to your next vacation might be lurking online. Cybercrime is the top threat of 2025, say experts.
How to protect your valuables when you’re being screened at the airport
In our hurry to catch the plane — or maybe just to get through our security screening — travelers leave so much behind. Here’s how to protect your valuables when you’re being screened.
Warning! Here are the biggest travel dangers of 2025
Hackers. Thieves. Infectious diseases.
Those are the top security threats in 2025, according to experts.
Pro tips for traveling safer during the 2024 holidays
You better watch your back if you’re traveling this holiday season. Here’s how to stay safe when your on the road.
Don’t lose your valuables when you travel. Here are the rules.
You don’t have to lose your valuables on your next big trip. Here are three rules that will prevent a major loss.
Warning! These travel insurance mistakes could ruin your next trip
Avoid travel insurance mistakes that could ruin your trip. Learn how to choose the right coverage for your travel concerns and destinations.
This is the worst place to put your passport when you travel
Where’s the worst place to put your passport when you travel? Maybe in the seatback pocket on an overnight flight from Orlando to Paris. Which is exactly where my young son left his.