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HotelOpenDoorBusiness and leisure travelers frequently check reviews, amenities, and location prior to booking a hotel. However, most hotel guests neglect to research security measures prior to their stay. These tools are not typically highlighted on a hotel website or at check-in, both to keep such information out of potential criminal hands and to avoid alarming guests. Hotel owners want to put their guests at ease and a lengthy list of safety and security features may cause concern. As such, property owners and managers undertake the enormous responsibility of overseeing the safety and security of all guests and visitors to their hotel.

Hotel guests have a right to feel safe and secure on property and it is the responsibility of the hotel owner and management to protect all those enjoying the property from any foreseeable harm. Allied Universal, a hotel security service provider, urges hoteliers to implement the following security solutions:

Maintain Security Minded Customer Service

Front desk staff and valets are trained to embody a customer first, customer service model. While maintaining friendly, responsive interactions with customers is crucial, it is also important to vigilantly follow all security protocols.

Key Card Access Review

With a few pieces of hardware and minor programming, it is possible for a criminal to gain undetectable entree to millions of key card protected hotel rooms….Hoteliers should remind all guests of the security safeguards they offer and remind guests to use their lock bars and chains and dead bolts when retiring for the evening. Room safes or securing valuables at the front desk should also be recommended if available. 

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ParkingSafetyGeorgia State University urges students to practice caution while entering and exiting vehicles in parking lots and parking garages. Parking lot patrons are particularly vulnerable while texting or otherwise distracted, while carrying a cumbersome load of books or shopping bags, and while navigating a dark or isolated parking lot alone.

Although property owners are ultimately responsible for providing a safe and secure premises for their patrons, guests can reduce their risk of becoming a victim. All parking lot patrons can benefit from the following GSU student parking lot safety tips:

When Leaving

  • Be aware of your surroundings.
  • Walk with others to your vehicle whenever possible.
  • Carry your car keys when approaching your vehicle so you can enter quickly. For added safety, put your car and house keys on separate key chains.
  • Always check underneath your car upon approach and in the rear seat for intruders before entering your automobile.
  • If something or someone looks suspicious, leave the area immediately. Do not try to go to your vehicle.
  • Lock your doors immediately and keep windows rolled up whenever possible.

When Parking

  • Park in well-lit areas.
  • Trust your instincts. If something doesn’t feel right, find another place to park.
  • Do not leave valuable items visible in your car. Put them in the trunk or take them with you.
  • Carry your registration and insurance card with you. Never leave valuable documents in your car that could help a thief identify who you are or where you live.
  • Call ahead when driving to your home or apartment late at night and have someone watch you walk from your car to the residence.

Read full article at GSU.

Parking Lot Patron Rights

By law, business and parking lot owners are required to protect all patrons legally on the premises from any foreseeable harm. Should the property owner or management company fail to provide adequate safety and security measures, they may be held civilly liable for any injuries or wrongful deaths which occur as a consequence.

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ParkingLotSafetySignStore and mall patrons often return to their vehicles while balancing shopping bags in one hand and a phone in the other, making themselves vulnerable targets.

Safe Bee reports, “more than 1 in 10 property crimes occur in parking lots or parking garages.” While parking lot and parking garage safety is the responsibility of the property owner, patrons can take steps to protect themselves. Safe Bee urges shoppers to follow three safety guidelines:

Be Prepared

Shop during daylight hours when possible. Obviously it’s easier for thieves to strike under cover of darkness. Fewer people shop at night too, which ups the odds that you’ll be alone in the parking lot or garage. Plan to rely on your debit or credit card for purchases; don’t carry lots of cash.

Park, Lock and More

If it’s an option, park in a lot with an attendant. Thieves aren’t as likely to lurk where someone’s on watch.

Park as near to entrance as you can. The closer you are, the less time you’ll have to spend walking through the lot or garage. Choose a well-lit spot.

Don’t assume that locking your car is enough to keep it safe….Don’t leave tempting items visible in the front or back seat.

Heads Up!

As you’re heading back to your car, have your keys out so you don’t have to search through your purse or pockets. You can also use your key as a weapon.

Be alert. This isn’t a good time to be caught up in texting or checking email, for example.

When you reach your car, get in, lock up and get out. Don’t spend time arranging packages in your trunk or fiddling with the radio station.

Read full article at Safe Bee.

Parking Lot Patron Rights

By law, business and parking lot owners are required to protect all patrons legally on the premises from any foreseeable harm. Should the property owner or management company fail to provide adequate safety and security measures, they may be held civilly liable for any injuries or wrongful deaths which occur as a consequence.

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