Terror attacks are a harrowing reminder of the dangers to which traveling can sometimes expose us. Places like Paris, Beirut, Brussels, and Bangkok are only a fraction of the tourist-filled city to experience attacks or high terror alerts recently. Travelers often cancel their flight or hotel reservations when threats increase, many losing a lot of money if they booked without travel insurance. That, however, is a small price to pay compared to the worst-case scenario.
Here’s how you can prepare for, respond to, and prevent the travel consequences of events like this one from affecting you.
Know Your Options
Look into emergency phone numbers and the embassy’s contact information before you leave on your trip. Keep them both saved in your phone and written down somewhere easily accessible, and know how to ask for help and give your location in the native language. If you don’t know the local emergency phone number or basic emergency phrases, you could end up playing phone tag during a crisis like this Airbnb user recently did. It’s crucial be able to contact local authorities immediately should you find yourself in a life-threatening situation. Once the situation is diffused, notify your embassy of the incident and of your status.
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