Ned Levi examines shipboard crime for cruisers in light of recent cases of sexual assault aboard cruise ships, and how cruisers might take personal responsibility for their safety by using awareness, “streetsmarts,” and commonsense.
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The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 is nearly law. Ned Levi has reviewed its provisions, and suggests 2 critical changes to fix the legislation, to make if a far better comprehensive law, to better ensure cruise ship passenger security and safety.
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Everyone knows to protect their passports and cash, but what else can you do to stay safe? First of all, think about how you protect yourself at home — traveling is no different.
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As a rule, most travel agents are well-trained, competent professionals who work hard for you. But there are exceptions to every rule. Take Kathleen Rossano of East Brunswick, N.J., who was recently sentenced to a 10-year prison term for stealing more than $75,000 from her travel agency.
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Before you take your next international trip, remember to review of US State Department Travel Alerts and country-specific information. The information might save your life. It could have made a different to the young couple from Bend, Ore., that was savagely attacked in the city of Esmeraldas, on Ecuador’s northern coast last week.
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The State Department has issued a strongly-worded Travel Alert for US citizens traveling and living in Mexico. Bottom line: next time you go south of the border, you have to be street smart.
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Your hotel room has been burglarized. What now? Sometimes, no matter what you do or how careful and observant you are, you may become a travel theft victim. Ned Levi knows, because it’s happened to him.
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A man who allegedly attacked a United Airlines flight attendant on a flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was subdued by passengers and bound with duct-tape.
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Police shot and killed a man Wednesday after he hijacked a bus in northwest China and took 10 Australians hostage.
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