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20 Travel Safety Tips for Women in
the Age of #MeToo
By Lori Tenny
Perhaps it was during that walk
back to the hotel after a late
company dinner, when an
approaching stranger suddenly
greets you by name and offers
to accompany you; or in an
elevator, when someone
exits on your floor and slowly
follows you; or over cocktails at
a networking reception, when a
colleague catches you off-guard
by whispering a sexually
inappropriate remark.
If you’re a woman who travels
for business and attends
meetings, conferences and
other events, you’ve likely found
yourself in uncomfortable,
even dangerous, situations.
advising and facilitating safe
travel practices for its clientele.
We checked in with four female
leaders in the hospitality and
Courtney Stanley, speaker,
meetings industry to get their
writer, and business
take on the best safety tips
consultant, CS Consulting
for women to avoid sexual
harassment and assault while

 Try to arrive before it is
on the road.
dark, especially if you are
traveling to a new city.
Courtney Stanley and Sarah
 If you are arriving late to
Soliman Daudin lead sessions
your destination, think twice
at industry conferences on
about what transportation
preventing and addressing

you will use to get from
sexual harassment at events.
the airport to your
accommodations. Lyft or
Sangeeta Sadarangani and

Uber feel like easy,
Karin Seelow are with
cost-effective choices, but
London-based Crossing Travel,
how much is your safety
which specializes in high-end
worth? At least 103 U.S.
corporate and leisure travel
Uber drivers and 18 Lyft
and prides itself on
drivers have been accused
of sexually assaulting
passengers, according to a
CNN report from earlier this
year. If you do choose a ride
share option and experience
harassment or assault,
report it immediately.
Don’t be so engrossed in
reading emails, texting or
scrolling through Instagram
that you are not aware of
what or who is around you.
Keep your wits about you.
If possible, request to have a
room that is not at the end
of a long hallway.
Ask the hotel if they have
a women-only floor. This
is a newer trend that
several hotels offer to
female travelers.
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December 2018