The Airport: Keeping Your Luggage Safe
American airports have been safe from terrorists. But, the number of thieves, or people who steal, is rising. Keep your suitcases, briefcases, and pocketbooks safe, follow these few simple rules:
Check-in lines. Always keep an eye on your baggage—especially your laptop computer. When you stand in line, remember that thieves often work together. While one thief stops to chat with you, the other may be stealing your bags.
Security checkpoints. Don’t put your laptop on the X-ray moving belt; give it to a security officer. Also, put your bags on the belt after the person ahead of you has gone through and picked up his or her bags. If the luggage goes through the belt too slowly, no one may be watching at the end. And a thief could just pick up a bag and walk away.
Shuttle buses. Some shuttle buses (buses to parking and car rentals) have a place to store your luggage; the place is usually right near the door. If you put your luggage there, be sure you can see it at all times; if not, keep your baggage with you. Sometimes, people just pick up the wrong bags by mistake.
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Hello! USA, a survival guide on everyday American life, has a chapter called "Traveling In and Out of the U.S." This chapter includes explanations of travel by bus, train, car, and air.
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Judy Priven is the Founder and President of Hello! America, Inc., which specializes in international relocation publications. Judy is the award-winning author of many books on international relocation and English language skills. For example, Hello! USA explains American life and language to international newcomers. Judy gives seminars on everyday living in the U.S. to international students, corporate employees, and both foreign and returning American diplomats.
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Last updated September 1, 2009
