Flight attendant’s ‘hotel security checks’ to avoid theft

Checking into a hotel room to begin your holiday, you might be keen to head straight to the pool or go and explore the local area. However, according to a flight attendant, before you get too comfortable you should take “one minute” to do some simple “hotel security checks”.

Posting to TikTok, the flight attendant who makes videos under the username @cici_inthesky, listed her “one-minute check and other habits” when she travels and stays in accommodation.

In a comment, she said: “You never know who’s watching.”

Before you even get to your room, there are some important security steps you should take during the check-in process.

Cici explained: “When you are checking in make sure the front desk person does not say your room number and you do not say your room number.”

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On arrival at her room, the flight attendant said she first props her door open using her luggage to do the checks.

She said: “I check the closet, the shower and behind the curtains. Check to make sure the phone works.

“After all of that is clear I shut the door and make sure [the peephole] is closed [with the metal cover].

“Another tip I learned, if there is no cover use take some tissue and shove it in there so no one can see inside of your room.”

The deadbolt will stop any authorised key from accessing the room and the latch will stop an unbolted door from being immediately opened.

She continued: “I then put my bag in front of the door. When I leave my room I leave my TV on with the volume up.

“Not loud enough to disturb people, just a normal volume I would watch TV on regularly.”

Finally, she encourages hotel guests to always trust their gut instinct. She added: “Always be situational aware when you go to your room.

“If your gut is telling you something is wrong always follow your guy.”