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Travel and Terror
The key to successful and safe travel security is planning. Travelers must account for threats which come in a variety of guises and include such areas as street crime and fire protection as well as the threat of terror. Planning your trip to account for the threats which need to be considered is the single most important part of your security posture.
Planning your travel itinerary for a proper security posture should take at least as much time as your selection of a hotel or dining choices while you travel. Your personal threat analysis should begin with a study of the country or countries you are traveling to. Consider the socio-economic state of the country, the current terror threat status as developed and presented by our own state department and avail yourself of the many and varied resources which are available to you.
U.S. citizens planning to travel abroad should consult the Department of State's Public Announcements, Travel Warnings, Consular Information Sheets, and regional travel brochures, all of which are available at the Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov. American citizens overseas may contact the American Citizens Services unit of the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate for up-to-date information on security conditions. American citizens in need of emergency assistance should telephone the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate before visiting there.
In general terms the best weapon against threats to the traveler is information, keeping a low profile and taking the time to plan your trip with a security posture in mind. Our goal here is simply to call your attention to the requirement for security planning as an element of travel in the new millennium. The new millennium has brought with it new challenges which can be met with a practical and readily achievable security awareness.
Know where you are going, what conditions are likely to be when you arrive and know how to react and who to turn to if you need assistance when abroad. We have included here a broad range of resources for the international traveler. Avail yourself of them and travel wisely and safely, Plan!
Links of use to the Traveler:
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The geopolitics and strife
in the world since September 2001 have created a kind of "travelers' anguish" that forces most people to reconsider the previously comfortable business
of travel preparations. Regular pronouncements of varying credibility
concerning the state of one or another current terrorist threats, and
strident news reports, are enough to make even normally relaxed travelers
grow uncomfortable with the idea of international travel. Although there
are real threats, they are generally so miniscule for most travelers,
as to be unworthy of distress. That being said, it is always prudent to
take some precautions to further minimize the likelihood of attack or
other threats to your well-being while traveling. 