1. Don't post your vacation plans on facebook, twitter, your blog or any other social media outlet.
2. Make a copy of everything in your wallet and keep in a fire proof safe just in case your wallet gets stolen or lost.
3. Leave your itinerary with relatives or friends so someone knows where you are going.
4. Have someone pick up your mail, your newspapers and watch your house. A car parked in your driveway helps keep your home looking "active."
5. Don't travel with your expensive jewelry. Thieves may target you as someone who may have a wallet full of cash.
6. Automate your lights inside your home to turn on and off at set times.
7. Become informed of the crime in the area in which you are vacationing.
8. If you are staying in a hotel, be aware of all emergency exists and use the hotel safe.
9. If traveling with young children it is a good idea to have them wear an ID of some kind: bracelet, necklace, Velcro shoe tags, and teach them to scream and drop to the ground if a stranger tries to pick them up. Also, make sure you have a current photo I.D. of each child in your wallet.
10. Make sure your young teen has current phone numbers for all family members in their phones.
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