Vegas has recently changed quite a bit, and not in a positive way.
Would you wear your Love bracelets to Europe?
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Vegas has recently changed quite a bit, and not in a positive way.
I'm sorry this happened to you - I would imagine this was incredibly alarming. As I mentioned in my previous post, Vegas has significantly changed recently. We used to go every couple of months as well but have recently decided to explore other destinations.
FWIW, I typically wear all of my jewelry rather than setting anything in the safe. I've never trusted them when traveling - I have no idea why.
It definitely sounds like an inside job are my thoughts.
I always feel my jewelry is safest on me or in my home safe which is super heavy and huge.
I would just wear it and hide it when necessary.
On topic for Europe, I would still wear them and continue to hide them when necessary but would not wear my other jewelry that can be easily taken off.
I have had x try to pickpocket me in the Czech Republic and while in France, posing as ‘religious figures’ surrounding me to distract and rob me.
Other family members and friends have also had several incidents happen to them. They work in groups and target tourists and have several schemes of distraction.
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If you look like a tourist or will be traveling in tourist locations I wouldn’t wear nice jewelry. My father-in-law got pick pocketed in Rome at a tourist travel spot. They opened his buttoned pants pocket and took his wallet out.
We almost got pickpocketed in Barcelona in the subway with our 9 month old baby. The pickpockets got close to us and even waved hi to our baby and tried to touch her foot and seem friendly. They gave me a strange feeling. Not too long later they tried opening my mother-in-law’s backpack with her travel itinerary in there, but my husband was suspicious of them and started walking a bit behind us to keep an eye on things. He yelled at them once they started opening my mother in law’s backpack. They ran off.
Also, my in-laws nearly got pickpocketed in Paris in the subway.
I have had no pickpocket issues while traveling in Asia. (Thailand, South Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia)
We almost got pickpocketed in Barcelona in the subway with our 9 month old baby. The pickpockets got close to us and even waved hi to our baby and tried to touch her foot and seem friendly. They gave me a strange feeling. Not too long later they tried opening my mother-in-law’s backpack with her travel itinerary in there, but my husband was suspicious of them and started walking a bit behind us to keep an eye on things. He yelled at them once they started opening my mother in law’s backpack. They ran off.
Also, my in-laws nearly got pickpocketed in Paris in the subway.
I have had no pickpocket issues while traveling in Asia. (Thailand, South Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia)
I just got back from Ibiza and Barcelona….I chose not to take my Cartier pieces. I didn’t notice anyone wearing any ….in Ibiza I did notice some VCA and one or two loves.
In Vegas or other places if I do take my jewelry I always wear it when I leave the room and never leave it in the safe
In Vegas or other places if I do take my jewelry I always wear it when I leave the room and never leave it in the safe
I’m curious about those who have had items stolen from your hotel rooms, did you have the do not disturb sign or light on for your room? That’s the first thing I do when I check in anywhere and I also tell them at the front desk when checking in as well. Of course, I will never truly know if they respect it when I’m not in the room. A clean room is never more important to me than strangers in my private space with potentially expensive items around.
I haven’t been robbed at a hotel (knocking hard on wood!!!) but my sweet hubby loves housekeeping and I’d happily prefer to go for a few days and ask for clean towels rather then have them come in.
My good friends were traveling, stayed at a really nice resort in Mexico and housekeeping took everything. The resort didn’t really care, barely pretended to, and they were not insured. Ironically my friend is an insurance agent and said it’s not worth it to insure…
Also ironically they’re neighbors and we were robbed at home, fully insured, and have *almost* replaced everything.
So if a safe isn’t safe, where do I store my things safely when traveling?
Thieves suck!!!!!
I had no issues in Venice.
Robbed how?
I know you’re very savvy! Don’t carry any thing in your back pockets and carry a zipped bag… wish I was going!
This is exactly why I have not had housekeeping in a hotel room of mine since I had as little as a hair tie stolen from my room back in 2016. I am very OCD and I know EXACTLY where I place all of my things and my hair tie always sits right next to my hair brush and I come back to a clean room and my hair tie is gone. Call me crazy or paranoid idc but if someone steals as little as a hair tie, what else would they take from you??? Ever since then, the DND sign goes on my door as soon as I check in. I call for towels, toilet paper, etc. We’re not dirty people, we clean up after ourselves and set any trash we have outside our door for them to come and grab. We will be in Vegas in about 20 days and will be around the pool a lot which means I can wear my Cartier pieces but not my VCA pieces so I plan to put any expensive items including bags into my large locked checked luggage that has a TSA lock on it so unless someone plans on ignoring my DND sign, breaking into my room, and walking out rolling around my large wheeled luggage in their housekeeping uniform that’s the only way they’re going to take my things. I don’t trust anyone sorry not sorry.
When I travel, I tend to wear the jewelry that I bring all the time. I bring a key lock for my suitcase just to use at the hotel, where I’ll lock up my Goyard Artois, which I use as a travel bag, and any expensive purchases. I do use the safe for electronics and occasionally our watches if we’re going swimming, but the watches are insured and are replaceable if they were stolen.
That is scary because I used the safe the whole time I was in Europe. So glad those hotels were honest.
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I was recently in NYC and the security agents (eta: at the airport) made a woman remove her love with a pen knife. So, I would keep the screwdriver handy if you travel with them. It was quite a scene.
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Of course we do... plus most of the famous designer houses are of European origin (Italy, France), so I don't really understand the concern...
However, as others mentioned, when passing some suspicious streets, some extra caution is always a good idea.
Also, when in doubt, wear long sleeves.Of course we do... plus most of the famous designer houses are of European origin (Italy, France), so I don't really understand the concern...
However, as others mentioned, when passing some suspicious streets, some extra caution is always a good idea.