Travel Security Locks

I highly recommend travel security locks for travelers going abroad. They help ensure that your belongings are protected during travel.

Often there are corrupt airline employees working in many foreign airports who steal items from passenger’s luggage. Can you imagine had terrible it would be to arrive at your destination only to discover that some of your belongings are missing?

Luggage locks help to prevent these situations. Notice that I say they “prevent” rather than stop. Listen; if a criminal or corrupt baggage handler wants to break into travelers’ bags then he/she will probably be successful in doing. However, you still have to attempt to make your luggage secure.

It’s all about risk management. The small security measures that you put into place will dissuade criminals from victimizing you and cause them to look for softer targets.

How do you choose the best locks for your luggage? There are so many out there to choose from. Let’s take a look at some of your options.

Types of locks

There are basically two common types of locks.

The first are key locks. These are locks with separate keys that travelers carry with them to later access the lock. An advantage to these locks is that travelers can use them and not have the hassle of remembering a combination. A disadvantage is that you have to maintain control of the key. This leaves chances of losing the key or forgetting it at home while on travel. If you choose this option don’t forget and leave the key in the lock with your baggage. Don’t laugh. I’ve actually seen luggage on the baggage carousel going round with the keys still attached to the lock.

The other types of locks are combination locks. These are locks with 2, 3, or 4 digit combinations that lock in place and will not open until the correct combination is entered. An advantage to this lock is that travelers need not worry about carrying around or losing a separate key. A disadvantage is that they have the worries of remembering the combination. If you choose this lock don’t forget to scramble the numbers after you close the latch. If you forget to do this, the lock is unsecure and anyone can simply pull the lock and open it.

The travel security locks that prefer are 3 digit combination locks. The like these because I fear losing the key to the other locks during travel. Also, I like the 3 digit combo because 2 digits are easy to crack and 4 digit codes are too many numbers to remember. If you choose the combination locks here’s a suggestion: email the combination to your personal account. Don’t title the email or text as “Combination Numbers” because it could give away information if someone hacks into your email. Simply list the numbers. The way in the event that you arrive at the hotel at you destination and can’t remember the combo, all you have to do is log onto your email and you have the combo.

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