From: Travel Safe
For more information contact Rob Pirolo, Tacoma, (253) 590-4456 robp@travelsafeusb.com
For Immediate Release:
July 1, 2007
If you have ever reached in your pocket or purse for your wallet only to discover that what you need is not there. You know the feeling of helplessness that comes with the realization that your wallet has been lost or stolen. If it happens at home it is inconvenient. But if it happens when you are traveling it can be a disaster.
All travel experts agree that having a backup copy of your credit cards, airplane tickets, passport and travel documents is invaluable if that happens to you...if your wallet gets lost or stolen.
But how many of us actually plan ahead for that eventuality. Often we feel smug in the knowledge that "it will never happen to me. I am too careful."
Others believe in planning ahead just in case it does happen to them. The smart ones make duplicate copies and file them in some secure place...sometimes an office desk, but better yet in a fireproof safe or a bank vault.
Smart travelers know that new security procedures, especially those regarding international travel destinations, make backup copies essential. Frequently you will be asked to make your passport and tickets available for inspection. And that creates more opportunities for losing or misplacing those documents.
Someone has come up with a solution that is safer and more secure. It is called TravelSafe. TravelSafe is a fairly simple concept...stores your necessary information on a computer chip and carries it as a failsafe backup to your official documents.
TravelSafe is a USB computer chip that contains a special software program called LocOut. This chip allows you to record your most important documents on a computer, store the information on the chip and know that it will be secure. It is simple to use--you choose a password to open the LocOut program, then record and edit as necessary. Once you close the program your information is encrypted and securely stored in the computer chip. It will then be de-crypted when you open the LocOut program with your secret password.
Don't forget to copy both sides of your vital cards, especially the credit and debit cards. You will undoubtedly want to do the same with driving licenses, car insurance, health insurance and other identification cards. You will be prepared in case you need to cancel an account or get more information quickly.
Be sure to leave at home any cards that you will not need on your trip. Most importantly add a copy of the front page of your passport to the LocOut program. That's the advice of Nancy Dunnan, publisher of the TravelSmart newsletter. If you lose your passport you can take your copy to the nearest embassy and get your passport reissued within a few days. Otherwise it might take a week or longer.
Also don’t forget to include any important phone numbers such as customer service hotlines, local embassy offices and your doctors' numbers so you can find them when you need them.
TravelSafe comes in two convenient designs a durable leather key-chain USB and a stainless-steel water resistant USB necklace for $10 more. The necklace can be warn inside your blouse or shit out of view.
For more information please call our customer service department at 1-800 606-3155 or visit our website at: www.travelsafeusb.com |
