“I make extensive use of my do-not-disturb sign. I am not a fan of people touching or potentially going through my stuff.” Learning how to secure a hotel room door with a towel is a travel ...

Travel writer Sunny Fitzgerald also always inspects her hotel-room door. “If the deadbolt on your room shows visible signs of tampering or damage,” she says, “ask for a new room or find a ...

Nassim describes her initial go-to, in which she always used a piece of her luggage to prop a hotel room door open. Then, she would check the entire room to make sure no one was hiding in it.