By: Steve Woolrich

In today’s Globe and Mail, writer Keith Bradsher addressed the security challenges that face us globally. More specifically, he writes about the recent attacks in Mumbai and the various hotel chains trying to address these types of crimes.  ”For decades, luxury hotels have been oases for travelers in developing countries, places to mingle with the local elite, enjoy a lavish meal or a dip in the pool and sleep in clean safe rooms,” he writes. 

Its difficult not to think about terrorism as it makes the headline newscasts or newspapers around the world. In some cases, we watch it live as it unfolds on CNN or over the Internet.  As the war on terrorism continues many of us are asking ourselves where we are safe anymore.  In today’s age, traveling seems risky at the best of times and security experts agree that there is no system that is foolproof.  As the article points out, most luxury hotel chains have security protocols and are constantly fine-tuning them to meet the the risks they face.  As a security professional myself, I wonder what the other hotels are doing and specifically what Canadian hotel chains are doing.  If there is one thing I’ve learned during the past 25 years its that I prefer to be proactive rather than reactive!

At any rate, the article titled ” We might see cleaning ladies with explosive detectors” is well-written and I’m sure that everyone in the industry will be taking a close look at their security programs and procedures as a result of this criminal act.  We can only hope that things improve!

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