Protection for Travellers

AMA educates travellers with useful consumer protection tips regarding personal identity requirements and protection abroad, and safety tips relating to hotel and financial security.

AMA is advocating on your behalf for fairness in advertising, fair pricing and taxation, personal security and protection for travel industry failures.

 

 

Domestic and international travel reminders

• Clean out your wallet before you leave. Take only essential cards with you.
• Don't carry large quantities of cash. Traveller's cheques provide security and can be replaced if lost or stolen.
• Keep your airline tickets in a secure location, separate from your original passport.
• Take business cards with you from your hotel. It makes it easier to tell a taxi driver where you are staying.
• Be cautious about people trying to divert your attention – this could be a scheme to steal your possessions.
• Wear a money belt under your clothes when carrying traveller's cheques and cash, or other valuable documents.Carry a purse or wallet with enough cash to meet your daily needs.
• Transfer cash from your money belt to pockets or wallet in your hotel room or washroom.
• Use only authorized hotel or airport taxis. Understand your total fare before you depart. Is it metered? Flat rate? Per person?
• Are you planning on shopping? Make sure you know which products are allowed into Canada and which will have to be left at the border. Visit Health Canada to see a list of banned and regulated products.