CHARLES DICKENS MAY HAVE SAID IT BEST, "THEY WERE THE BEST OF TIMES;
THEY WERE THE WORST OF TIMES," AND WHILE DICKENS WASN'T TALKING ABOUT
THE PLEASURES OR EVEN THE TREPIDATION OF A VACATION AND LEISURE TRAVELING,
THE WORDS RING TRUE.
AMERICANS LOVE TO TRAVEL HERE AND ABROAD.
BUT LET'S FACE IT.
WE WORRY ABOUT LOSING OUR MONEY AND VALUABLES.
SUITCASE TO WALLETS, PURSES, EVEN PASSPORTS; TRAVELERS ARE OFTEN THE TARGET OF PICK POCKETS
AND THEFT.
I KNOW THIS.
WITH US THIS MORNING, SHARING SMART DESIGN AND FASHIONABLE
TRAVEL GEAR, ENGINEERED TO NUTURE THE LOVE AND LOSE THE FEAR, IS ALISON HANKO, GLOBAL
MARKETING MANAGER FOR PACSAFE.
GOOD MORNING.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
I GOTTA TELL YOU, I WAS A VICTIM AND IT JUST HAPPENED SO QUICKLY, I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL
YOU.
AND, ONE DAY I WAS READING- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS STATISTIC,
BUT IT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE, BUT IN BARCELONA, SPAIN-
6000 PICK POCKETS- EVERY SINGLE DAY-
6000- I MEANT THAT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
AND THAT REALLY IS A BIG THREAT TO OUR..
OUR TRAVELING AND OUR SECURITY.
YEAH.
I MEAN ABSOLUTELY.
I'VE ALSO READ THAT STATISTIC.
SO, UNFORTUNATELY, OPPORTUNISTIC THEFT IS ON THE RISE.
SO, THERE'S LUGGAGE PILFERING, THERE'S PICK POCKETS,
AS YOU MENTIONED.
THERE'S ALSO THE UNSEEN THREAT OF IDENTITY THEFT.
UHH HUMM.
NOW, I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF OTHER STATS AS WELL.
UMMM, FOR EXAMPLE, 400,000 INCIDENTS OF PICK POCKETS
EACH DAY GLOBALLY.
AHHHH!
400,000.
WOW.
LAST YEAR, 3.1 MILLION US RESIDENTS LOST THEIR SMART PHONES
OR HAD THEM STOLEN.
I BELIEVE THAT.
AND 13.1 MILLION, WHICH IS A HUGE NUMBER, WERE THE VICTIMS OF IDENTITY THEFT.
WITH EACH VICTIM LOSING UP TO 5000 US DOLLARS EACH.
AND THAT'S WHY I LOVE THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THIS
HIGH TECH GEAR.
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
BASICALLY, THE FOUNDERS OF PACSAFE, OWN EXPERIENCES AND THAT OF THEIR FRIENDS
CONVINCED THEM THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR NO NONSENSE TRAVEL SECURITY.
SO THEY'RE COMMITTED TO OUTSMARTING THIEVES.
AND THEY'VE DEVELOPED A RANGE OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT
WILL HELP PEOPLE TO DO THAT.
SHOW ME HOW.
SO, THE FIRST THING THEY DEVELOPED WAS THE EXOMESH ANTI-THEFT TECHNOLOGY.
OKAY, WHAT'S THAT?
BASICALLY, IT'S WIRE THAT'S ACTUALLY DISCREETLY BUILT IN TO THE PANELS OF OUR BAGS
TO HELP PREVENT BAG SLASHING.
I LOVE THAT!
AND ALL THE BAGS HAVE IT?
YES, SO ALL OF OUR BAGS FEATURE THAT TECHNOLOGY.
OKAY, TELL ME MORE.
OKAY, SO AS WELL AS THE EXOMESH, IN OUR LUGGAGE, WE ALSO HAVE, WHAT'S CALLED OUR PUNCTURE RESISTANT
TOUGHZIP.
UMMMM.
WHICH HELPS PREVENT LUGGAGE FROM BEING FORCED OPEN
WITH EITHER A BALLPOINT PEN OR A SHARP OBJECT.
STOPPING THINGS FROM BEING TAKEN OUT, BUT UNWANTED ITEMS BEING PUT IN AS WELL.
LIKE WHAT?
FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE READ RECENTLY, SOME ILICIT SUBSTANCES
BEING PUT IN PEOPLE'S LUGGAGE.
OH, THAT'S TERRIBLE.
EXACTLY.
SO THAT'S GREAT.
EXACTLY.
OKAY.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR CARRYSAFE SLASH RESISTANT STRAP.
WHICH HAS WIRE BUILD INTO IT AGAIN- AHHH-
HELPING TO PREVENT BACK SLASHERS FROM SLASHING THROUGH AND RUNNING OFF WITH YOUR BACK.
CLEVER!
YES.
AND ANOTHER CLEVER PIECE HERE, IS THIS LOCK WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO LOCK THE
ZIPPERS DOWN AND ALLOWS YOU LOCK ALL OTHER COMPARTMENTS
DOWN WITH ONE PADLOCK.
AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR, RFID BLOCKING TECHNOLOGY.
SO IT'S AN AWARD WINNING BLOCKING TECHNOLOGY.
WHICH HELPS PREVENT THIEVES FORM DOWNLOADING PERSONAL
INFORMATION ON YOUR PASSPORT AND ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS AS WELL.
WE ALSO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED, THE TURN AND LOCK HOOK,
WHICH OPENS UP AND ALLOWS YOU TO FASON YOUR BAG
TO A SECURE FIXTURE AND THEN ONCE THAT IS; IT HAS A LOCKING MECHANISM THAT ACTUALLY LOCKS
THE HOOK IN PLACE.
AHHHH.
SO WHEN YOU'RE IN A CAFE WITH FRIENDS, YOU DON'T JUST SLING YOUR BAG OVER THE
BACK OF YOUR CHAIR- CORRECT.
YOU LOCK IT DOWN- AHHH.
AND YOU CAN RELAX.
THAT'S BRILLIANT.
AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE WE HAVE, IS A REALLY SIMPLE FEATURE BUT REALLY EFFECTIVE;
UHHH, IT'S SMART ZIPPER SECURITY.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY ATTACH THE ZIPPER PULLERS TO DISCREET HOOKS SO THAT IT HELPS PREVENT
PICK POCKETS FROM BEING ABLE TO GET INTO YOUR BAG.
THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED.
RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.
WELL, WE HAVE THIS SOLVED FOR YOU NOW.
AND WHAT ABOUT FOR WOMEN WHO ARE ON THE GO AND ALWAYS KIND OF WANT TO LOOK, RAZZEL DAZZEL?
WELL, WE'VE GOT A NEW COLLECTION OUT FOR WOMEN.
IT'S CALLED THE CITYSAFE LS.
LIKE THAT.
AND IT'S A CASUAL, EVERYDAY BAG COLLECTION AVAILABLE IN 8 SILHOUETTE.
SO WE HAVE, I GUESS, THE SMALL, CROSS BODY BAGS.
WE HAVE CLASSIC HANDBAG SHAPES.
WE HAVE LARGER TOTES AND WE HAVE A BACKPACK AS WELL.
SO ALL ARE DESIGNED WITH WOMEN'S "MUST HAVES" IN MIND.
THERE IS PLENTY OF VERSATILITY AND ORGANIZATION.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
VERY.
UMMM, THEY'RE MADE WITH SOFT, DURABLE FABRICS AND FEATURE REALLY ATTRACTIVE HARDWARE.
UMMM, BUT I GUESS THE KEY, UNIQUE FEATURE IS THE
SIX, BUILT-IN ANTI-THEFT FEATURES.
SO, WE HAVE THE EXOMESH; WE HAVE THE SLASH RESISTANT STRAP;
AHH, WE ALSO HAVE THE RFID BLOCKING POCKET; WE HAVE
THE TURN AND LOCK SECURITY HOOK; WE ALSO HAVE A REALLY CLEVERLY HIDDEN, SECRET
JEWELRY POCKET.
OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL.
EXACTLY, JUST FOR WHEN YOU NEED TO CARRY, WATCHES OR
ANYTHING ELSE AROUND.
UMM, AND THEN IT ALSO HAS THE SMART ZIPPER SECURITY.
ALL OF THESE WORK TOGETHER TO HELP KEEP YOUR, DAILY ESSENTIALS SAFE FROM THIEVES.
AND YOU KNOW, TO BE HONEST, IT'S VERY SAD THAT WE'VE COME TO THIS; BUT WE HAVE TO BE
REALISTIC BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN.
CAN'T IT?
ABSOLUTELY.
AND THE SAD THING IS; IS THAT IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE.
AND WORST OF ALL, WHEN YOU'RE ON HOLIDAY; IT'S WHEN YOU LEASE EXPECT IT.
EXACTLY.
WHERE CAN WE FIND MORE ABOUT ALL THESE PRODUCTS?
WELL, YOU CAN FIND MORE ABOUT THIS RANGE AND MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT PACSAFE AT PACSAFE.COM/THEBALANCINGACT
DID YOU KNOW THAT I WAS LEAVING TOWN SOON?
ARE YOU?
YES, I LOVE THIS ONE.
HA HA (LAUGHTER) WELL, THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN
ARRANGE FOR YOU.
(LAUGHTER) ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE.
COMPARTMENTS, I LOVE THAT, AND SAFETY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ALISON.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO OUTSMART THIEVES WHEREVER YOU ROAM,
YOU CAN ALSO VISIT US AT THEBALANCINGACT.COM
OR SHARE YOUR TRAVEL TALES, GOOD OR BAD, BY LOGGING ONTO
FACEBOOK/THEBALANCINGACTFANS I WAS JUST KIDDING;
HA HA