There are various tips circulating online that vacationers can use to supposedly make their hotel rooms burglar-proof. Travel security expert Sven Leidel classifies them for Ippen.Media.
Three TikTok tricks and what they really do, according to an expert. In addition to the coat hanger on the door handle, a coffee cup is pushed onto the doorknob. It is intended to ensure that no burglar can sneak unnoticed into the room. The holidaymaker, in the best scenario, is frightened when the burglar is frightened, says Leidel.