5 Ways To Protect Yourself From Bed Bugs While Traveling

Even the best hotels host bedbugs.  It is well known that bedbugs are attracted to human hosts, predominantly in sleeping and lounging areas.  They are nocturnal in nature and like to hitchhike so hotels are an ideal habitat.

Here are 5 ways to reduce your chances of being bitten or bringing them home:

1. Smell the room.  If it has a sweet musty odor ask for another room.
2. On entering your hotel room, put your luggage in the bathroom and conduct an inspection.
3. Do not place or store luggage on the floor or bed.
4. Transport and store your luggage in bedbug proof clear plastic containers.
5. On returning home unpack in the garage or laundry room and wash your clothes in hot water.