BY BRIAN M. MORRIS
The convenience and accessibility of modern travel and a strong American economy mean that many of us are spending time in foreign lands. Whether it’s for work or pleasure, overseas travel is increasingly common and, with it, come some significant concerns.
More than being uneasy about exchange rates, language differences and pickpockets, the wise traveler should be on the watch for the possibility of being detained or kidnapped while on foreign soil. Actual statistics are difficult to pin down, but Hostage US estimates the number of kidnappings, alone, at somewhere between 200 and 300 per year. In our book, that’s enough to send up a red flag.