When it comes to international travel, the one of the most common concerns is where, and how to keep your travel documents safe. If you lose your travel documents in a foreign country, it can ruin your vacation, and you will have to go through a lot of stress. These five smart tips can help make your travel easier and keep you prepared.

• Scan your passport, with visa page, passport photo, and paper tickets. Store it in your web-based account (an email account which you can access from any computer), and only access it from a safe computer. If you are a smart phone user, then you can click pictures of all your documents, but again, keep your phone locked and secure. Even take pictures of your debit and credit cards along with their customer service number. In this way, if you will lose everything, you can increase your chance in having immediate access to all your information.

• In your carry-on, pack your valuables, jewelry and fragile items. To be safe, don’t forget a week’s supply of prescribed medication, and a set of changeable clothes. In case of delayed luggage.

• Split your bank cards, cash, traveler’s check and credit card as much as possible in different pockets. In case you get one pocket picked, at least you won’t be strapped for money.

• Write your name, home and destination address on a sticky note and tag it inside your luggage in a visible place. If you loose your luggage and the baggage label comes off, the airlines can identify your bag.

• Tie combinations of ribbons, which you can clearly remember, since many travel with similar suitcases, now a days. You can also put some stickers on your checked-in bags. This will help you to recognize your suitcase on the luggage belt.