Experts give a warning for travel habit that most people do without thinking

British tourists have been warned to prevent them from making an important mistake when they go on vacation.

An expert in the field of home security has told British that placing your address on your luggage burglars tells to ‘help yourself’ in their home.

Carlos Dhunay, home security expert at Telcam Security Solutions, says: “Putting a residential address on your luggage says in principle: this house is empty, help yourself.”

Many travelers put their entire home address on their luggage to ensure that it is sent back to them when it is lost.

However, thieves can be warned of a non -occupied property when they see the address.

Instead of writing a full address, Carlos recommends only a mobile number, e -mail address or even a work address on a luggage day.

He explains: “In this way, staff of airlines can contact us if necessary, but you do not advertise that your house is not occupied.”

And there are also a few other easy mistakes that give British tourists a greater risk of burglary.

A home security expert has told British that placing your address on your luggage burglars is to ‘help yourself’ at their house

‘Never advertise on social media that you are gone – wait until you get home to post’

Carlos reveals: ‘Leaving a light on 24/7 can actually give people that you are gone. Instead, use smart lights or timers to simulate normal activity patterns.

“Movement -activated lights and other outdoor security lighting are also a good way to deter potential burglars.”

The expert also recommends that you cancel regular deliveries while you are gone and ask a neighbor to keep an eye on packages.

And although it might be tempting to share constant holiday updates, it might be best to wait until you get home.

Carlos says: ‘Avoid over holiday dates or duration in a public place or around strangers. And if you are planning to use an “outside office” at work, do not indicate that you will not leave your house.

‘Never advertise on social media that you are gone – wait until you get home to post.

“There are more than 16.3 million uploads from airports, which potentially reveal potentially dangerous information about holiday location and duration, and these can be seen by potential burglars.”

Go Compare recently found that 36 percent of holidaymakers place their holiday photos while they are gone, making them possible to advertise their absence to burglars.

Many travelers put their entire home address on their luggage to ensure that it is returned to them when it is lost

The insurance company warns that thieves can use the information ‘to their advantage’, especially if people do not have ‘completely private’ -social profiles.

“If the worst happens, sharing holiday photos can also cause problems with your house insurance,” says a spokesperson for Go Compare.

“Although insurers do not explicitly say that posts on social media will make your insurance invalid, you as a policyholder are obliged to keep your assets safe and to publicly post that your property is empty, it can be deemed to be deemed to take the correct precautions to protect your home.”

The insurance company says that holidaymakers have to ‘play safely’ and wait until they are at home to post socials.