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THE TRAVEL GUARDIAN'S SHIELD

The Senior Traveler's Shield Against Scams, Cons, and Costly MistakesBy S. Shields

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Length8h 9m

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Book Four of the Scam-Proof Guardian Series. Sam and Patricia took twenty-two international cruises together before her illness. Those adventures taught him how predators target travelers — especially seniors traveling alone, widowed travelers heading out to heal, and adult children worried about parents on the road. The Travel Guardian's Shield is the complete senior travel safety system, built from real scams encountered in airports, cruise terminals, hotels, restaurants, and on streets across four continents. Inside: the five-layer verification system, Phantom Booking detection, hotel and cabin security, restaurant and attraction scams, transportation safety, pickpocket prevention, emergency response and document recovery, and a field guide to global scam hotspots from Bangkok to Barcelona. Whether you travel solo, with a partner, or worry about a loved one who does — this book keeps Guardians safe on the road. Books teach. Workbooks reinforce. Apps protect.

Artificial Intelligence

Exploration

Family

Betrayal

Audiobook details

GenreTravel, Education and Learning

Length8 hrs 9 mins

Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateMay 3, 2026

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

17Introduction: PART IV- STREET-SMART DEFENSE

2Dedication

1811. CHAPTER 11: PICKPOCKET & THEFT PREVENTION

3A REQUEST BEFORE WE BEGIN

1912. CHAPTER 12: CONFRONTATION AVOIDANCE

4PART I: DIGITAL GUARDIANSHIP

20Introduction: PART V-CRISIS RESPONSE & RECOVERY

51. Chapter 1: THE PHANTOM BOOKING

2113. CHAPTER 13: EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS

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62. Chapter 2: PHISHING WHILE YOU PACK

2214. CHAPTER 14: DOCUMENT LOSS & RECOVERY

73. CHAPTER 3: YOUR DIGITAL FORTRESS

2315. CHAPTER 15: BUILDING YOUR GUARDIAN LEGACY

84. CHAPTER 4: THE PHANTOM SAFETY NET

2416. BONUS CHAPTER: FIELD GUIDE TO GLOBAL SCAM HOTSPOTS

9PART II THE GUARDIAN AT SEA

25A REQUEST BEFORE YOU GO

105. CHAPTER 5: WELCOME ABOARD

2617. APPENDIX A: THE GUARDIANS ROLODEX

116. CHAPTER 6 : SHORE LEAVE SECURITY

2718. APPENDIX B: GUARDIAN TOOLS Part 1

127. CHAPTER 7: CABIN & SHIP SAFETY

2818. APPENDIX B: GUARDIAN TOOLS Part 2

13PART III THE GUARDIAN ON LAND

29Acknowledgements

148. CHAPTER 8: HOTEL SECURITY

30ABOUT THE AUTHOR

159. CHAPTER 9: RESTAURANT & ATTRACTION SCAMS

3119. OTHER BOOKS IN THE SCAM-PROOF GUARDIAN SERIES

1610. CHAPTER 10: TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

About the author

S. Shields

S. Shields is a U.S. Army veteran, retired cybersecurity professional with fifteen years in the field, and ACA-certified Master Caregiver. After his wife Patricia died of dementia in May 2021, Sam lost seven thousand dollars to a romance scammer — and turned that loss into the Scam-Proof Guardian Series™. Each book protects a different group scammers target hardest: seniors, caregivers, widows, travelers, and the families who love them. The mission is simple: 10,000 Guardians protecting 1 million people. Sam writes from Las Vegas. Patricia's last words built the series: "Protect them all." Not on our watch.View all by S. Shields