Flight attendant reveals her hotel safety tips when staying in sketchy areas: ‘I’d rather just sleep in the airport’

A flight attendant shared her safety routine when her job brings her to shady hotels and motels, and now her tips and tricks are going viral.

TikToker Haley Simpson (@haleymichellesimpson) gained more than 14.8 million views, 1.6 million likes, 63,000 saves and 8,400 comments when she uploaded her safety tips to the app.

While we’ve seen important PSAs go viral on TikTok before — like the ICU nurse who gained millions of views when she took to the app to beg people not to rent e-scooters — Simpson’s video is inspiring travelers to closely inspect their hotel rooms, especially those in seedy areas.

@haleymichellesimpson & thank God that remote was there because it definitely fell & I woke up to see a shadow under my door running away.