When Rebecca White is at a business conference, she's paid to befriendly.
"My job is to get out there and talk," says the marketingdirector for The Pathfinders, a facilities consulting firm. But herhotel room is booked under her boss' name.
"You've got your name right on your badge and the men will calland say, `Why don't you come down to our hospitality suite?' ' shesays.
White learned early that taking precautions against unwantedsuitors - and criminals - is part of the traveling businesswoman'slife. Security consultant Charles Slepian says criminals have reasonto prey on travelers:
"Thieves go where there's something to steal and travelers …
