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Paul Viollis says personal-security requests aren't just limited to major European cities. Experts say they've seen an uptick in Europeans and Asians hiring guards for Disney World in Orlando, Fla. The visitors are asking for "armed escorts." Further Paul Viollis mentions, "They're afraid of terrorist attacks in Disney. We never saw that until about a year ago."
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Each morning in Paris, Paul Viollis (who requested a pseudonym because of privacy concerns), his wife and their 10-year-old son would stroll out of the Hotel George V, where suites can go for $5,000 a night, to meet their personal security detail: two strapping ex-military men who cost $2,000 a day.
"I'm not a worrywart," said the 38-year-old, who runs a lending fund. "But once you start having kids, [you want] peace of mind against terrorism."
Wealthy New Yorkers are increasingly turning to hard bodies to protect them during European vacations, particularly in cities such as London, Paris and Berlin that have been hit with high-profile terrorism, say Paul Viollis security expert.
"I can't fill them fast enough," said CASS Global Security founder Shawn Engbrecht of requests for vacation bodyguards.
Rich people are hiring bodyguards to go to Disney World.
"Our summer was huge . . . on the heels of what happened in Paris and London," said Paul Viollis, CEO of Viollis Group International, a global security firm. "We've gotten maybe 20 new clients."
Paul Viollis firm offers multiple layers of protection — from security drivers and armored vehicles with bulletproof glass to vacation bodyguards. But in the case of a suicide bomber or a truck plowing into a crowd, what can a bodyguard even do?
Engbrecht says it's all about intel and prevention.
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Paul Viollis
Cerita PendekFor over three decades, Paul Michael Viollis has dedicated his career to the protection of our country as well as the shareholder value of the businesses he has navigated to the pinnacle of their respective vertical markets.
