Contact housekeeping and tell them you don't want your room cleaned up. Business travel is not more or less dangerous, but people who travel on business tend to be preoccupied with appointments, directions and preparing for meetings. It also exposes travelers to areas where crimes are committed more often such as nightclubs, downtown areas, banks, ex pat restaurants and other high profile spots. But cheer up, the chances of being kidnapped and returned home safe are the least of your worries. You could end up dead without even being kidnapped, extorted or waylaid.
Cardiac arrest is the second most likely reason.
Tropical diseases are the third. Security Resources Security is big business these days. In California there are four times as many private police as there are government police. In countries like Russia and South Africa people don't even bother calling for the police. He speaks fluent Russian so it should be easy to figure out where he used to work for Uncle Sam.