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How my luggage tag saved my vacation!
Occasionally you face situation where you get into trouble just because of your small mistakes. Last year while I was on my holidays to Mauritius I just lost my luggage. Actually, I went for a water bottle and left my luggage nearby. Someone took it by mistake leaving his luggage there. I was worried first but then realized the actual situation. I checked that luggage but couldn't find any contact information there. Suddenly, I got a call on my mobile. The man on the other end was equally worried and told me that he had taken my luggage by mistake. There was a tag on my luggage on with my mobile number and clearly written address. I then realized how my luggage tag saved my vacation from getting spoiled. I gave him the address of my hotel and told him that his luggage was with me and it was safe. After a few hours he reached my hotel. Although it was his mistake, for which he was very sorry, I just ignored everything and thanked him.
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How my luggage tag saved my vacation!
If you are inquiring for something to use that will make categorization on your luggage a lot easier as traveling then look not beyond a luggage tag. These efficient little devices are impressive resources to make penetrating for your luggage in the middle of the rush of an airport a whole lot easier. These tags are incredible as they’re totally customizable. Without one of these luggage tags you might use up an outstanding deal of instance annoying to figure out which bags are yours at the luggage carousel and they as well help out to stop other people wrongly picking up your luggage.
Another extra better reason for obtaining a luggage tag is that in case you and yet another human being do come about to have the same sort of bags, you no longer need to open them up to see which is which.
If your luggage becomes lost luggage tags make sure that all through the journey it might be very easily traced back to you. This is in real fact a major worry when luggage may be disappeared throughout the loading stages. With your luggage tag resolutely attached to your bag there will be no call to be anxious if your luggage does end up somewhere else as the airports will find it out and contact you.
You can guess the importance of luggage tags from my incident that how my luggage tag saved my vacation. I was on New York Kennedy airport and I lost my luggage but I was satisfied that through luggage tag soon or later my luggage will be in my hands other wise my vacations are going to be wasted. Thanks to luggage tag after half an hour airport staff handed over my luggage to me.
Is it safe ... to put my address on my luggage tag?
- The Observer, Sunday 14 January 2007
- Article history
Address your concerns ... Label luggage right and keep burglars in the dark. Photograph: Alamy
Many people think they're doing the right thing by putting their home address on luggage labels.
However, there have been instances over the years of unscrupulous check-in or baggage handling staff making a note of travellers' addresses and passing the details on to burglars.
Security aside, it makes no sense to put your home address on the label on your outbound flight. If your luggage is lost or delayed, you want it sent to your hotel, not back home. So put details of your hotel or holiday accommodation on the tag for the trip out, and replace with return contact details on the way back; for example, a business card with your work address, your travel agent's address, or even just a mobile phone number.
Remember that tags can also fall off, so it's worth putting details inside your bag as well.
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My Luggage Tag Saved My Luggage!
posted 2007 Mar by Karen K
A customer wrote in to tell us that if his luggage hadn’t been tagged he would have lost all his samples and computer for work. He left it in the room that he had been working in at the hotel in New York. He thought that it would be safe. After about an hour he went back to that room and all of it was gone. He went into a panic. His cell phone was ringing and he answered it and it was the bellman telling him he had his luggage. All we put on his tag was his name and cell phone. Lucky customer
Q: What Should I Put on My Luggage Tag?
Answer:
Most folks have a personal info tag on their luggage. Then the airlines add another one and finally the cruise line provides a tag to get your bags from the terminal to your cabin. Let’s start with the personal tag.
The personal tag was probably put on when you bought the luggage and hasn’t been updated since. Bad idea. You need to change the tag each time you travel. You should actually add multiple personal tags to your luggage. Put one on the handle and one on each of the major zipper pulls. Why? Anything hanging on the outside of your luggage can easily get torn off. The odds of all of them getting torn off is much lower.
On your tags should be your name, a direct-to-you phone number (like your cell phone), your destination contact phone, and your email address. DO NOT put your home address or land-line phone. You’re traveling; anyone who reads your luggage tag knows you’re not going to be home. That includes the experienced thieves who linger in terminals for just that reason. Why exclude the land-line phone? It doesn’t take long to get your address in a reverse phone directory. Plus, what good would it do to call your home if you’re on the ship when your luggage is located?
Airline tags are printed for you but make sure to check that your name and the destination are correct. Also, be sure to remove any old tags.
The cruise tags should contain your name, ship and cabin number. Most lines have moved to online documents so you can print them yourself before leaving home. You can also get the old style tags at the terminal if you like, just be sure to put the necessary info on the tags before handing them over to the porters.
http://www.travelgirlinc.com/tips.html
Is it safe to label luggage?
Rosemary Usherwood wants to know if putting her name and address on a baggag tag is a bad idea
Richard Green
Is it really unsafe to put my address on my luggage tag? I read something about burglars noting down the details and knowing that you're abroad, then burgling your home before you return from holiday. Rosemary Usherwood, Chester
Sunday Times travel expert Richard Green responds: You would have to be incredibly unlucky to have your house burgled as a result of someone opportunistically happening to read your luggage labels, but it does happen. And worse than that, there have been cases of organised gangs using accomplices at airports to gather addresses from passengers' bags as they wait in the check-in queues.
Either way, it is a completely unnecessary risk, as you really don't have to put a label on the outside of your bags. You should use a label of course, so that the airline can contact you if the bag becomes lost, but that should be inside the bag.
On the external label just put the address of your hotel, or your travel agent or tour operator, and slide your business card into the label for the return, for example.
Or you could use a clever system called I-Trak, which identifies your luggage (and passport and other valuables if you wish) without advertising any of your personal details. It uses a number plate-style unique code, which you affix to the item. Airline personal or members of the public can then trace this code if it should go astray. It is integrated with the airline industry's own communication system, but can also be accessed via the internet, email, or a 24-hour finders hotline.
All communication takes place via i-TRAK, so that no personal information (such as your home address or telephone numbers) need be displayed on the outside of your luggage.
It costs £9.99 to register, and then £2.99 per year to renew two bags after that (50p for each additional bag). Or try Global Bag Tag, which charges £9.95 for two tags and a flat rate of £2.50 per year to renew.
On a luggage tag, do you write your home address or the address at which you will be staying during your trip?
I put my home address on the tag - sometimes my US home address and usually my Italian address. It's where I can always be reached if it takes a while to locate a lost bag. On a lot of trips, I am not at a specific location for a long time. If luggage is lost in transit, I can always give the lost baggage people my immediate contact number as well as my home contact point. I don't have to worry about an empty home on either end since there are other people living in the house full time in both places.
How do people "mark" their luggage?
http://www.fodors.com/community/united-states/how-do-people-mark-their-luggage.cfm
The truth about "lost" luggage
Seeing a number of
threads/posts about "lost" luggage, I thought I'd go through a longish analysis
of the causes and how to mitigate them.
First off, there is a difference
between a truly "lost" piece of luggage and one that has merely failed to match
the passenger's itinerary - a "delayed" bag. I'll deal with "lost" later
on.
There are only a few reasons why a bag is delayed:
1) It never got onto the
originating flight
2) It got onto an incorrect flight at origin
3) It
never got onto the connecting flight
4) It got onto an incorrect flight at
connection point
Dealing with #1: Baggage is security screened before
being loaded onto the aircraft. There is only so much throughput on the
screening machines, and if there is a jam-up, bags may not be screened by flight
time. That's one reason why you see minimum check-in times, with some places
being 1 hour or more (rather than the more "standard" 30 minutes). So, check-in
early to avoid the chance that your bag will be still in process at departure,
either due to security or airline ops.
More #1: Baggage on some smaller
aircraft may be limited, due to weight & balance and other operational
issues. Early check-in may help, but be aware that on long RJ/turboprop legs,
luggage may be sacrificed in difficult ops times (high/hot operations, extra
time/fuel for weather and alternates). This is unlikely, but possible. Also,
smaller, less boxy bags are less likely to be left for the next
flight.
Moving to #2: The baggage tag may be incorrect. Always be sure
that the tag has the correct flights and destination as it is being put on your
bag. Given that most tags are computer generated off your check-in data, the big
concern here is that someone else's tag (generated in the mad chaos that is
bag-check nowdays) gets put on your bag. Watch as it's being put on, and double
check the claim stubs you get.
Moving to #3: The same kinds of time
issues that apply to you running through a concourse apply to your bags being
shuttled around by tugs. If there isn't enough time, your bag won't be on your
flight. Allow for enough connection time to reduce the chances of the clock
killing your bag's connection.
Moving on to #4: This is most likely human
error. Not much you can do other than making sure the tags are correct at the
start.
Of course, human error can, and does, creep into all of these
cases. But there is little you, as a passenger, can do to avoid that, other than
to recognize those cases where there's a systemic problem with a
carrier/airport.
Now, let's talk about the "lost" bags. These are the
ones that are "out there" - not just delayed but pretty AWOL. Causes for this
are either mis-tagging or lost tags (or damaged/destroyed bags). You can correct
the former by confirming the proper tags as they are applied to the bag. For the
latter, several things to do. Buy good luggage, and make sure that the handles
with the airline tag are secure and sturdy. Do more than just have your name and
address on the bag. Include your cellphone and email info on exterior personal
luggage tags so you can be contacted on the road. Put a large note in an outside
pocket (I use Astrobright colored 8.5x11 with big headlines to get attention)
with your complete air itinerary and full contact info. Also, include where you
will be traveling (hotel/cruise) so the bag can follow and find you, rather than
just go to your home. If there are no tags, they'll have to bloodhound whose bag
it is and where it belongs, so the more info the better.
Yes, I have had
delayed bags but never a lost one. Almost all have been because of a tight
connection, with only a couple because of late check-in. It can happen to anyone
- just do your best to mitigate the causes and recognize the rate of delayed
bags is FAR less than you might worry about.
Oddly enough, I shall start my report of Gnomedex 2008 not with how it began, not with how it ended but with what happened after I returned home to California.
I missed my flight back at 7:00AM, but was able to get on a later one at 9:30AM without a problem.
My baggage did not arrive on the flight.
Nor did it arrive on the 2PM flight.
Or on the 4PM one.
A little after 4PM I received a call on my business cellular phone from a number with a 512 area code.
For those unfamiliar with that area code, it is for Austin, Texas. Presumably, it is for the surrounding metro area as well, but in this case, the caller was from Austin.
It turns out, though, that she was in California, too. Except 120 miles away from me.
She had mistakenly grabbed my bag and driven away without checking the luggage tag. Or the claim ticket put on my bag by Alaska Airlines. She flew Southwest, by the way. The claim ticket is the thing which airports tell you to check with signs that say "bags look alike, check the tag before leaving" on signs above the baggage claim carousels.
Anyways, she asked me if I would drive back to the airport, pick up her bag and drive out to meet her boyfriend half-wayish. I had gone back to the office to await calls from and to place calls to the baggage claim office at the airport, which is near the office.
Wanting my luggage as quickly as possible, I went to the airport, collect her luggage and began the drive east.
A funny thing now: The luggage I had purchased was a Tumi Ducati Expandable Wheeled Packing Case Suiter. It was actually not my first choice for a bag, because it is black (which I like) with red panels and silver trims (which I didn't particular care for) but after a while, I had grown fond of it precisely because it did not look like other people's luggage; I could rest assured that when my bag came off the conveyer belt to the carousel that the one that looked like that was mine, all mine. I still always look at my luggage tag, though. It's a reassurance thing. If I turn it over and can see my business card, I know it is mine.
It turns out the woman who took my luggage probably felt the same way. Her bag was smaller than mine, though. A lot smaller. And it didn't have a luggage tag on it; or at least it did not have a luggage tag on it like mine where I had placed mine (they anchor to a grommet on the side, not on the top).
I met her boyfriend about 30 miles out of town—he said he was enjoying driving their rented car—and performed the exchange of prisoners on the side of a highway on the border of the Sonoran Desert. He was very apologetic and even gave me some gas money, which was very kind.
On the way home, and through today (this happened yesterday) I reflected on the maxim of the "many backs look alike" signs one sees at airport carousels. Many bags do look alike, but perhaps the most deceptive ones are those that appear not to at all. Luggage is a commodity item, and unless you've handcrafted or customized your own luggage, it is likely there is another piece out there that the looks the same somewhere.
Yesterday, I learned that appearances are pretty superficial, especially for luggage.
The larger lesson in life is to not be too trusting of the familiar; that was a lesson I observed was again, this time today at work but in a much different context. But that's another story for another day.
This Is Not Your Bag
As we prepare to leave on a family vacation, I have been consumed with thoughts about what to bring (and wondering if I really need ten bathing suits for five days...) Anyway, as I was packing I made sure to attach my brand new luggage tag, since I definitely do not want to lose my bag full of all those suits.
My luggage tag is from Inventive Travelware. It says, “You Won’t Look Good In My Clothes,” which is true.
I like my tag to be a little cheeky because even though my bag may not ever be taken by mistake, I know what it says and it makes me laugh when I see it. And maybe the baggage handlers and TSA will catch a glimpse and have a giggle too.
Don't Let The Airlines Lose Your Bags .........Or If They Do, Get Reunited Quicker!
Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com
-- E-Mail: fish@fishfoto.com
11/01/08 - Don't Let The Airlines Lose Your
Bags .........Or If They Do, Get Reunited Quicker!
Over the past few
days there seems to have been a spate of photographers who have become separated
from their luggage while traveling. Maybe the Moon and the Stars have been
perfectly aligned to cause this rash of photographer baggage problems. Maybe
it's just that while only an average of .005 bags are delayed, misrouted/lost
while in transit, with millions of bags in transit per day, that's still 5000
bags per million bags per day!
While you cannot prevent an airline from
delaying or misrouting your bags, you can make it easier for the airlines to
reunite you with your baggage. How? Simple........label your bag in multiple
places and make your bag easily identifiable. Telling the agent that you have
lost your 21" black ballistic nylon bag is not going to get your bag found in a
sea of black ballistic nylon bags.
When you get your bag ready to go on
the road you need to be redundant in your labeling. If you can get a monogram on
the bag, get a monogram on your bag as well (Mine is monogramed with "Fish"). I
also strongly suggest marking your bag in a bright unique way.
My bags
are generally easy to spot, as mentioned in the entry Mark
Your Camera Equipment & Never Leave Anything Behind, which I posted a
few days ago. However, easy to spot bags do not always make easy to reunite
bags. To make reuniting easier, for the rare occasions it happens, I suggest
doing the following:
- Place a standard laminated business card or easy
to read ID tag on the handle. This tag has my full name, multiple phone numbers
I can be reached at and an e-mail address.
- Place a business card in the
bag's ID card-slot (if that bag has one)
- Place a white or light
coloured piece of duct tape inside the bag with you name, phone numbers and
e-mail. Some of my bags have this tape identification twice just to be safe.
Generally I place this info on the top lid of the bag or on the interior bag
wall of the bag.
- Place a piece of white or pink tape in the outside of
the bag with my name and phone number.
- Place bright tape on all the
handles, zippers, or surfaces as a further way to make ID'ing the bag easier for
those in the baggage office when I describe the bag to them.
By having my
bag clearly labeled and marked should my bag get misrouted, my luggage tag get
ripped off, my airline baggage tag get torn off and the tape with my info go
missing.........the airline can still identify who the bag belongs to and call
me directly by looking inside.
Also remember to go to the baggage office,
at the airport, as soon as you discover your bag is not on the flight! This is
important. You cannot leave the airport and call it in, you need to do it at the
airport.
Should your bags have been transfered from one airline to
another , contact the baggage office of the airline of your last flight of the
journey. Once you have your baggage report in your hand call from the last
airline you flew, immediately call the airline of your originating flight, this
is the airline who's name is on the baggage tag (if you flew a code share
flight, such as having booked a flight through Qantas (QF), but your first flight
was actually operated by American Airlines (AA), then call AA, they are the airline that tagged
the bag). Chasing your bags from both ends can at times help speed the process
along, though!
If your delayed baggage caused you any problems at all do
not be shy about seeking compensation from the airline. Most offer a $25 or $50
voucher, it's not much, but it is something. If your travel necessities, such as
underwear, tooth brush, diapers, were delayed, also seek reimbursement or these
items if you had to replace them. Not all airlines are willing to do this, as
detailed in their contract of
carriage, but some airlines will, such as United
Airlines.
In case you are wondering who the best and worst "main
line" airlines are for lost & delayed baggage are, the following are the
most recent statistics list the following:
Hawaiian Airlines (HA) 2.6 delayed/lost bags
per 1,000,
British
Airways (BA) 28.0
delayed/lost bags per 1,000
Below are five photos of my new LL Bean
carry-on sized suitcase, which I just purchased to be my checked bag replacing
my old, beaten, totally worn out ad "over loved" American Tourister bag. This new
bag is the LL
Bean Carryall Rolling Pullman (14"w X 22"h X 9"d). I chose an LL Bean
bag for one primary reason, they have a life time guarantee. If you break it,
rip it, tear off the zipper, the airline shreds the wheels off, you name it and
you don't think it lived up to your expectations for ANY REASON LL Bean
will replace it , no questions asked, no ifs, ands or buts. I have returned
items at 3:30am on Christmas Morning at the LL
Bean Flagship Store in Freeport, Maine, (which never closes, the doors have
no locks!) and been greeted with a smile and been asked if I wanted to swap the
item, have a gift card for the store or a full cash refund. Hands down, the best
customer service anywhere!
The five images of this bag show how I clearly
identify my checked bags. This is done for two reasons. The first reason is so I
can easily spot the bag, amid the hundreds of other black ballistic nylon bags,
as it comes around the carousel and as a deterrent to airport thieves (they
don't want bright clearly identifiable bags). Te second reason is to have my bag
labeled in a way I can tell an airline how to quickly identify my bag should I
become separated from bag due to a baggage problem. I make the bag as hard to
miss as possible and I also make sure my name and contact information is on it
multiple times.
Happy Flying!
-Fish
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Image To Enlarge It--
What Should I Put on Luggage Tags
From LoveToKnow Travel
If you're planning to travel, you may be wondering "what should I put on luggage tags?" Filled out with accurate information, luggage tags can be a lifesaver for you belongings. Tagged luggage can be quickly identified in case of lost, confused, or stolen luggage. With many similar types of luggage, tags can also ensure you are grabbing the right luggage from the carousel.
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Protecting Your Belongings with Luggage Tags
Few things can put a damper on a vacation or cause frustration on a business trip like luggage getting lost, stolen, or in other mishaps. An important item to remember when you are packing your suitcase is your luggage tag. Tags serve very important purposes, including allowing people to quickly and easily identify who the luggage belongs to, and provides essential contact information for returning lost or stolen luggage.
What Should I Put on Luggage Tags?: Deciding on Information
What you write on your luggage tags can be a personal decision; however there a couple of factors to keep in mind. Whatever information you do provide on your tags should make it easy for Airline or transportation employees to contact you in case luggage is mishandled or lost. Some people feel that providing too much information, however, can make it easier for burglars and identity thieves to commit crimes against you knowing a vacant home addresses when you are traveling and an arsenal of personal information that could be used against you.
So exactly what should you put on luggage tags?
- Name: Make sure you name (preferably as it is written on your airline tickets or boarding passes). Families traveling with multiples suitcases for family members can put one primary contact name, such as a parent on all suitcases.
- Cell phone number: If you carry a cell phone and can be contacted on it in the area you are traveling to, this is often the best way for the airlines to reach you.
- Hotel or destination phone number: Many individuals also place the hotel or destination phone number on luggage tags. This can be particularly helpful if you won't have cell phone access in the area you’re traveling, don't have a cell phone, or in case your phone battery dies, has limited access, or other technical difficulties.
- Alternate phone number: Having an alternate phone number, such as a voice mail line or someone you can trust to receive messages for you is a good option if you will be staying at more than one accommodation.
- Email address: This can be helpful if you will have access to e-mail on your travels. Emails from the airline can also be printed for reference and communication confirmation.
Some information is considered controversial in terms of travel safety to place on luggage tags. Some individuals feel that placing a home address is too much information as it makes it easily accessible to others, and possibly thieves, where you live. Home phone numbers are also considered controversial since potential thieves could access the address with a reverse phone number search.
Others feel, however, that having a home phone number and/or address is practical in case luggage is lost, mishandled, or stolen on the return trip and will allow personnel to contact them and/or ship luggage to their home address.
Some travelers may opt to place a cell phone, destination phone, or alternate phone number on one side, and a home phone number on the reverse side to cover all bases.
Deciding how much information you provide on a luggage tag is a personal choice; however keep in mind the primary goal it to make it identifiable and ensure the most accurate and relevant contact information is available.
More Luggage Tag Tips
- Write clearly or print the information you want luggage tags to contain so all information is legible.
- Consider durable, waterproof luggage tags to keep information from smearing or tags from tearing.
- Many travelers include luggage tags on each handle of a suitcase or bag for extra precaution in case one becomes loosened and lost.
- Opt for bright, distinctive tags to easily identify luggage among similar styles on a carousel.
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