by Matt Sill | Feb 21, 2019 | Family Travel, Luggage, News, Suitcase, Travel Guide, Travel News
Life is becoming more like The Jetsons all the time, especially around the airport. In a recent article, Travel Weekly told us about self bag drop at some airports using machines by German vendor Materna. While tighter security regulations have prevented unassisted...
by Matt Sill | Jan 6, 2017 | Luggage, News, Tips & Tricks, Travel Guide, Travel News
We’ve reported here before about the increased use of RFID chips in checked luggage and luggage tags to tilt the odds that your bag will arrive with you at your final destination in your favor. There have been new innovations in the effort to reduce lost bags,...
by Matt Sill | Nov 30, 2016 | Business Travel, Family Travel, Road Warrior, Tips & Tricks, Travel Guide
It’s the last thing you want to have happen when you’re traveling: your bag doesn’t show up at the baggage carousel. It has an immediate impact on your psyche, not to mention your itinerary. But if the airline loses or mishandles your bag, there are...
by Matt Sill | Jun 13, 2016 | Family Travel, Luggage, News, Suitcase, Tips & Tricks, Travel Guide, Travel News
It’s not hard to imagine, and it’s every weary traveler’s worst case scenario. Perhaps this has happened to you. You arrive home from your trip only to find your luggage didn’t make the trip with you. You rummage around and find those little...
by ProBlog | Jul 1, 2014 | Luggage, Tips & Tricks
Of all the potential headaches involved with air travel these days — random flight cancellations, endless tarmac delays, crowded flights, a rude (or super extra friendly!) seatmate, among many others — the biggest one of all may not happen until you reach your...