9 Tips on Minimizing the Risk of Lost Baggage

If you take a plane, there is always the risk of loosing your baggage, out of 1000 bags an average of eight get lost. Arriving at your destination without your luggage can be a mayor hassle, but there are some things you can do to minimize the risk of our bags getting lost:

1.Carry items you really need in your carry on bag. So you don´t run the risk to end up without some important prescription drug or your reading glasses
2.Put your adress INSIDE the bag – that way airline employees will be able to identify our bag, even if the name tage got ripped of
3.Invest in a heavy duty name tag, as the paper ones that the airline will give you comes off easily
4.Take off old tags form former flights in order to prevent mix ups
5.Don´t use expensive designer bags – it is so easy to steal a piece of lugagge at the baggage carousel...
6.Travel with a unique bag in order to prevent mix ups at the baggage carousel
7.Dress up your old black suitcase with a colourful ribbon or an unique name tag
8.Check your luggage early- sometimes luggage gets left behind for the simple reason that the storage room is full
9.If you can – don´t check your luggage – take it with you on the plane!

Here are some items that make your life easier when you have to take a plane!