You have come a long way to reach your destination. You are tired and looking forward to start that dream holiday– only to find out you lost your luggage at the airport.

Does the situation seem familiar?

With tons of luggage coming across airports every day, it’s not impossible for airport employees to mis-tag bags, misread luggage tags, set bags aside and not remember it, or accidentally haul it out of the cargo hold before it get to its intended destination. On the other hand, in 50% of the cases, the luggage owners are also to blame why their belongings get lost. Below are some basic yet very helpful tips which will prevent and abate the chances of your luggage from getting lost.

1. Place a name-tag outside your bag

Most bags today often come with designation tags where you may write your name, home or corporation address and contact number. If your bag doesn’t have one, avoid using stick-on labels because these can easily fall off. Instead, use a soft or leather tag which can be bought on office and school supplies store.

2. Place a name-tag inside your bag

Tape an ID inside your bag in the way that if the name tag outside your bag accidentally comes off, there’s still a way to identify your luggage. You may also use your business card as an alternative.

3. Tape an itinerary card intimate if possible

In case your luggage gets temporarily lost and recovered, it can be easily forwarded to you wherever you are. Include the places you plan to visit and the dates you will be in each place.

4. Put a personal marking on your bag

Most expert travelers strongly suggest putting distinguishing marks on your bags such viewed like ribbons, paint, tassels, brightly colored tape, story, and button pins. This will not only help you spot your bags easier, it will also assure you that the bag you are getting belongs to you.

5. Remove old luggage tags

Not all airports are equipped with laser scanners which automatically route bags to its right destination. In some airports, baggage handling is done the old fashioned way—manually. Failure to remove old routing tags on your bag can confuse baggage handlers which is the number one reason why luggage gets lost.

6. Be early at the airport

Lastly, do arrive at the airport at least 45 minutes before your deviation time. This will give you greater quantity time to check your bags. Don’t forget to check your claim ticket if you have received one for every one of your bags and that the destination labels are right.

Photo of lost luggage at Toronto Airport, Canada, by Jordon

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