My wonder spouse and I are going on a rather long cruise and family visit in May. I know that's still months away but something came up recently that made me think about luggage security.
A friend told us the story of her suitcase (bright red and easy to spot) getting "lost" when they landed at an airport in a European country, along with the luggage of several other travelers. I don't remember which country, they have travelled extensively. Since they were planning to spend two weeks in the city where they had landed, and she really needed her clothes, she went back to the airport the day after they had arrived. Still no sign of her suitcase. On the next day she went back again. This time she found her suitcase just sitting out in the open, unattended, in a cluster of about a hundred suitcases.
Even though she had filed the requisite paperwork and turned it in at the airport, no one had contacted her to tell her her luggage had arrived. When she asked one of the workers what happened to all of these suitcases if no one was notified that they had arrived. The answer "Oh, we just auction them off."
My friend's story had a happy ending, but it did remind me of the time I had a suitcase stollen in the Seattle airport and never got it back. Coincidentally, in a conversation today with another well traveled friend I learned about Air Tags (available from Amazon for about $20). These little tags can be placed inside your luggage and allow you to use your phone to track your luggage if it doesn't arrive at your destination.
Granted, it may not be much help to know that your suitcase is in Aruba if you're in Detroit, but at least you'll know your clothes are having a wonderful time. I think I will gift my wonder spouse with some Air Tags before our May trip.
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