Luggage Identification Hints

Here are some luggage safe-travel hints when traveling by air, car, train, or on a cruise:

Although properly-labeled luggage will increase the likelihood of it being returned to you if it gets lost, it also can send out a message to criminals that you are leaving your house available for them to rob at a leisurely pace. The point is that many people put their name, home address, and home telephone number on their luggage tags, like a neon sign that says, “I’m not going to be home for awhile. Rob me!” Instead, use your office address, if you have one, or a post office box number (which is better).  Also, put your office or a friend’s telephone number, since you might not be there to answer the phone if someone is trying to locate the owner of your luggage.

Another precaution:  always put your complete identification information INSIDE your luggage as well . . . taped or glued securely as a permanent part of your luggage.  Luggage tags can be accidentally pulled off, or destroyed by the weather (rain or snow, for example).

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