I have a security luggage tag that goes on the outside of the bag:
It is metal, with a metal loop attachment that screws shut. The tag has a window through which you can see my name, which is on a label on the inside. On the backside of the label I have cell # and email address. These are the tags I use: http://www.leevalley.com/en/gifts/page.aspx?p=68875&cat=4,53209
Inside each bag, I have a normal letter size page printed and put inside a sheet protector. It lays on the top of the contents before the bag is closed, so it would be easy to find when the bag is opened. That sheet I just use MS Word to print with, and it includes name, cell #, email address and destination contact info (e.g. destination hotel & hotel phone #).
WestJet (our preferred airline) even has a "bag tag" (for inside the bag) form one can fill out and print, but I prefer just using Word so I am not wasting ink on unnecessary borders. Air Canada notes "Because external baggage tags can sometimes be damaged or detached, we strongly encourage you to also place a tag with similar information inside your bag to facilitate identification." and also provides a baggage ID card template: http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/airport/baggage/baggageid.html I just worked off their templates to create my plain and boring Word document. Note: I do not put home address info.
Good security practice is to NOT put your address on the outside of the bag: it is a known problem that there ARE some criminals who try to get address information from luggage tags and then they or their criminal cohorts use it to burglarize peoples homes.
This article has some good dos and don'ts re: luggage tags: http://flyingwithfish.boardingarea....tag-identification-information-the-dos-donts/ Here the same author revisits the issue and adds some additional info: http://flyingwithfish.boardingarea....-can-make-you-the-target-of-a-thief-find-out/
Finally there are various private services which will give you for example an identification sticker to put on your luggage tag that has a unique ID or QR code; if the bag is lost and then found, the finder can enter the code information on the vendor's website and through various means you can be informed the bag has been found. Some offer more privacy than others. Some work with the worldwide airline baggage tracking system.
SW
It is metal, with a metal loop attachment that screws shut. The tag has a window through which you can see my name, which is on a label on the inside. On the backside of the label I have cell # and email address. These are the tags I use: http://www.leevalley.com/en/gifts/page.aspx?p=68875&cat=4,53209
Inside each bag, I have a normal letter size page printed and put inside a sheet protector. It lays on the top of the contents before the bag is closed, so it would be easy to find when the bag is opened. That sheet I just use MS Word to print with, and it includes name, cell #, email address and destination contact info (e.g. destination hotel & hotel phone #).
WestJet (our preferred airline) even has a "bag tag" (for inside the bag) form one can fill out and print, but I prefer just using Word so I am not wasting ink on unnecessary borders. Air Canada notes "Because external baggage tags can sometimes be damaged or detached, we strongly encourage you to also place a tag with similar information inside your bag to facilitate identification." and also provides a baggage ID card template: http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/airport/baggage/baggageid.html I just worked off their templates to create my plain and boring Word document. Note: I do not put home address info.
Good security practice is to NOT put your address on the outside of the bag: it is a known problem that there ARE some criminals who try to get address information from luggage tags and then they or their criminal cohorts use it to burglarize peoples homes.
This article has some good dos and don'ts re: luggage tags: http://flyingwithfish.boardingarea....tag-identification-information-the-dos-donts/ Here the same author revisits the issue and adds some additional info: http://flyingwithfish.boardingarea....-can-make-you-the-target-of-a-thief-find-out/
Finally there are various private services which will give you for example an identification sticker to put on your luggage tag that has a unique ID or QR code; if the bag is lost and then found, the finder can enter the code information on the vendor's website and through various means you can be informed the bag has been found. Some offer more privacy than others. Some work with the worldwide airline baggage tracking system.
SW
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