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Airlines’ embrace of Apple’s AirTag “Share Item” feature makes luggage tracking a group effort. Ever experienced that moment of watching your luggage disappear down the conveyor belt with a silent prayer it pops out again at your destination? Apple’s Share Item...

The summer of lost/delayed luggage

Lost Luggage, Travel Advice

How to avoid it and what to do if it happens. Operational problems at airports worldwide this summer have meant, among other problems, a huge increase in the number of lost and delayed checked bags. Here’s how to minimize the chance and pain of it happening to you....

Show me the money!

Compensation, Flights, Lost Luggage, Travel Advice

Passengers are entitled to increased compensation for denied boarding and lost luggage, plus no more involuntary deplaning. 1. More money if you’re bumped The Department of Transportation has finalized its rule increasing monetary payouts when a passenger is denied...

Know your rights! (European version)

Compensation, Flights, Lost Luggage, Money, Refunds, Travel Advice

Passenger rights on flights to/from Europe are different than ones applicable to USA-only trips; check out what you’re entitled to if your flight is delayed or cancelled, you’re bumped, or your luggage is lost or missing. Here is a checklist of your passenger rights...

Know your rights!

Compensation, Flights, Lost Luggage, Money, Refunds, Travel Advice

Delayed or cancelled flight? Bumped? Lost or damaged luggage? Here’s a summary of your rights on U.S. flights. The Montreal Convention of 1999 (which went into effect in 2003—I know) is a treaty among the vast majority of countries and their airlines that establishes...

How I got my Kindle back from the TSA

Electronic Devices, Flights, Lost Luggage, Tech, Travel Advice, TSA

Left your Kindle (or anything else) at a TSA checkpoint? Here’s what you should do to maximize your chances of recovering it. Last year I arrived in Paris with time to kill before my connecting flight. I rummaged in my bag for my Kindle but couldn’t find it. After...

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The summer of lost/delayed luggage

Show me the money!

Know your rights! (European version)

Know your rights!

How I got my Kindle back from the TSA

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