Make sure your bags stay with you. I love this Retriever Luggage Tag. I print my entire itinerary and put a copy in these tags for any bag that I check at the airport or leave at a hotel bag check. There are so many opportunities for your bag to get misplaced in a sea of black bags.
I also give a copy of this same itinerary to my house sitter, dog sitter and any relative that needs to know where I am. Everyone but my boss, I’m on vacation.
A picture can be worth a million words. When you have packed the last bit of your belongings in your suitcase take a few pictures. A picture of the suitcase open so you can see the contents and one of the case closed. You can either print the pictures or keep them on a digital camera. That was if your luggage is lost, you can explain exactly what it looks like. Very handy in a country where you don’t speak the language.
Have you ever lost your luggage or needed to account for its contents. Here is an easy way to keep track of your belongings. As an added bonus this will help you to not over pack.
Before you pack make a list of all of the items you will need to pack. Separate the list by suitcase and carry on. I always write at the top how many days I will be gone. Gone 4 days, pack 4 pair of pants. I always pack an extra pair of underwear and a shirt in my "personal item" carry on bag (usually a back pack). Now that you have this great list, use it as a check off sheet while you are packing, then put it in your purse or carry on. If your bag gets misplaced, you will be able to verify what was in it.
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