Travel Tip for Your Luggage!
Traveling can be fun and when traveling with a family, it can help build long-lasting memories.
Arriving at a large airport like Orlando, it is important to figure out quickly where places such as Baggage Pickup are located as well as where ground transportation is accessible to your traveling party.
Your dark blue suitcase may have looked great at home but now looks like the hundreds of other suitcases being circulated on the belt that you are anxiously watching. As much as you want to find your bags, you also want to make sure no one else takes your bags by accident!
As the countdown continues toward your waiting shuttle and the kids tell you every few minutes how bored they are and how much they want to be home with their friends, and the suitcases begin to make their second and third trip around the belt - then remember this upcoming tip next time you travel!
Before you leave home, get some brightly colored curled ribbon or raffia. Tie a short section on the outside of each bag you checked. Make sure that it will not interfere with the grips or handles that baggage handlers will likely use during the loading and unloading. In fact, attaching two separate small clumps of this curly ribbon is a good idea, should one get pulled off by accident.
This way, when each bag comes out on the conveyor belt, all your family members, including children, will be able to help spot your baggage.
Lastly, leave extra precut sections inside each bag for the return trip, just in case they get removed on the first leg of your journey.
We have used this method while flying many times and we are always thankful at the baggage carousel with all bags in hand and overall low-stress levels!
