What sort if luggage tags do you use …

[Anonymous]

Brightly colored free ones given away as swag at annual conference - easy to spot, differentiates my bag from others

[Anonymous]

I have brightly colored tags — to help me easily identify my bags. They have flaps, so that the only visible information is either my cell number or my email address, and I slip a business card inside. I also slip a business card inside the luggage as a backup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Laser engraved from Etsy with mine and my spouse’s names and phone numbers.

Yep, this is the way - laser engraved metal. Your home address is useless on them - all anyone needs is a phone number. An AirTag inside will be much more useful.

[Anonymous]

None. I have a tiny Rimowa cabin carryon and it never has been checked.

[Anonymous]

We have these that Wirecutter recommended in neon green.

https://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Luggage-Perfect-Quickly-Suitcase/dp/B07BK4X38V?tag=thewire06-20&linkCode=xm2&ascsubtag=F0401KHYDYCFC3HM32TJD6H2AZ761&th=1

We also put an air tag in each bag plus a slip of paper with our itinerary in an outside pocket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The paper ones at the gate. I almost never check a bag.

I almost never check mine, but on the smaller planes where you have to gate check, occasionally they’ll send the bags to baggage claim. I’ve also had a gate checked bag get left behind during loading.

If you are group C while boarding, there is a good chance that you will have a gate checked bag.

What airlines use letters for boarding? Even Southwest uses numbers now.

[Anonymous]

I use a brightly colored tag too. But apart from spotting on the carousel, I am not really sure what the point of luggage tags are anymore.

I am a fairly frequent traveler and my bags have been lost more times than I can count lol. Maybe I have been lucky, but the airline has always been able to track them and tell me where they are, and I can do that now via airline apps too. Bag didn't make the connection, I didn't make the connection but the bag did, it was routed to Nigeria accidently (true!). In all the times this has happened, no one has ever called the number on my luggage tag! I have gone to baggage services or dealt with someone in the lounge and they were able to figure out where it was and how to get it to me.

So I guess maybe don't over think it?

[Anonymous]

fwiw, I saw some good ones at the TJ Maxx in FFX City today. Colorful braided leather ones that can help you ID your luggage. I'm kind of regretting not getting them.