What To Put On A Luggage Tag (Complete Guide)

Let’s face it, there is nothing worse than losing your luggage when traveling. It downright sucks, and even more so when you are only going on a short vacation.

If there is any way to avoid your luggage being lost or help it be found, doing it is a good idea and that is where luggage tags come in.

But, what information should be on your luggage tag? It needs to be enough to help the airline but not so much in case your bag gets stolen.

Join me as I run through exactly what and what not to put on your luggage tags.

What Should You Put On Your Luggage Tag?

You should put enough information on your luggage tag so your lost luggage can be identified quickly and sent to your final destination.

You should write the following on your luggage tag:

• Your name, in initial and surname format (J Hoover for example)
• Your email address – use a different one from your main account
• Your mobile phone number with country code

This amount of luggage tag info allows the airline to know the bag is yours and put it on the next flight to your destination. They can also contact you via your email or phone number to let you know they have found it and that it is on the way to you.

It is advisable to add the luggage tag to both your check-in baggage and your carry-on luggage. The reason to add it to your carry-on bags is in case the airline makes you check them in at the gate.

What Should You Not Put On Your Luggage Tag?

Luggage tags usually go on the outside of your bag so that the bag can be identified without a person having to go through your bag. But, this means your luggage tag info is available for anyone to see if they want to.

Do not put your home address or home phone number on your luggage tag info. If someone sees your home address on your bag tag, they know where your house is and that it is empty for a while.

No one wants to leave baggage claim and get home to find their house has been robbed while they are on vacation.

Also, if someone knows your home address, cell phone number, home phone number, name, and email address, they know too much. This amount of data in the wrong hands can have devastating effects on one’s life.

What Should You Put On Your Child’s Luggage Tag?

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