Comments on: Travel Tip Tuesday : How to Deal with Lost, Stolen or Damaged Luggage http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/lost-stolen-or-damage-luggage.html Travel. France. Italy. Photography. Food and more... Thu, 24 May 2012 00:19:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stanford Harle http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/lost-stolen-or-damage-luggage.html#comment-13479 Stanford Harle Sat, 06 Aug 2011 07:31:57 +0000 http://mymelange.net/?p=2634#comment-13479 I was just seeking this info for some time. After 6 hours of continuous Googleing, finally I got it in your website. I wonder what's the lack of Google strategy that don't rank this type of informative web sites in top of the list. Generally the top websites are full of garbage. <strong>Well, I'm glad you found me.</strong> I was just seeking this info for some time. After 6 hours of continuous Googleing, finally I got it in your website. I wonder what’s the lack of Google strategy that don’t rank this type of informative web sites in top of the list. Generally the top websites are full of garbage.

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]]> By: Tessa Bjerke http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/lost-stolen-or-damage-luggage.html#comment-7814 Tessa Bjerke Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:35:28 +0000 http://mymelange.net/?p=2634#comment-7814 Thanks for the information and facts! Thanks for the information and facts!

]]> By: Blog on travel http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/lost-stolen-or-damage-luggage.html#comment-5421 Blog on travel Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:11:11 +0000 http://mymelange.net/?p=2634#comment-5421 Nice article! BTW Here is a nice proof that you have to be VERY lucky not to get your luggages lost! : http://www.blogontravel.com/excellent-ambient-marketing-at-venice-airport/ ;) .-= Blog on travel´s last blog ..<a href="http://rss.blogontravel.com/~r/blogontravel/~3/7WXdPW1j2nY/" rel="nofollow">10 things that annoy me when booking holidays online</a> =-. Nice article! BTW Here is a nice proof that you have to be VERY lucky not to get your luggages lost! : http://www.blogontravel.com/ex.....e-airport/ ;)
.-= Blog on travel´s last blog ..10 things that annoy me when booking holidays online =-.

]]> By: Cherrye at My Bella Vita http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/lost-stolen-or-damage-luggage.html#comment-5319 Cherrye at My Bella Vita Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:04:04 +0000 http://mymelange.net/?p=2634#comment-5319 Remember my fiasco last summer with Lufthansa? After six months of waiting and being told no, I, too, took it to the Internet. A few days later they emailed me and said they'd reopen the case. A month later, they paid out! Nice tips. .-= Cherrye at My Bella Vita´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyBellaVita/~3/Sb64BOMibpw/" rel="nofollow">Travel Tip Tuesday: Italy Expat Travel Writing</a> =-. Remember my fiasco last summer with Lufthansa? After six months of waiting and being told no, I, too, took it to the Internet. A few days later they emailed me and said they’d reopen the case. A month later, they paid out!

Nice tips.
.-= Cherrye at My Bella Vita´s last blog ..Travel Tip Tuesday: Italy Expat Travel Writing =-.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/lost-stolen-or-damage-luggage.html#comment-5308 uberVU - social comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:00:48 +0000 http://mymelange.net/?p=2634#comment-5308 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by IAClub2: @MyMelange Travel Tip Tuesday : How to Deal with Lost, Stolen or Damaged luggage. http://ow.ly/16tLXG... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Robin @ My Melange http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/lost-stolen-or-damage-luggage.html#comment-5307 Robin @ My Melange Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:00:24 +0000 http://mymelange.net/?p=2634#comment-5307 @Bonnie Yes, we carry-on queens rarely have these problems, thank goodness. I think the photo is a great idea as well ;) @Gray: I would say that depending on the company it would. I'd certainly shop around and purchase some that did cover luggage if I were checking a bag these days. Someone else suggested that homeowners policies may also cover luggage. Worth checking into. @Bonnie Yes, we carry-on queens rarely have these problems, thank goodness. I think the photo is a great idea as well ;)

@Gray: I would say that depending on the company it would. I’d certainly shop around and purchase some that did cover luggage if I were checking a bag these days. Someone else suggested that homeowners policies may also cover luggage. Worth checking into.

]]> By: AirTreks Nico http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/lost-stolen-or-damage-luggage.html#comment-5304 AirTreks Nico Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:33:16 +0000 http://mymelange.net/?p=2634#comment-5304 These are some great tips! But something so easy to preach but so hard to practice is staying calm when dealing with airline personelle. Seems as soon as you start your complaint they flip into aloof mode and all you get is there's nothing they can do. Killing them with kindness a great tactic. But keeping your cool is probably the most important thing to remember. You're more likely to be taken seriously than someone shouting at them. Another platitude to keep in mind is "the squeaky wheel gets the grease". In other words, don't give up. Best of luck out there! These are some great tips! But something so easy to preach but so hard to practice is staying calm when dealing with airline personelle. Seems as soon as you start your complaint they flip into aloof mode and all you get is there’s nothing they can do.

Killing them with kindness a great tactic. But keeping your cool is probably the most important thing to remember. You’re more likely to be taken seriously than someone shouting at them. Another platitude to keep in mind is “the squeaky wheel gets the grease”. In other words, don’t give up.

Best of luck out there!

]]> By: Travel Insurance Lady http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/lost-stolen-or-damage-luggage.html#comment-5303 Travel Insurance Lady Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:02:44 +0000 http://mymelange.net/?p=2634#comment-5303 A basic travel insurance plan can be invaluable for tracking down lost, misdirected or delayed luggage; and it can provide reimbursement for stolen or damaged luggage and personal effects. Example: A traveler arrived in Barcelona to join a tour, but her luggage did not. She registered at the lost-luggage desk at the airport, was given a code number, and was told to check back with them daily. When she arrived at the tour's hotel, she called her travel insurance company and gave them the particulars, plus the code from the airport. After 12 hours with no luggage, the travel insurance plan gave her $500 to spend on clothing and essentials to tide her over. Three days later, the lost luggage desk at the airport had no results, but the travel insurance company located the bag and delivered it to the hotel. This is just one of the many protections travel insurance provides. Personally, I wouldn't travel without it! A basic travel insurance plan can be invaluable for tracking down lost, misdirected or delayed luggage; and it can provide reimbursement for stolen or damaged luggage and personal effects. Example: A traveler arrived in Barcelona to join a tour, but her luggage did not. She registered at the lost-luggage desk at the airport, was given a code number, and was told to check back with them daily. When she arrived at the tour’s hotel, she called her travel insurance company and gave them the particulars, plus the code from the airport. After 12 hours with no luggage, the travel insurance plan gave her $500 to spend on clothing and essentials to tide her over. Three days later, the lost luggage desk at the airport had no results, but the travel insurance company located the bag and delivered it to the hotel. This is just one of the many protections travel insurance provides. Personally, I wouldn’t travel without it!

]]> By: Gray http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/lost-stolen-or-damage-luggage.html#comment-5302 Gray Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:24:14 +0000 http://mymelange.net/?p=2634#comment-5302 Excellent advice, Robin. I have never thought to photograph my luggage before a trip or open it in the airport after retrieving it from the baggage carousel to make sure everything is there. Of course, I've also been very lucky so far not to have major problems--aside from a snapped zipper tab. Does travel insurance cover damaged or lust luggage? .-= Gray´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/solofriendly/sLWF/~3/AFSpSGGHwXA/" rel="nofollow">Interview with a Solo Traveler, Part I: A Life Abroad</a> =-. Excellent advice, Robin. I have never thought to photograph my luggage before a trip or open it in the airport after retrieving it from the baggage carousel to make sure everything is there. Of course, I’ve also been very lucky so far not to have major problems–aside from a snapped zipper tab. Does travel insurance cover damaged or lust luggage?
.-= Gray´s last blog ..Interview with a Solo Traveler, Part I: A Life Abroad =-.

]]> By: somepinkflowers http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2010/02/lost-stolen-or-damage-luggage.html#comment-5299 somepinkflowers Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:08:14 +0000 http://mymelange.net/?p=2634#comment-5299 what a great idea to snap photos of the bag + contents! love this idea ♥ plan on doing this idea and here is hoping i never need to follow through... What with only carry~on, dear Carry~On Queen, travelers like us have fewer worries for this problemo! .-= somepinkflowers´s last blog ..<a href="http://somepinkflowers.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/02/the-nature-of-things.html" rel="nofollow">the nature of things</a> =-. what a great idea to snap photos
of the bag + contents!

love this idea ♥
plan on doing this idea
and
here is hoping i never need to follow through…

What with only carry~on, dear Carry~On Queen,
travelers like us have fewer worries for this problemo!
.-= somepinkflowers´s last blog ..the nature of things =-.

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