Traveler Tips

Security Tips

• Lock your luggage to avoid accidental openings due to rough handling or cabin pressure and carry the keys in your hand luggage.
• Remove old claim checks to avoid confusing baggage handlers about your destination.
• Identify your luggage both inside and outside with your name, business address and telephone number and make sure the outside tag is securely fastened to your luggage. This will help if your luggage is lost or stolen and will save time when you are picking up your bags at the claim area. Attach a brightly colored ribbon or sticker to your luggage to help distinguish your bags from similar ones in the baggage claim area.
• Include a copy of your itinerary with your business address and your destination in your luggage in the event you and your bags get temporarily separated. This information will help minimize any delay in retrieving lost luggage.
• Check your luggage early to ensure that your bags not only make your originating flight but your connecting flight (if you have one) as well.
• Travel insurance is important if you will be traveling with valuables not covered under the normal luggage allowance provided by the airlines. Check with your ASTA travel agent for information on obtaining a supplemental policy.
• Report lost luggage immediately before you leave the airport. Make sure you have a complete list of the contents of your bags as well as a detailed description of the luggage in question.