The £3 travel item that will make sure your luggage is safe this summer

A TRAVEL expert has revealed the £3 item that will keep your luggage safe during a long flight.

There’s nothing worse than the agonising wait at the baggage reclaim – especially when your suitcase never appears.

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But a travel expert at the Luxury Travel Magazine has revealed how a luggage tag can keep your suitcase safe during a flight.

A luggage tag is a small label that’s attached to a piece of luggage and includes details like a person’s name, address, and phone number.

These labels will sometimes also include the address of where you’re staying too.

If a suitcase is ever lost, these tags can be instrumental in reuniting the lost luggage with its owner.

The Luxury Travel Magazine said: “Using luggage tags helps ensure that all of your belongings stay safe every step of the way.

“Not only will this add an extra layer of security to ensure nothing gets lost during travel, but it will also help you get your items back if they do end up misplaced.

“No one wants to arrive at their destination only to find out that all of their belongings are gone.”

As well as helping to keep bags safe during a flight, the tags also help to identify the owner too thanks to the matching details.

And if they’re unique enough, they also help to make the luggage recognisable.

Last summer, Frankfurt Airport boss Stefan Schulte warned travellers to avoid black suitcases after the airport struggled with baggage.

He said it was “hard to distinguish them from each other” with an airport spokesperson adding: “Many people travel with black suitcases on wheels which makes identifying them very time-intensive.”

Sun Online Travel found luggage tags for as little as £3 on Amazon.

More travellers are also using AirTags in their suitcases to track them in case they go missing.

TikTok user Julianna Astrid, who is on the social media platform as @juliannastrid, described an Apple AirTag as a “game changer” when it came to packing.

She said: “Who else hides an airtag in their luggage so you can always track it in case it gets lost while travelling?”

She then showed how she tucked one of the clever tracking devices, which can be bought for around £25, directly into her case.

Here are the worst UK airlines and UK airports for losing luggage.

And we’ve explained what to do if you lose your luggage at the airport.

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