The Luggage Blog

Regardless of where you travel or of the method you use to reach your destination, it’s important that you make sure you the luggage you take with you can be easily identified as yours. Although it’s a good idea to purchase luggage that is brightly coloured or that has an interesting design, there are different ways that you can make your simple black or solid coloured suitcases, totes, backpacks or any other baggage you take unique, so they will stand out and not get lost in the crowd.

Consider the following ideas:

• Tie colourful tags, strings or ribbons to the handles of the suitcases. This will give the bag a punch of colour that will be easier to spot. Just make sure what you tie on is secured and short, so it is less likely to become caught on conveyor belts or other bags.

• Attach suitcase straps. These straps can often be found in a variety of bright colours and prints. They are not only a useful way to identify your luggage, but also to keep the lid of the suitcase secure in the event the zippers break, preventing the case from opening.

• Handle wrappers. Available in different colours and designs, they also provide cushioning for your hand for increased comfort.

Remember, regardless of how you choose to make your luggage more identifiable, make sure you use the same colors or patterns for each bag, that way you will always know what you’re looking for.

Tall flier? Used your knees as a bumper on a plane before? Knee Defender to the rescue! Knee Defender is a compact set of rubber grips that attach to the seat-back tray in front of you. They prevent the seat in front of you from reclining back crushing your knees or even your laptop.

According to the Knee Defender website the device doesn’t break any FAA regulations as it is only used during the flight and not during take offs and landings—when your tray table must be up and locked. Knee Defender is available directly from the manufacturer at the link be below at a cost of $14.95 per pair.

Ever have this issue on a plane? Would you use this device on the plane? Write us back below and let us know about your experience.

Knee Defender

Check this out Facebook fans. Delta Airlines has launched a new App that will allow you to find flights, book them, share and plan your trip all while never leaving Facebook.

The goal is to streamline the booking process for the customer. Delta being one of the largest commercial airline in the world and it is facing more and more competition from smaller, more web-friendly airlines like Virgin and Jet Blue.

It looks like they are one of the first airlines to allow a full travel booking on the social network. And Delta says that it will expand the Ticket Window, which is powered by Alvenda, to other social media sites, including online banner ads to allow full booking capabilities within the airline’s advertisements. It’s unclear if Facebook gets a cut from any of he flights booked on the platform.

Do you think that you’re ready to start booking flights on Facebook? Leave us a message and let us know how you feel about the idea.

The Transport Security Administration (TSA) has launched a new program called Secure Flight that aims to better protect you.

So what does this mean for you? When ever booking a flight traveling to, from or within the United States TSA will be double checking your information against your Official Government Issued ID or Passport. Basically this means that the full name, gender, and date of birth you use to book your flight must match your ID and or Passport.

The following Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) will be required when making a reservation:

• Name as it appears on government-issued I.D. when traveling
• Date of Birth
• Gender
• Redress Number (if available)

Why are they doing this? SecureFlight serves to prevent individuals on the No Fly List from boarding an aircraft and to identify individuals on the Selectee List for enhanced screening. After matching passenger information against government watch lists, Secure Flight transmits the matching results back to airlines.

If your planning any upcoming flights, be sure to double check everything matches prior to booking to ensure a hassle-free flight.

Best Travel Deals, a community where travel lovers from all over the world can meet up to share the best deals in travel, put together this great visual guide to airline travel. The grid keeps us up to date (for now) and is a fantastic tool to help travelers make a decision on which airline to fly based on their specific needs.

Visit BestTravelDeals.net for a better look!

Jet Blue and United Airlines are taking it to the tweet. They recently began offering first dibs on discounted fares to those who follow them on Twitter (A free social networking and micro-blogging site that allows its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Duh).

JetBlue posted its first “Cheep” (United’s Twitter only fares, known as “Twares”) on July 6, a $9 one-way trip from JFK to Nantucket. Sales are generally posted on Mondays and the carrier gives its followers about 8 hours- or as long as there are available seats- to book the trip for that or the following weekend.

Twitterers have to act fast to take advantage of the unbeatable deals…but considering they are answering the question ‘what are you doing?’ in 140 characters or less- this shouldn’t be a problem.

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