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| | '''Luggage delivery services''' provide a door-to-door luggage delivery service, where your luggage or sports equipment is picked-up from your home, office or any physical address and delivered to your hotel, resort or any other physical address. | | '''Luggage delivery services''' provide a door-to-door luggage delivery service, where your luggage or sports equipment is picked-up from your home, office or any physical address and delivered to your hotel, resort or any other physical address. |
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| − | Luggage allowances are reducing and excess luggage fees increasing. Some travellers cannot physically manage their luggage, in particular some senior travellers and travellers with disabilities. | + | Luggage allowances are decreasing and excess luggage fees increasing. Some travelers cannot physically manage their luggage, in particular some senior travelers and travelers with disabilities. |
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| | The advantages of luggage delivery services are: | | The advantages of luggage delivery services are: |
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| | * You can travel with just your hand luggage | | * You can travel with just your hand luggage |
| − | * Reduce the queues at check-in. Travelling with hand luggage only means you can check-in at the hand-luggage only counter and avoid the prolonged luggage check-in queues. | + | * Reduce the queues at check-in. Traveling with hand luggage only means you can check-in at the hand-luggage only counter and avoid the prolonged luggage check-in queues. |
| | * If you check-in online, it means you can bypass the traditional check-in desk altogether, also meaning that you can arrive at the airport closer to the departure time of your flight. | | * If you check-in online, it means you can bypass the traditional check-in desk altogether, also meaning that you can arrive at the airport closer to the departure time of your flight. |
| | * Avoid the wait at the baggage carousel at your destination airport. | | * Avoid the wait at the baggage carousel at your destination airport. |
| − | * Eliminate incidents of airline lost, delayed or damaged luggage | + | * Eliminate incidents of airline lost, delayed or damaged luggage. |
| | + | * Avoid having to tip airport and hotel staff to handle your luggage. |
| | * Can ship surfboards and other oddly-shaped items that airlines may not accept as checked luggage. | | * Can ship surfboards and other oddly-shaped items that airlines may not accept as checked luggage. |
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| | But there are disadvantages too: | | But there are disadvantages too: |
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| − | * Luggage delivery '''costs money''', while checked bags are either free or nearly so. A suitcase for a US transcontinental return flight (say, NY to LA) will cost at least $120, while a 20 kg (44 lb) pound bag return from US to Asia could set you back over $1000, ''plus'' pick up fees, fuel surcharges, etc. | + | * Luggage delivery '''costs money''', while checked bags are either free or nearly so. A suitcase for a US transcontinental return flight (say, NY to LA) will cost around $100, while a 20 kg (44 lb) pound bag return from US to Asia could set you back over $300. And in some cases there are additional pick up fees, fuel surcharges, etc. |
| | * Luggage delivery is '''slow'''. Typical delivery time is 5 business days, or even more for international flights. Express services are available, but they can easily double or triple the cost. | | * Luggage delivery is '''slow'''. Typical delivery time is 5 business days, or even more for international flights. Express services are available, but they can easily double or triple the cost. |
| | * Luggage delivery as international unaccompanied baggage may cause '''Customs hassles''' and charges. Unaccompanied baggage is not subject to the usual duty-free exemptions that apply to accompanied baggage. | | * Luggage delivery as international unaccompanied baggage may cause '''Customs hassles''' and charges. Unaccompanied baggage is not subject to the usual duty-free exemptions that apply to accompanied baggage. |
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| − | ==Luggage delivery service providers==
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| − | * Luggage Forward [http://www.luggageforward.com] Exceptional service to over 200 countries.
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| − | * Luggage Free [http://www.luggagefree.com]. US domestic and some European countries.
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| − | * Personal Porter [http://www.personalporter.com.au]. Australia to UK, US, some other countries.
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| − | * Transglobal [http://www.transglobalexpress.co.uk/]. World wide
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Luggage allowances are decreasing and excess luggage fees increasing. Some travelers cannot physically manage their luggage, in particular some senior travelers and travelers with disabilities.
