After my luggage went missing for the first time recently, my key takeaways are: - If at all possible, avoid checked luggage - it's overpriced, slow and unreliable. No news to pro travellers I guess - Luggage reimbursement is capped at a relatively low figure that hasn't increased in decades (sources vary, jurisdiction unclear when international which just adds to the point). In any case, if you're traveling with a f…
I've had good success with shipping luggage to my destination, instead of checking a bag for the gorillas to destroy, lose, etc.
I can also declare the value of my shipment, as opposed to the "we don't really care" compensation the airlines are forced to pay.