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    Airport Baggage Handler: Don’t Tie Ribbons to Your Luggage

    by SharonKurheg May 30, 2026
    by SharonKurheg May 30, 2026

    Most travelers spend their time worrying about what goes inside their luggage. It turns out there may be things attached to the outside of your suitcase that can cause problems …

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    5 Tricks That Might Get Your Bags Out First At Baggage Claim

    by SharonKurheg May 16, 2026
    by SharonKurheg May 16, 2026

    There are few airport experiences more frustrating than standing at baggage claim watching everyone else’s luggage arrive first. Especially when all you want to do is leave the airport already. …

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    How Baggage Thieves Choose Which Bags to Steal — And How to Stop Them

    by SharonKurheg January 19, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 19, 2026

    There’s nothing more frustrating than waiting at the airport carousel for your bag that never materializes. If you’re lucky, this “mishandling” happened because of a mistake: The airline never got …

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    The World’s Smallest Baggage Claim Carousels

    by SharonKurheg December 9, 2025
    by SharonKurheg December 9, 2025

    If you fly into a large airport and have checked luggage, you already know how humongous those baggage carousels can be. They take up a lot of floor space and …

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    The Sneaky Way This Texas Airport Ended Passengers’ Complaints About Long Waits

    by SharonKurheg August 2, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 2, 2025

    If there’s one thing we’ve learned in the age of social media, it’s that you should fact-check stuff before you write about it. From the Airbnb owner who wouldn’t allow …

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    Airport Carousels That Make You Look Twice

    by SharonKurheg May 16, 2025
    by SharonKurheg May 16, 2025

    When it comes to airports, designers in recent decades have put a lot of effort into making them look nice. I mean, when you look at an airport like LaGuardia, …

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    The Popular Luggage Accessory You Shouldn’t Bring to Airports

    by SharonKurheg April 20, 2025
    by SharonKurheg April 20, 2025

    When suitcases are coming around the baggage carousel, passengers cram shoulder to shoulder, hoping to see their bags quickly and easily, so they can grab them and “get outta there.” …

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    The Airlines That Pay You When Your Bag Is Late to Baggage Claim

    by joeheg April 20, 2025
    by joeheg April 20, 2025

    Checking a bag when you fly always feels like a gamble. Will your suitcase show up on time? Will it show up at all? While most bags eventually make it …

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  • Airports

    My Biggest Pet Peeve at Airports

    by SharonKurheg March 10, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 10, 2025

    For most people, being at an airport isn’t fun. It’s crowded. It’s loud. You have to stand in lines that sometimes feel like they take forever. If you buy anything, …

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    Woman Stung by Scorpion While Retrieving Luggage at BOS

    by SharonKurheg March 6, 2025
    by SharonKurheg March 6, 2025

    There are some things you just don’t expect to see or experience at airports, but you arrive for your flight and BOOM, there they are… The woman who fled the …

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