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Just in! Midwest Book Review:
Traveling across the country or around the world hasn't been this difficult since the days of covered wagons and tall masted sailing ships. At least back then it was easier to keep track of your luggage! Focusing specifically on the subject of travel luggage, "The Empty Carousel: A Consumer's Guide to Checked And Carry-on Luggage by Scott T. Mueller is an indispensable travel guide for airline passengers traveling today's airlines in an era where there is an average of 10,000 lost luggage pieces each day in the USA alone! In just ten compact chapters of tips, trick, techniques, and practical advice, readers will learn what they must do to insure the safety and retrievability of their luggage with respect to baggage check-in and proper identification; luggage and locks; preparations for packing; luggage damage and insurance coverage; luggage thieves; domestic vs. international compensation for lost or damaged luggage; luggage security at the airport carousel; where luggage goes when it disappears; filing luggage claims with an airline; and 'Make the Best of Your Travel Experience'. Informed and informative, "The Empty Carousel" should be considered mandatory reading for anyone traveling today's airlines, foreign or domestic!
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240,000 pieces of unclaimed baggage were never reunited with owners in 2005
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240,000 bags never found their owners in 2005
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DID YOU KNOW?
- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics in March of 2008 released the 2007 airline statistics on baggage. U.S. carriers reporting flight delays and mishandled baggage data posted a mishandled baggage rate of 9.01 reports per 1,000 passengers in December, up from both December 2006’s rate of 8.93 and November 2007’s 4.89 rate.
- The New York Times reported in November 2007 that by the end of 2007, close to five million travelers will have been stuck scratching their heads at the luggage carousel. One carrier alone and the regional airline it owns mishandled approximately 639,146 bags through the end of September 2007. The Empty Carousel will provide you the information you need to know to protect yourself and your property in the event you do become one of these growing statistics.
- A special report just released in 2008 from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reveals that in a three-year period nearly 42,000 travelers have reported items as lost from their luggage at an estimated value of more than $31 Million. We are not talking lost for a couple of days. We are talking lost for good!! Listed as MIA are medicine, clothing, fine jewelry, laptops, perfume and even cell phones. (Keep in mind that these numbers do not necessarily reflect reports of missing items directly reported to the Air Carriers) The Empty Carousel will teach you how to avoid becoming one of these statistics.
- More than 1 million pieces of luggage were lost, damaged, delayed or pilfered by U.S. airlines from May to July 2007, according to data from the bureau of Transportation Statistics, June and July ranked among the 20 worst months for mishandled baggage in 20 years.
- U.S. airlines lost an average of 6.73 bags per 1,000 passengers in 2006, the worst performance since 1990.
- U.S. domestic airlines mishandled an average of 10,000 bags per day in 2005.
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IF NOT, LET MY EXPERIENCE GUIDE YOU
The Empty Carousel is the missing link for today’s
air traveler—it provides the most critically important, yet the most
obscure, information available for educating today's traveling consumer
about protecting themselves and their property when traveling. The Empty Carousel is the most powerful resource currently available.
Once airline consumers read this book, they will be in control of their own
fate, able to make educated decisions regarding their most valuable
possessions, their checked and carry-on luggage.;
Click here for the latest mishandled bag statistics
from the DOT
(The DOT mishandled bag statistics are always 2 months behind)
Click here for the Airline Bagge Fees Chart
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"I like the way each chapter is organized. The text of each chapter is concisely and clearly written. There is a little teaser box at the beginning to get you to read it. And at the end there is a nice list of the points made in the chapter. Simple, handy, and helpful.
Author Scott T. Mueller cites statistics indicating 10,000 bags are lost each day in the United States alone. He presents solid and practical advice for avoiding this common, annoying and even costly travel pitfall." |
Mark Kahler, Budget Travel, About.com |
Contact me; Scott T. Mueller, the author, I would like to hear from you regarding your baggage questions, or share your mishandled baggage stories with other readers. I also want you to tell me what you want to see on my website that can better help you.
Thanks for visiting my website, I wish you safe and happy travels where ever you go!
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