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Travel Outlook When airlines lose your bags after a long filch I to your holiday destination ana theres no sign of your luggage Your heart sinks with every turn of the luggage carousel airport Statistics show that the vast ma of undelivered suitcases turn up within 12 to hours but thats small consolation at the moment you discover your loss After all how do you know that your bag won be among the small minority The old chestnut about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure certainly applies In this case because your holiday could well be ruined before the pound of cure that is your precious luggage arrives The one surefire method of prevention is to reduce amount of your luggage to the volume of a bag that will fit under NAME ADDRESS jn your name home address and the addresses at which you can be reached white away as well as telephone numbers Each piece of luggage should have a tag permanently attached to the handle showing your name and ad dress Most people prefer a business address or a relatives home address to avoid advertising the fact that their home may be cant Remember that the time of arrival at the airport has a decided bearing on the matter If you are taking the first flight of the day be vigilant when you check your baggage to en sure hat a half awake airline t misdirect it And If into the J bin Granted hats difficult possible In many cases and yet some experienced travellers have refined their needs with such takeoff chances are high that your luggage may be left behind while run lo the gate Early late Just right doni their needs with such r luggage check or ask for photocopy of it and make a note of the employees name Let the airline know where you will be staying and at what telephone number At this point your memory will dredge up ail the lost myths that you have heard about allowances or lump sum payments by the airlines about emergency survival kits and re imbursement for personal inconve nience In fact theres no universal policy Some carriers will do a lot others little It seems to depend part ly upon corporate policy and partly on the extent of he fuss made by the victim COMPENSATION If you bought a package tour from your ravel agent whom do you hold responsible for your loss agent tour packager or airline The answer Is the airline Nevertheless there Is such a person While waiting for your luggage your pocket expenses will be considerable such as taxis to and from the nearest shopping area Hotel boutiques seldom carry tin adequate range of clothing Keep a record of these outlays An Ottawa couple off to he Turks and Cflicos Islands recently on a scubadiving holiday found that bags containing their specialized equipment had been sent to Calgary N belongings with throughout the trip They are of course the first to clear customs and Immigration uoon arrival code of your destination is if you dont already know and check to see that that code is on stub given to and on the other half that is at- to your bag making sure that there are nevertheless some that it is Indeed your bag and not steps that you can take to reduce he another passengers losing your luggage its LOST Dont Suitcases are If worse comes to worst and your necessarily bounced around in tran luggage doesnt arrive at the and tbey ore tightly packed destination put aside that sinking hey may burst open even IT locked feeling and report your loss the Never pack essentials or proper person at the airport At breakable items Carry your large terminals there is almost camera and lenses by hand and J keep cash tickets travel documents electric shaver medicine such as cold ana headache preparations keys toothbrush etc in your shoulder bag The definition of essentials can be even broader than that for ex ample formal clothing you may be taking to wear at a wedding Couples taking two suitcases would be well advised to divide their nonessential items between two Elects If one bag Is lost they can at get by with the contents of the aiow to oe wnnc check In Ask what the threeletter if the destination if ELLS DRIVING SCHOOL Of Ontario Sttwty NEXT COURSE STARTS JUNE 1ST Monday Wednesday Nights 630 930 For About Courses or Private Lessons phone 8772671 always a socalled customer service desk in the luggage delivery area You will be asked to fill out a report with the help of the employee who may not appear to be as con SAME DAY TAX RETURNS Georgetown Isnt aGRE AT DEAi on a new 1988 car worth a 15minute drive to I I 1 1 1 I y BUILT RACE NORTH END NISSAN mi MARTIN ST MILTON iiiviiiniiiltiiiiiiinainf Lawn Garden EARLY BIRD SALE 25 Oof Peat Moss Hanging Baskets Handmade Flowers Trellis Plants Pots Lawn Ornaments Lawn Chairs Hoses Lawn Seed Pine Bark Bird Feeders Houses EAGLE ENTERPRISES LANDSCAPERS urt Monday- Wednesday Thursday Friday Commercial Residential Complete Landscaping Interlock Paving Stone Retaining Walls Decks Total Estate Management Sodding Top Soil Mushroom Mulch Landscape Design Service Weekly Lawn Garden 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