Travel Tip Tuesday | Luggage

How to Ship Your Luggage Home

Heavy suitcases or too many suitcases can be a burden when traveling. If you are a heavy packer or have bulky items you want to take with you like golf clubs or skis, and you don’t want to carry them through the airport, motor-coach, or train station, you might consider shipping them to your destination. There are a number of companies that offer transport for your luggage or bulky items that will have it waiting for you at your destination on arrival.

The greatest benefit of shipping luggage is to be able to travel hands-free! In addition, you don’t have to check in your luggage, wait for it at baggage claim, and you can avoid fees associated with heavy baggage. If you are looking for a reliable luggage shipping company, we have done some research, and the three companies stand out to us.

Ship Go has been featured in many major publications from USA Today to Sherman Travels. Founded in 2011 they work with more than 3,500 world-class facilities that will get you the best shipping rates possible. The way it works is that you schedule a shipment online at least one business day in advance, enter your contact and shipping info, your bag details and choose your desired shipping dates. You then go to the payment info, print and attach your shipping labels and schedule a pick-up time. Your luggage is picked up at your home or office and will be waiting for you at your destination. You just pack as you normally would for airline travel and they handle the rest. You can ship luggage, boxes, trunks, golf clubs, skis, bikes, and more. Every shipment comes with complimentary value protection for up to $10,000. You can also track your luggage in real-time online with your tracking number.

Lugless is located out of Boston and uses technology to leverage existing networks to find you the cheapest luggage shipping rates and then lets you choose the options that you need such as home or office pick-up or additional coverage. With this company, you only pay for the options that you choose.  Their shipping engine finds the cheapest shipping label for your travel itinerary. Lugless provides you with shipping labels and recommends that you place a shipping label outside and inside your suitcase. You then drop off your luggage at FedEX or UPS depending on what label you have or opt-in for the company to pick up your luggage at your hotel, office, or home.  You can track your Lugless shipment from anywhere online. FedEX or UPS will deliver your luggage to your destination. This company may not ship to all international destinations. On Tripadvisor they have an excellent review rated 4.5out of 5 stars based on more than 5,000 reviews. They are in the process of adding more carriers.

Luggage Free ships to 180 countries across the globe and offers shipping for luggage, boxes, golf clubs, and more. They allow you to schedule a no-contact collection of your items from home, office, or hotel. They also include complimentary insurance of $500 minimum with options up to $10,000, an on-time delivery guarantee, and access to a personal travel concierge. All domestic baggage is guaranteed to arrive on time. If your bag is not delivered on time, there will be no charge and they will give you up to $500 per bag to make it right. Baggage is priced by the exact weight of your shipment, not an averaged shipping range, so you get a more exact price for better cost convenience. This company prepares labels and sends the labels to you so you can tag the luggage. They retrieve your luggage or bulky items, monitor your shipment, and email you all the delivery information for your files.

If you want to avoid the inconvenience of carrying, checking, and claiming luggage, one of the above options may be the ticket for your next trip.