After all of the flight cancellations, tarmac delays, and general travel disruptions of the last few years, I finally decided to invest in an AirTag for my checked luggage. In my 15 years of international travel, I’ve only ever had a bag lost once (due to a missed connecting flight), but I figured it was time to stop tempting fate. I’m generally a carry-on-only traveler, but even those have been getting gate-checked more frequently and as my recent trip involved SIX flights, I felt better having this slipped inside. Using the “Find My” app I can see exactly where my bag was last located so when I land, I’ll know if it made the flight with me.
Promising review: “I put an AirTag in my suitcase before flying to Long Beach, CA to get on a cruise ship to Mexico. My bag did not arrive, and the AirTag allowed me to immediately see that it was still at my departure airport. My cruise was due to leave late that day, and although the baggage claim rep assured me that my suitcase would arrive before the last flight of the day, I would have been in a panic by that time if I did not have an AirTag informing me that the bag was indeed on the last flight of the day. I was able to track and recover it from baggage claim with just enough time to board the ship. The AirTag performed exactly as needed!” —Nevada Guy
Get it from Amazon for $24.99.