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Mail Your Luggage for an Easier Journey

Published by the Editors at familytimeoff.com on March 04, 2010

Baggage fees, airport security, and significant fees for extra bags like golf clubs and skis can make traveling to your dream destination an unwelcome hassle. You can watch vacationers make their way through airports looking like they are holding their breath and chanting to themselves "I'll be on a beach soon, I'll be on the beach soon, I'm doing it for the beach ..."

If you really don't want to deal with the hassle of checked luggage at all you should consider mailing your luggage to your destination ahead of time. Luggage Forward is a service that will pick up your bags from your home and deliver them to your destination, leaving you free to travel with just a small carry-on bag. Luggage Forward provides $500 of complimentary insurance coverage for each bag and extra insurance can be purchased during the booking process for those who feel they need it.

Whether or not you decide to mail your bags ahead of time is really up to just how many bags you have and how much value you place on luggage free travel through airports with the kids.