Lessons from recent lost luggage: 1. Fly direct if you can. 2. Insure your luggage. 3. If you must connect flights, stick with one airline, leave a 2-hour ga

Lessons from recent lost luggage: 1. Fly direct if you can. 2. Insure your luggage. 3. If you must connect flights, stick with one airline, leave a 2-hour gap between flights and fly earlier in the day so you don’t end up in a dodgy hotel. 4. Put important stuff in hand luggage, incl. warm tops and underwear. 5. Use an AirTag. Recently waited a month for my luggage after a missed Vueling connection due to striking baggage handlers. The airline claimed it was due to a “technical issue.” Wish I had bought an AirTag. You’d be surprised how the cost of small items add up…