How to fill out your Baggage Identification tags

You're getting these baggage tags at the Pre-Departure Meeting tonight, Tuesday, March 22.

This is a sample of what your tags should look like. The top baggage tag is the sample of the one that goes on your CHECKED bag (the suitcase that you hand in at check-in) and it should be the one with the Sheraton address in New York. You should put YOUR CHILD'S name on the line for "Passenger Name," but include Mr Ippolito's phone and e-mail, since I should be the primary contact if your child's baggage is delayed heading into NYC.

The bottom luggage tag is the sample of the one that for right now will go on your CARRY-ON bag (your backpack). It should have YOUR CHILD'S name on the line for "Passenger Name," but this time you should put YOUR phone number and e-mail address. This is the tag you will eventually swap out and place on your checked suitcase for the return flight home.  This tag should have the primary contact information for what happens if your baggage is delayed coming back home to California.

One final tip: I'm somewhat of a stylophile, so I used a Staedtler Lumocolor Superfine Point Permanent Marker to fill out my tags.  Either that marker, or an Ultra Fine Point Sharpie, or some other similar permanent marker makes tags smudge- and fade-resistant. :-)

RVI