If you’ve ever had your bag go missing from an airport, you’ll love this new device. The Trakdot is a luggage tracker – you pop it into your checked case and it reports its location in real time to any mobile, Apple, Android, or SMS capable devices. It will be on the market for £49.99 from March with an annual service fee of £12.99.
Nearly 26 million bags go missing each year and for the first time airline passengers will have control of checked-in luggage anywhere in the world where mobile phones work. If your bag doesn’t reach your desired airport, at least you’ll know where it is!
Once the tracking device is registered on the Trakdot website and placed inside a checked bag, it will deliver location information directly to the user’s mobile phone or SMS device via text or email. Alternatively, travellers can track their luggage on Trakdot.com or use the free Trakdot Luggage app. An additional app alerts passengers as their baggage approaches on the carousel, making it easier than ever for them to find their bag.
Trakdot CEO Harry Steck said: “A recent passenger survey from the International Air Transport Association showed that 81 per cent of travellers are interested in tracking their bags in real time. Trakdot Luggage empowers travellers to do just that, with a revolutionary product that is inexpensive as well as simple and convenient to use.”
The package includes the device, luggage tag and batteries. Visit www.Trakdot.com
