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01.18.12 |
Luggage Forward® Completes Acquisition of The Luggage Club™ | ||||||||||||||||
04.25.11 |
Luggage Forward® Acquires Ship Luggage, LLC. | ||||||||||||||||
12.15.10 |
Stay Aspen Snowmass Partners with Luggage Forward® | ||||||||||||||||
02.15.10 |
Five Questions You Should Ask Before Shipping Your Luggage | ||||||||||||||||
08.05.09 |
Luggage Forward Completes Acquisition of Sports Express | ||||||||||||||||
12.15.08 |
Luggage Forward and Ski.com Help Skiers Avoid Long Lines and Hefty Baggage Fees | ||||||||||||||||
11.12.08 |
Crowded Planes and New Luggage Restrictions Present Additional Hassles for Thanksgiving Travelers | ||||||||||||||||
05.20.08 |
Luggage Forward Is Bringing Easy Back | ||||||||||||||||
02.05.08 |
Luggage Forward Takes an Environmental Leadership Position by Joining Carbonfund.org’s Carbonfree™ Program | ||||||||||||||||
11.14.07 |
Luggage Forward Guarantees On-Time Delivery of Luggage for Holiday Travelers | ||||||||||||||||
04.25.07 |
Luggage Forward Launches Online Global Booking Engine | ||||||||||||||||
02.05.07 |
Luggage Forward Releases Report on Door-to-Door Luggage Delivery | ||||||||||||||||
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Clear® Registered Traveler and Luggage Forward To Work Together on Streamlined Experience at Airports | ||||||||||||||||
10.23.06 |
European Travel Commission Partners with Luggage Forward to Enhance European Travel Experience | ||||||||||||||||
08.02.06 |
Luggage Forward’s Service Evolves from Luxury to Necessity | ||||||||||||||||
07.24.06 |
Luggage Forward Announces Additional Luggage Delivery Service Level | ||||||||||||||||
05.08.06 |
Luggage Forward Adds Nantucket Location | ||||||||||||||||
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Luggage Forward Puts International Pricing at Clients’ Fingertips | ||||||||||||||||
03.22.06 |
Luggage Forward Launches Mobile Luggage Tracking System | ||||||||||||||||
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Los Angeles Times - About That $450 Oversized Baggage Fee Airlines Are Charging... |
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| 09.23.11 - The rates airlines charge for behemoth bags seem to be comparable to shipping rates. Luggage Forward, for example, would charge $349 to ship a 75-pound bag from Los Angeles to London... And a quick quote from UPS online showed a cost of more than $500. | |||||||||||||||||
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Vancouver Sun - Luggage Shipping Services Offer Convience and Peace of Mind |
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| 09.10.11 - Luggage Forward, a worldwide shipping company, provides a good site for checking rates at www.LuggageForward. com. | |||||||||||||||||
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Inc. Magazine - Top Travel Companies on the Inc. 5000 |
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| 08.23.11 - 2011 Ranking: #1591, Industry Rank: #12. 3- Year Growth: 172%Luggage Forward's business model takes luggage to an individual's destination ahead of arrival, in locations throughout the world. Luggage Forward eliminates waiting in airport baggage lines, coming and going. | |||||||||||||||||
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MSNBC - Frustrated By Airline Baggage Fees? Lighten Your Load |
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| 03.24.11 - Clover Simpler of Easton, Pa., takes that idea a step further and pays about $500 per vacation to ship her and her husband’s golf clubs, scuba gear and luggage to their hotel before the two even step foot in an airport, using an online service called LuggageForward.com | |||||||||||||||||
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Men's Health - Ship Your Samsonites | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.01.11 - Sending extra bags separately may save big money, says airfarewatchdog.com. Try Luggage Forward... | |||||||||||||||||
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Atlanta Journal Constitution - Baggage Fees Cause Ripple Effect | ||||||||||||||||
| 09.05.2010 - Other companies like Luggage Forward specialize in luggage shipping, from your house to your hotel, for example. With prices starting at $69, what once was a luxury service is now competitive... | |||||||||||||||||
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NBC Miami - Travelers Shipping Baggage to Avoid Fees | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.10.2010 - Byron thinks he's got a solution: He started shipping his bikes and other luggage through a company that operates nationwide called Luggage Forward."They are very efficient," Byron said. "They deliever it to the address I give them and on the day I tell them. It is much easier than the airport." | |||||||||||||||||
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The Early Show - How to Keep Airlines from Losing Your Luggage | ||||||||||||||||
| 07.19.2010 - If you're a traveling athlete and need your sports equipment to be where you are, Luggage Forward golf bag shipping would come out to be around $109. | |||||||||||||||||
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USA Today - Cost of Shipping Luggage Ahead to Destination | ||||||||||||||||
| 07.15.2010 - Your luggage is less likely to get lost or damaged with a shipper; after all, delivering packages in one piece is why they stay in business... According to travel expert Peter Greenberg, some of the biggest names in luggage shipping are Luggage Forward... | |||||||||||||||||
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Shine from Yahoo! - No More Lugging Luggage! | ||||||||||||||||
| 06.16.2010 - Banas says these services will also help you breeze through security at the airport and avoid growing baggage fees. (Checking two suitcases can cost you up to $120, depending on the airline.) Most will even coordinate plans with your hotel. Think this is just for the luxury traveler? Think again! Zeke Adkins with Luggage Forward says even budget-weary families have stopped dragging bags. | |||||||||||||||||
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Hartford Courant - Some Tips For Air Travelers To Manage Their Baggage Fees | ||||||||||||||||
| 05.20.10 - If you don't want to check your luggage with an airline, there are alternatives. Companies such as Luggage Forward...will deliver your luggage, sports equipment or other items. | |||||||||||||||||
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WMAR-TV ABC2 Baltimore - More Travelers Shipping Bags to Cut Costs | ||||||||||||||||
| 05.15.10 -But there’s more than one shipping option. You can send your baggage first class. Luxury carriers, like Luggage Forward are doing it more now than ever. Columbia customer Lou Ann Brubaker tells ABC2, "Quite frankly, it's just effortless. I like the effortlessness of it." | |||||||||||||||||
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CNN - Is Shipping Cheaper Than Airline Bag Fees? | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.13.10 - Luggage Forward, a Boston, Massachusetts-based delivery company, shipped 268 percent more bags in the first quarter of this year than it did during the same period in 2008. | |||||||||||||||||
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WBZ TV- Make Travel Easier By Shipping Your Luggage | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.31.10 - The number of bags booked by Luggage Forward, which offers shipping services under a variety of brands including Virtual Bellhop and Luggage Express, jumped 89 percent... | |||||||||||||||||
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The State - Ship Bags To Avoid Airline Fees? | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.31.10 - Luggage Forward, which ships bags door-to-door, would charge about $240 round trip to ship a standard suitcase weighing about 50 pounds overnight... | |||||||||||||||||
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New York Times - Gaming The Luggage System | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.31.10 - The number of bags booked by Luggage Forward, which offers shipping services under a variety of brands including Virtual Bellhop and Luggage Express, jumped 89 percent... | |||||||||||||||||
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WXYZ Detroit - Send Luggage Fees Packing | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.29.10 - Zeke Adkins is with Luggage Forward and says shipping isn’t just for the luxury traveler. Even families have stopped dragging bags. | |||||||||||||||||
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Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Firms Take Baggage Load Off Fliers | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.22.10 - Luggage Forward operates under various names -- Baggage Quest; Luggage Advance; Luggage Express; Sports Express; and Virtual Bellhop. The company outsources its shipments to various carriers to hold down costs... | |||||||||||||||||
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LA Times - Higher Airline Baggage Fees Create Opportunity For Luggage Shippers | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.16.10 - But the higher fees are good news to Zeke Adkins, co-founder of Luggage Forward, a Boston business that ships luggage door-to-door for travelers who want to avoid the hassles of checking bags... | |||||||||||||||||
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USA Today - Skiing With Baggage: How To Navigate Airline Fees On Your Next Trip | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.13.10 - ...easier to use are the numerous luggage and sports shipping service that have popped up, such as Sports Express/Luggage Forward... | |||||||||||||||||
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Peter Greenberg Travel Minute - Ski & Snow Equipment While Traveling | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.10.10 - ...make life easier to what I do you ship your gear ahead of time ...use a dedicated sports equipment shipping company like Luggage Forward... | |||||||||||||||||
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Park Record - Air Travelers Encouraged To Plan Ahead | ||||||||||||||||
| 12.22.09 - There are a few private companies that will ship your baggage for you doorstep to doorstep. One is Luggage Forward. Co-founder Zeke Adkins said they have five service options that guarantee delivery in one to seven days. | |||||||||||||||||
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TravelGirl Magazine - Ship or Schlep? | ||||||||||||||||
| August 2009 - Early the week before I was heading to Nashville from Atlanta, I called Luggage Forward to set up a pick-up for my suitcase...The service was outstanding. A representative called me to tell me my suitcase had been delivered, called me after I returned home to make sure my suitcase had arrived and asked me to complete a survey rating my experience. | |||||||||||||||||
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Hartford Courant - We Have Liftoff on Bag Prices | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.10.09 - If you plan to bring sports equipment, heavy suitcases, bulky bags or multiple bags, you may want to consider shipping your luggage.Several companies specialize in shipping luggage or sports equipment, such as Luggage Forward. | |||||||||||||||||
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CNN - How To Slide On Airline Luggage Fees | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.04.09 - a company like Luggage Forward can help you avoid the fees, but often, these options cost far more than what the airlines are charging. Then again, they're probably more reliable. An overnight delivery service is far less likely to lose your belongings. | |||||||||||||||||
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Atlanta Journal Constitution - Business Travelers Cut Back On Perks | ||||||||||||||||
| 07.28.09 - In the travel industry, some businesses are finding better luck catering to vacationers instead of business travelers. “Most of the increase in business that we’re seeing is luxury leisure vacationers,” Kirley said. There are fewer customers on business routes like New York to Los Angeles, he said. | |||||||||||||||||
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MSNBC - 7 Strategies For Avoiding Checked Baggage Fees | ||||||||||||||||
| 07.13.09 - ...Luggage Forward can help you avoid the fees, but often, these options cost far more than what the airlines are charging. Then again, they’re probably more reliable. An overnight delivery service is far less likely to lose your belongings. | |||||||||||||||||
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Philadelphia Inquirer - Likely Coming Soon: Airfare By The Pound | ||||||||||||||||
| 06.21.09 - ...Boston-based Luggage Forward, a luggage-delivery service, said a pay-by-weight system long has seemed inevitable, which is part of the reason he launched his company in 2004... | |||||||||||||||||
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Chicago Tribune - A Prediction: Airfare By The Pound | ||||||||||||||||
| 05.17.09 - "I don't know it will happen in the next four or five months, but in the next year or 18 months, airlines will have to start taking this into account," Adkins said. "Remember, two years ago, charging for a bag seemed pretty far out there." | |||||||||||||||||
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New York Times - Partnerships Based on Service, Not Size | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.30.09 - In the service industry, for example, Luggage Forward started a white-glove shipping business in 2004 with the help of larger partners like FedEx. This year, it has enjoyed double-digit quarter-to-quarter shipment growth, even in the middle of the economic downturn. | |||||||||||||||||
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Smart Money - Stand Out: Getting Customers to Believe You Can Deliver | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.27.09 - What are you doing to stand out from the crowd? While our customers like being able to skip the hassle of dealing with their luggage at the airport, they also like the fact that we guarantee delivery. | |||||||||||||||||
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BusinessWeek - United Airlines Weighs In On ‘Seat Infringement’ | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.24.09 - "... Luggage Forward, a Boston-based baggage delivery service, predicts that airlines will eventually consider a traveler's total weight — checked and carry-ons, plus body weight — when it comes to assessing fees." | |||||||||||||||||
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Area Daily - Good Tips | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.16.09 - Too much to carry on? Try shipping your bags instead. Luggage Forward ships excess baggage, golf clubs, surfboards and skis (no matter what the size!) door-to-door to more than 200 countries. | |||||||||||||||||
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Flightglobal - What Lies Ahead For Air Travel Aviation | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.30.09 - Consider this....the future of air travel may well include passenger weigh-ins according to Luggage Forward, those nice people who ship your luggage from doorstep to destination... | |||||||||||||||||
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Travel Muse - Luggage Delivery Services, Unpacked | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.25.09 - Luggage Forward has been liberating fliers from their luggage since 2004. The Boston–based company has an easy-to-use online form that generates a quote based on a complicated pricing matrix—the size, shape, speed and distance of your shipment all play a role. | |||||||||||||||||
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The Week - Luggage Delivery Sites | ||||||||||||||||
| 02.20.09 - Luggagefoward.com accommodates both domestic and international deliveries of any size. The service ships to more than 200 countries worldwide and allows same-day bookings. | |||||||||||||||||
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Real Simple - Happy Honeymooning | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.08.09 - Luggage Forward takes the luggage trauma out of travel and ships your luggage door to door. I know this service used to be considered a luxury, but now with all of the baggage fees, I wonder if it isn't worth the money? | |||||||||||||||||
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Money Magazine - The Cost of Schlep | ||||||||||||||||
| January 2009 - Now that it costs up to $50 to take a heavy bag on the plane with you, third-party luggage shippers look more appealing. Recenltly United Airlines launched a new service in partnership with FedEx. here's how the new service stacks up against competitors like Luggage Forward. | |||||||||||||||||
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Boston Globe - Baggage Fees Offer Opportunity For Hub Firm | ||||||||||||||||
| 12.15.08 - New baggage fees may be the bane of air travelers, but they could be a boon and a business opportunity for Luggage Forward, a Boston company that transports suitcases and sports equipment... | |||||||||||||||||
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LA Times - Ski Travel: Should You Pay Extra Baggage Fees, Carry On Your Boots Or Mail Your Ski Equipment Ahead? | ||||||||||||||||
| 12.11.08 - Luggage Forward, a door-to-door delivery service, selects what it considers the best combination of price and service among several shippers. It backs an on-time guarantee by a refund plus up to $500 per bag for delays. | |||||||||||||||||
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Hip Compass - LuggageForward.com | ||||||||||||||||
| 12.04.08 - LuggageForward.com takes the “lug” out of luggage with their door-to-door luggage delivery service. | |||||||||||||||||
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Park Record - Alternatives To Checking Baggage On The Rise | ||||||||||||||||
| 10.21.08 - Luggage Forward, a company based in Boston, offers to pick your luggage up anywhere you'd like, whenever you'd like and deliver it to your hotel. | |||||||||||||||||
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Ski Magazine - Shipping Your Skis And Boots Ahead Of You Is The Ulitmate Convenience | ||||||||||||||||
| October, 2008 - No schlepping an awkward bag through the airport or paying an extra airline penalty. Luggage Forward (luggageforward.com) NYC to Vail, CO - 3 business day air: $241. | |||||||||||||||||
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Dallas Morining News - Look For Deals To Get Your Gear To The High Country For Ski Season | ||||||||||||||||
| 10.19.08 - It's impossible to travel light on a ski trip. Yet, since last season, most domestic carriers have begun charging for checked luggage...you can ship your bags via...a dedicated door-to-door service such as...Luggage Forward (www.luggageforward.com). | |||||||||||||||||
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Boston Common Magazine - Special Delivery | ||||||||||||||||
| August, 2008 - Convenient, secure, reliable - unfortunately, these words do not apply to modern air travel. They do, however describe the services of Luggage Forward, a Boston-based company that will pick up your bags at your door and have them waiting for you at any hotel, resort, cruise ship, or safari lodge in the world. | |||||||||||||||||
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TIME - Baggage Handlers | ||||||||||||||||
| 07.23.08 - ...a few services that help make air travel if not cheaper, then certainly less stressful. Luggage Forward ships baggage from your home or office directly to your destination, with rates starting at $52. | |||||||||||||||||
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Atlanta Journal Constitution - Airline Luggage Fees Lighter Than the Alternative | ||||||||||||||||
| 07.22.08 - But for those who really can't stand the security lines or waiting at the baggage carousel, there is an alternative. Companies such as Boston-based Luggage Forward will pick up the luggage - not packed in a box - from the traveler's house and have it waiting at the hotel...It's true-door-to-door service. | |||||||||||||||||
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MSNBC - Should You Check or Ship Your Bags? | ||||||||||||||||
| 07.08.08 - Shipping your bags ahead of time allows you to skip check-in lines and waiting around at baggage claim... To send a 40-pound bag between New York and San Francisco, the lowest price we found on Luggage Forward was $94 each way. | |||||||||||||||||
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Forbes - Summer Flying Survival Guide | ||||||||||||||||
| 07.03.08 - If luggage is a persistent problem, try shipping it in advance. UPS and FedEx will ship bags if they are properly packed and boxed, but this requires involved paperwork. ...services like Luggage Forward...take care of the pesky details. | |||||||||||||||||
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Beaver County Times - Airline Passengers Find Other Ways To Get Their Bags There | ||||||||||||||||
| 06.29.08 - Ship bags through the Boston-based Luggage Forward. Also offers door-to-door service. For the cheapest delivery, the bags will have to be picked up at your home a week before departure. | |||||||||||||||||
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Wall Street Journal - Services Offer to Send Travelers' Luggage First | ||||||||||||||||
| 06.19.08 - Luggage Forward Inc., a Boston-based outfit that touts what it calls "total travel convenience," says that orders for this past Memorial Day weekend rose 400% from the previous year. | |||||||||||||||||
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Daily Candy - How I Met Your Mother | ||||||||||||||||
| 06.03.08 - Pack me off in style on our next vacation: The guys at Luggage Forward will ship my golf clubs from the front door to my hotel room. | |||||||||||||||||
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Wall Street Journal - How to Travel Smart This Summer |
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| 05.27.08 - Consider shipping your luggage instead of checking it. ...luggage shippers like Luggage Forward...may now be an attractive alternative. | |||||||||||||||||
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USA Today - Hassle-Free Air Travel for Golfers, At A Price | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.11.08 - So I tried Luggage Forward, a service that picked up my clubs at my house and delivered them to Lake Las Vegas, then picked them up after my round and shipped them home. | |||||||||||||||||
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KTVK - Saving Tip: Ship Don't Check Luggage | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.10.08 - Kirten Joyce reports one way travelers are cutting back on the hassles of air travel is by shipping their luggage instead of checking it. | |||||||||||||||||
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WOWT - Passengers Finding Alternative Ways to Ship Bags | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.09.08 - Elizabeth Sloane is a world traveler, but at 82 years old, she admits it's a hassle to lug around baggage. "When I was younger I would carry my things around."So she went online and found a company dedicated to shipping baggage called Luggage Forward | |||||||||||||||||
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KYW Newsradio - Like to Travel Light? Send Extra Bags Ahead of You | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.28.08 - "Pack your luggage, and we'll come right to your home, pick it up, and the next time you see it, it'll be at your destination." Aaron Kirley is co-founder of Luggage Forward -- just one of several companies to crop up in recent years that help you bypass bag checking. | |||||||||||||||||
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International Herald Tribune - Luggage Services Popular with Frequent Fliers | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.27.08 - Chandler Blake, a Boston-based information technology consultant, uses Luggage Forward when he travels for work. On a recent trip to Munich, Germany, he decided to have his bag sent ahead of him so he could fly hassle free. | |||||||||||||||||
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CNN - Travelers Avoid Hassles with Luggage Delivery Services | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.26.08 - Since Luggage Forward was established three years ago, sales have grown 300 percent each year, said Zeke Adkins, co-founder of the Boston-based company. | |||||||||||||||||
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MSNBC - Weary Travelers Bypass Hassles of Checking Bags | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.26.08 - When Adam Kolodny took his wife and four children on a ski trip to Colorado, it cost him $1,200 to ship eight large bags of ski equipment and baggage round trip through Luggage Forward. But compared to the mess it would've caused at the airport, the price was worth it, said Kolodny... | |||||||||||||||||
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Forbes - Travelers Duck Snags, Ship Luggage Ahead | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.25.08 - To expand its services among everyday travelers, Luggage Forward last year introduced a seven-day "economy" option that typically costs less than $100 for a bag one way. | |||||||||||||||||
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Washington Post - Court Rejects Air Travelers Bill of Rights | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.25.08 - As struggling airlines add extra-luggage fees and travelers worry about growing security restrictions, services like Luggage Forward...have emerged as ways to bypass the hassle of checking bags | |||||||||||||||||
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Coast Magazine - Sending It On | ||||||||||||||||
| February 2008 - Plan on skipping the baggage carousel on arrival at your honeymoon destination. Luggage Forward, a worldwide luggage shipping company, has that covered. | |||||||||||||||||
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Conde Nast Portfolio - Ship, Don't Schlep | ||||||||||||||||
| 02.05.08 - Andy Abramson, the chief executive of Communicano, a communications agency based in Southern California, is a Luggage Forward fan. He cites a recent on-the-fly international itinerary change that was simplified by having a Luggage Forward staffer involved. | |||||||||||||||||
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Entrepreneur - The Increasing Cost of Air Travel | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.28.08 - If you don't want to hassle with luggage at the airport, Luggage Free and Luggage Forward are two of the new companies that provide luggage shipping service. The cost depends on the number of bags and when you need them to arrive. | |||||||||||||||||
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San Diego Magazine - Shipped Shape | ||||||||||||||||
| December 2007 - The service debuted within the past few years and is gaining a steady following. “In the past year, growth has really sped up, and we have a great return-customer base,” says Aaron Kirley, cofounder of Luggage Forward. “Many new clients weren’t even aware it existed before finding us.” | |||||||||||||||||
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Wall Street Journal - Delivering Fliers From Lost Luggage | ||||||||||||||||
| 11.29.07 - Luggage Forward, a delivery company in Boston, allows customers to insure luggage and sports equipment for up to $10,000 per bag, while most major airlines like Northwest Airlines Corp. and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines insure baggage for only up to $3,000 per customer -- a major perk for passengers with expensive equipment headed for the golf courses and ski slopes. | |||||||||||||||||
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Travel Detective Bible - by Peter Greenberg | ||||||||||||||||
| Luggage Forward, the Boston-based company reported that bookings in the forth quarter of 2006 increased by 500 percent! It has a domestic shipping guarantee that waives the shipping charge for anything that arrives late. They will also reimburse you for any expenses deemed to be directly related to the delay, up to an amount of $500 per piece of lugage. | |||||||||||||||||
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel - Air Travelers Plan Ahead, Ship Baggage Early | ||||||||||||||||
| 10.22.07 - "As a woman traveling alone, it was just fabulous," said Fields, 78, who used LuggageForward.com for the services. | |||||||||||||||||
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Chicago Tribune - When Good Bags Go Missing | ||||||||||||||||
| 10.15.07 - Contributing to the luggage woes, no doubt, were the airlines' horrible on-time performance in August... So, during this age of the ongoing baggage mess, what can passengers do? Ship your bag via .. firms like luggageforward.com. | |||||||||||||||||
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International Herald Tribune - Excess Airline Baggage Can Be Quite Costly | ||||||||||||||||
| 10.11.07 - Luggage Forward (luggageforward.com), a Boston-based baggage and sports equipment delivery service, charges $187 for a "small" bag; $250 for a "medium" bag and $355 for a "large" bag for door-to-door shipment between Europe and the United States. | |||||||||||||||||
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Men's Health: Best Life - The Art of the Escape | ||||||||||||||||
| 10.02.07 - Leave the details to someone else. Luggageforward.com guarantees door-to-door baggage delivery in more than 200 countries. | |||||||||||||||||
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Jewish Exponent - Just Packin' It All In! | ||||||||||||||||
| 09.13.07 - Bucelot-Mills didn't forget the suitcases at home. Instead, she shipped it nearly nine days ahead of time through Luggage Forward, a luggage shipping company, so that she and her 89-year-old mother could travel through the airport with ease and peace of mind. | |||||||||||||||||
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New York Times - When Lost Bags Put You on a Carousel | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.19.07 - For those who don’t mind paying for convenience, companies with names like Luggage Forward...will pick up and deliver bags, bypassing the airline baggage system altogether. | |||||||||||||||||
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Marketplace - Travel With a Lot Less Baggage | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.13.07 - For people who don't mind doing their own packing, several companies will forward their luggage... Zeke Adkins is co-founder of Luggage Forward, with a slightly different customer base... | |||||||||||||||||
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New York Daily News - Bad Trip: You Make the Flight, Your Bags Don't | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.13.07 - The experience sold Hindenburg on a service called Luggage Forward, which picks up your bags and delivers them. The service can also pick up bags at your travel destination and return them. | |||||||||||||||||
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Health Magazine - A Stress-Free Vacation: The Prep | ||||||||||||||||
| July/August 2007 - Send your bags ahead. It sounds extravagant, but in Japan most travelers pay companies to ship their luggage. The service is available in the United States, as well, through...specialty luggage shippers, such as...Luggage Forward. | |||||||||||||||||
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Deerfield Magazine | ||||||||||||||||
| Spring 2007 - Clear Registered Traveler, (the brainchild of Steve Brill '68), and Luggage Forward... announced in November the formation of a strategic partnership to provide airline passengers with a simplified, efficient and predictable airport experience. | |||||||||||||||||
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Cookie Magazine - Getting There | ||||||||||||||||
| July/August 2007 - Best way to bypass baggage check-in: Luggage Forward. It will have your bags picked up from your house and delivered to your destination, so you can show up with only a carry on. | |||||||||||||||||
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WNBC New York - When It Absolutely Positively Has To Be There... | ||||||||||||||||
| 06.18.07 - Aaron Kirley of Luggage Forward says "we service over 200 countries and every zip code in the US." Luggage forwarding is nothing new. It has been around for at least 10 years, but air travel has become a lot more complex since then... | |||||||||||||||||
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Wall Street Journal - Baggage Delivery | ||||||||||||||||
| 06.12.07 - Sick of hauling your luggage? American Express Vacations, offers a luggage-delivery service for customers traveling on one of its packages. | |||||||||||||||||
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Kiplinger's Personal Finance - Airlines Nickel-and-Dime | ||||||||||||||||
| June 2007 - Starting in June, Spirit Airlines will charge up to $10 for every checked bag and $1 for beverages. Explore services that ship bags ahead, such as LuggageForward.com. | |||||||||||||||||
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New York Times - Meet Your Clothes at the Hotel | ||||||||||||||||
| 05.22.07 - Luggage Forward introduced a deeply discounted rate last summer that guarantees delivery in the continental United States in five days. This discounted rate is usually less than half the rate for guaranteed overnight luggage delivery. | |||||||||||||||||
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International Herald Tribune - Travelers See Benefits to Shipping Their Luggage | ||||||||||||||||
| 05.22.07 - Luggage Forward said its quickest service to London from New York would take two to four business days, while service in the other direction would take three to five business days... | |||||||||||||||||
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WTTG Fox 5 - Lost Luggage Safe Tips | ||||||||||||||||
| 05.21.07 - Find out about some tips on how to keep your bag safe. And hear what Luggage Forward, a home to hotel luggage delivery service, has to say about traveling and your luggage. | |||||||||||||||||
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Fast Company - Pack Up Your Troubles | ||||||||||||||||
| May 2007 - As airport hassles grow, and as airlines begin to charge for checking a second bag - thanks, British Airways - luggage forwarding looks smart. Services such as, uh, Luggage Forward can be a boon... | |||||||||||||||||
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Inc. - Schlep No More | ||||||||||||||||
| May 2007 - For the few travelers who prefer to pay to be unencumbered...Luggage Forward offers a refund and up to $500 if your domestic shipment doesn't arrive on the right day. | |||||||||||||||||
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Golf Business Wire - Travelling With the Sticks | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.28.07 - Luggage Forward, a door-to-door luggage service, will ship a bag directly to the destination of your choice. Here's how it works: A few days ahead of your departure, arrange for the pick-up of your clubs. When you arrive at your destination, the clubs should be waiting where you had them sent. | |||||||||||||||||
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New York Times - Sending Excess Baggage Home from Abroad | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.08.07 - Luggage Forward, a Boston-based baggage and sports equipment delivery service, for example, compares its charges for shipping a second or third extra bag with the new British Airways’ charges of £120, or $240, for each excess bag on long-haul flights; Luggage Forward charges $187... | |||||||||||||||||
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Corridor Magazine - Travelin' Light | ||||||||||||||||
| April 2007 - Norm Rubenstein freely moves through airports and planes with only a briefcase in hand. Rubenstein began traveling lighter six months ago with the help of Luggage Forward. | |||||||||||||||||
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Los Angeles Times - Breeze Through Airport Security with Luggage Shipping Services | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.01.07 - "My boss got tired of dragging his golf clubs through airports," said Marsha Nieto, assistant to a Pacific Palisades businessman... She now ships his clubs using Luggage Forward. "It's great," she said. | |||||||||||||||||
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Entrepreneur Magazine - Ditch the Baggage | ||||||||||||||||
| April 2007 - Luggage Forward offers four levels of forwarding options: five-day Basic service is the slowest and cheapest; guaranteed Express, Priority and Standard services provide next-day... | |||||||||||||||||
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National Geographic Traveler - How to Conquer Long Airport Lines | ||||||||||||||||
| April 2007 - If you can fit all of your gear into your carry-on bag, don't bother checking in your luggage. If you can't, consider sending it by overnight delivery or use a shipping service such as Luggage Forward. | |||||||||||||||||
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Women's Health - Fully Loaded | ||||||||||||||||
| April 2007 - ...if you're willing to pony up for peace of mind - say, you're going to climb Everest and can't run the risk of lost gear - consider signing up for one of these door-to-door luggage delivery services: luggageforward.com... | |||||||||||||||||
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MarketWatch - Four Perks for Today's Road Warrior | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.28.07 - It used to be that luggage forwarding services were designed to handle bags that exceed airline weight restrictions. But the concept is going more mainstream as more discover it. | |||||||||||||||||
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International Herald Tribune - Too Many Bags? Try Shipping Them | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.22.07 - A release from Luggage Forward, a Boston- based baggage and sports delivery service, compares its charges for shipping that second or third extra bag with new British Airways' charges... | |||||||||||||||||
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DreamScapes - What's Hot: Trendsetting Meetings and Incentives | ||||||||||||||||
| March 2007 - According to Judy Allen, companies like Luggage Forward ship luggage to more than 200 countries around the world. | |||||||||||||||||
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Smarter Travel - Packing Wisely | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.12.07 - More and more people are opting to ship luggage in advance through UPS, Fed Ex, or companies such as...Luggage Forward. | |||||||||||||||||
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St. Paul Pioneer Press - Business Takes Off for Luggage Deliverers | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.04.07 - Luggage Forward will pick up your bags at your house, office or any other address and ship them virtually anywhere, detouring around airport and airline baggage systems. | |||||||||||||||||
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MSNBC - Fly In Style With These Travel Buys | ||||||||||||||||
| 02.05.07 - Hate the hassle of waiting at baggage claim for your luggage? For everything that doesn’t fit in your carry-on, send it in advance. Services like Luggage Forward transport your bags from point A to point B, so you can travel without taking the world in tow. | |||||||||||||||||
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Inc. - Packing in the New Security Age | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.04.07 - In fact, several specialized services, such as...Luggage Forward...have popped up to fill the gap in shipping bags fast and reliably; most of these shippers even pick up. | |||||||||||||||||
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Boston Magazine - Leave It All Behind: Strategies for Savvy Nomads | ||||||||||||||||
| January 2007 - Stop envying those business travelers who fold a week's worth of gear into a carry-on. "Planning is half the battle," says Ben Harman, packing expert at Luggage Forward, a Boston-based baggage shipping business. | |||||||||||||||||
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BusinessWeek - The Wish List: Entrepreneurs' Most-Wanted Gifts | ||||||||||||||||
| 12.25.06 - To make traveling easier, Brian Drum, founder and CEO of Drum Associates, an executive search firm in New York, would like a gift certificate from luggageforward.com, a new luggage delivery service. “I travel a lot, and airport baggage check-in lines are inconvenient,” he says. “I would like to send my luggage directly to my destination.” | |||||||||||||||||
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Fairways & Greens - Luggage to Go: No Sidecar Necessary | ||||||||||||||||
| December 2006 - Since there’s basically no safe way to carry golf clubs on an extended motorcycle trip, a club-delivery service is the answer. This wasn’t my first experience using a club-shipping service, but it certainly was the best. This time, Luggage Forward came through, twice. | |||||||||||||||||
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Angeleno Magazine - Bag the Burden | ||||||||||||||||
| December 2006 - Many luggage services have partnered with hotels, tour companies and cruise ships in order to provide this higher level of service to luxury travelers. First-class tour operator Abercrombie & Kent often works with Luggage Forward. | |||||||||||||||||
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Modern Bride - Ship Shape | ||||||||||||||||
| November/December 2006 - If luggage restrictions are weighing you down, help is here. (Luggage Forward) delivers everywhere in the U.S. and in more than 200 other countries. | |||||||||||||||||
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Associated Press - Help For the Holidays | ||||||||||||||||
| 12.08.06 - Luggage Forward will pick up your luggage at your home or office and deliver it to your destination before you even get there. No more checking bags at the airport, enduring security check-in and facing the risk of having your luggage lost and delivered three days late. | |||||||||||||||||
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Car & Travel - Gift Guide | ||||||||||||||||
| December 2006 - Help your loved one pack for his or her next trip - the easy way. Luggage Forward is a safe and dependable service that picks up baggage right at your door and delivers it to your destination... | |||||||||||||||||
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Meetings and Incentive Travel Magazine - Efficient Baggage Check-In | ||||||||||||||||
| November/December 2006 - Imagine being able to alleviate luggage woes for your guests? If the country regulations allow it, these days it's easy to arrange to have your groups' luggage picked up at their homes and shipped directly to their destination hotels. Luggage Forward collects information about the trip... | |||||||||||||||||
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Denver Post - Travel Websites Ease Holiday Turbulence | ||||||||||||||||
| 11.22.06 - LuggageForward.com. If you don't want to deal with the hassle of checking your own bags, you can pay to have them delivered to your destination...there's still plenty of time to book... | |||||||||||||||||
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Metro - Keep Track of Your Underwear | ||||||||||||||||
| 11.22.06 - If you've lost your luggage or had your $25 MAC lip gloss confiscated by an airport security guard, you'll understand why Luggage Forward is becoming a popular alternative for travelers. | |||||||||||||||||
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WHDH Boston - Lost Luggage Problems Have New Answers with Baggage Delivery Service | ||||||||||||||||
| 11.20.06 - The carry-on restrictions mean more bags will probably be checked, and that means more luggage can be lost. Over the holidays, Logan Airport officials say they deal with anywhere between 300 and 400 misplaced bags per night. | |||||||||||||||||
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Chicago Tribune - How to Avoid Holiday Hell When Flying | ||||||||||||||||
| 11.19.06 - you can have your bags picked up at your home and shipped to your destination in time for your arrival. Companies such as Luggage Forward...will do the lugging for you. | |||||||||||||||||
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Cincinnati Enquirer - Firms Target Airline Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 11.15.06 - Clear, a privately run registered traveler program, and Luggage Forward, the leading provider of door-to-door luggage delivery worldwide, plan to join forces to provide airline passengers with a simplified and predictable airport experience, | |||||||||||||||||
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Dallas Morning News - Ski Resorts Up and Running Early | ||||||||||||||||
| 11.10.06 - To avoid airport security hassles, consider shipping luggage or ski gear from your front door to the resort. Check out Luggage Forward at www.luggageforward.com. | |||||||||||||||||
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Modern Agent - American Express Vacations Sets New Programs | ||||||||||||||||
| 10.25.06 - The wholesaler's luggage delivery service, which it will implement by year-end, is in conjunction with Luggage Forward. It will provide discounted rates for shipping luggage and/or sports equipment to and from any American Express Vacation destination. | |||||||||||||||||
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T&E Magazine - Deft Deliveries: Services Ease Travelers' Loads | ||||||||||||||||
| October 2006 - It pays to plan ahead. In July, Boston-based Luggage Forward introduced five day service at a lower price point than its existing one-, two-, and three-day offerings. | |||||||||||||||||
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Daily Candy - Unemotional Baggage | ||||||||||||||||
| 09.27.06 - Luggage Forward (866-416-7447) allows you to track bags via PDA or cell and insures for up to $10,000. | |||||||||||||||||
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Miami Herald - Airlines Are Bringing Back First-Class Amenities | ||||||||||||||||
| 09.25.06 - Its website, www.luggage forward.com, lets you complete your booking online. It also will pick up your bags at your home and office, then have them waiting for you at your destination. You can also track your bag's progress on the site. | |||||||||||||||||
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National Geographic Traveler - Special Report on Luggage | ||||||||||||||||
| October 2006 - If you'd rather pay someone else to hassle with all this, you're not alone: Private luggage-shipping companies report that business is booming, with millions of suitcases sent door-to-door last year. Companies such as Luggage Forward...will pick up your suitcases at your home or office and deliver them to your hotel, condo, or even cruise ship. | |||||||||||||||||
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InStyle Weddings - Shipping Your Luggage In Advance | ||||||||||||||||
| Fall 2006 - Schlepping your suitcases is hardly a romantic way to spend your first hours as newlyweds... Luggage Forward...will pick up your bags and get them safely to your destination. | |||||||||||||||||
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Palm Beach Post - Taking the Lug Out of Luggage | ||||||||||||||||
| 09.24.06 - Don't want to deal with luggage? Ship it to your destination, so it will be waiting for you when you get there. Luggage Forward offers door-to-door luggage delivery service to more than 217 countries. | |||||||||||||||||
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Luxury Travel Advisor - Sensational Skiing (p. 32) | ||||||||||||||||
| September 2006 - Check out Ski.com's concierge service, which has staff that can take care of everything...before clients arrive (Luggageforward.com, which ships customers' luggage and sporting equipment door to door offers a discount in partnership with Ski.com). | |||||||||||||||||
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Miami Herald - FedEx the Liquids and Skip the Long Lines | ||||||||||||||||
| 09.11.06 - Banned from cabins as of Aug. 10, liquid toiletries are following passengers to their destinations by other means. Luggage Forward...reported an increase in business last month. | |||||||||||||||||
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JustLuxe - Luggage Forward Leaves You Not Holding the Bags | ||||||||||||||||
| September 2006 - This truly is an anxiety-elimination service if there ever was one. Check out Luggage Forward and eliminate the drudgery of checking in, carrying around, and worrying about potential melees associated with luggage and airports forever more! | |||||||||||||||||
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FoxNews.com - Tips For New Travel Restrictions | ||||||||||||||||
| 09.07.06 - Consider shipping your luggage. Luggage Forward...will pick up your bags at your home or office and deliver them to your hotel. | |||||||||||||||||
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New York Times - Heading Off a Headache: Have Bags Shipped | ||||||||||||||||
| 09.03.06 - For those who don’t mind paying for convenience, companies with names like Luggage Forward...will pick up and deliver bags to a destination, bypassing the airline baggage system altogether. | |||||||||||||||||
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Baltimore Sun - No Liquids In Flight? No Problem free registration | ||||||||||||||||
| 09.03.06 - Luggage Forward, which ships baggage to and from homes, offices and hotels, said business has gone up even though the company chose not to advertise after travel restrictions were imposed. | |||||||||||||||||
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Global Traveler - Ya Big Lug |
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| August 2006 - On your list of favorite things to do, dragging your golf clubs or skis through the airport probably falls somewhere between suffering a paper cut and enduring root canal. This might ease the pain: Luggage Forward is a door-to-door luggage delivery service... | |||||||||||||||||
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Voice of America - Increase in Security Boosts Luggage Forwarders | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.29.06 - ...other options for getting suitcases to wherever their owners are going...such as Luggage Forward - uses regular cargo companies to ship bags, separately from the passenger, door to door. | |||||||||||||||||
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CNBC On The Money - Following the Money | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.29.06 - Business at Luggage Forward has doubled and is growing. | |||||||||||||||||
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Vancouver Sun - New Products Cater to Post-9/11 Traveller | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.26.06- For those with larger concerns, such as long waits at the luggage carousel as more bags are forced out of the overhead bins into cargo, Luggage Forward, a two-year-old service, has a solution: The company ships your bag for you. | |||||||||||||||||
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New York Times - Terror Alert Prompts a Flood of Travel Advice | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.20.06 - ...a suggestion that a good way to avoid security hassles at check-in counters was to ship your luggage ahead of you (from Luggage Forward)... | |||||||||||||||||
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Miami Herald - Getting There Getting Complicated | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.20.06 - Some companies will ship your papers or baggage to your destination, so you don't need to deal with checking them. Among them...Luggage Forward...already seeing some increased demand. | |||||||||||||||||
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PC World - Practical Tips for Avoiding Tech Travel Hell | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.17.06 - Services like Luggage Forward resemble the package carriers in many respects, but the baggage doesn't travel on commercial airlines | |||||||||||||||||
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Denver Post - Luggage Tests Cargo Capacity | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.16.06 - Business travelers who can no longer carry on all the things they need are responsible for an increase in calls, website traffic and bookings at Boston-based luggage-delivery service Luggage Forward. | |||||||||||||||||
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USA Today - New Regulations Force Traveling Outside the Box | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.15.06 - Luggage forwarders can reduce the hassle of air travel. Luggage Forward...also saw its book-ings more than double in the most recent Thursday-to-Sunday period from a comparable period in July. | |||||||||||||||||
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New York Times - What Can Be Carried On? free registration | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.15.06 - Karen Warner, a marketing consultant from Pacific Palisades, Calif., now pays Luggage Forward about $150 to ship her carry-on bag ahead on her frequent flights from Los Angeles to Boston. | |||||||||||||||||
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USA Today - No Checked Bags | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.14.06 - Several companies have already been doing a good job of shipping golf clubs and other luggage for golfers to and from resorts... | |||||||||||||||||
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Washington Post - Coming and Going | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.13.06 - Consider other luggage options. More checked bags means more lost bags. One option is to preship your luggage... | |||||||||||||||||
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Los Angeles Times - Groaning Belts and Empty Bins at LAX | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.12.06 - Companies that ship luggage ahead for travelers reported a boom in business Friday, saying inquiries increased... | |||||||||||||||||
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Palm Beach Post - Tighter Security May Aid Shippers | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.12.06 - ...Luggage Forward of Boston, which transports passengers' luggage to their destinations all over the world. | |||||||||||||||||
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USA Today - Brisk Business for Luggage-Delivery Services | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.11.06 - Luggage forwarders, which pick up, ship and deliver bags for passengers for a premium price, are seeing brisk business as a result of the events in the U.K. | |||||||||||||||||
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Mass High Tech - Trying To Make Travel Easier For Conventioneers | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.11.06 - A door-to-door luggage forwarding service, Luggage Forward, will come to your house, pick up your luggage and deliver it anywhere in the world. | |||||||||||||||||
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BusinessWeek Online - Tomorrow's Business Traveler | ||||||||||||||||
| 08.10.06 - Shipping luggage to your destination before flying is another solution. One company that provides this service to domestic and international travelers is Luggage Forward. | |||||||||||||||||
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Washington Times - No Sore Shoulders | ||||||||||||||||
| 07.29.06 - Whether you're headed to Barcelona, Shanghai, Toronto or a Caribbean cruise liner docked in Miami, Luggage Forward will ship your bags or sports equipment to more than 200 destinations worldwide. | |||||||||||||||||
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Watertown Tab - Leave Your Baggage at the Door, They’ll Pick It Up for You | ||||||||||||||||
| 07.21.06 - When Zeke Adkins and brothers Aaron and Keith Kirley began to kick around the idea of developing a service industry start-up company, they honed in on an aspect of personal travel that many frequent flyers assume to be an inevitable risk of journeying by plane: luggage transportation. | |||||||||||||||||
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Travel + Leisure - Ask T+L | ||||||||||||||||
| 06.18.06 - Luggage Forward recently launched Luggage Tracker, which lets travelers follow a bag's trajectory via PDA or cell phone. Pickups are scheduled in two-hour blocks from Monday through Saturday. | |||||||||||||||||
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GolfWorld - Travel Notes | ||||||||||||||||
| 06.10.06 - Dragging your golf bag along on a trip is so passé. The better way is to ship your clubs, so they're waiting for you when you arrive. | |||||||||||||||||
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MarketWatch - Sending Your Luggage Ahead | ||||||||||||||||
| 06.06.06 - If lugging those golf clubs or snowboards through the airport is just more than you can take on your next vacation, consider shipping your bags ahead. | |||||||||||||||||
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Boston Magazine - Forward Thinking | ||||||||||||||||
| 05.30.06 - With an inspired idea and a new island base, three locals help travelers shed their excess baggage...The company offers front porch-to-hotel room shipping for travelers who don't want to deal with checking (or losing) bags at airports. | |||||||||||||||||
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Gotham Magazine - Leave
the Big Lug Behind 05.30.06 - If your summer involves jetting from Newport to Telluride to Marrakesh to Costa Rica to the Hamptons, you'll quickly become an afficionado of Luggage Forward, the leading provider of total travel convenience... Whether you're making a transatlantic crossing or a weekend trip to the Berkshires, this is the way to experience luggage Zen. |
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Boston Globe - Business Class | ||||||||||||||||
| 05.21.06 - Meanwhile, over at Nantucket Airport, a top Cape Air destination, travelers will find a new walk-up luggage-forwarding operation called -- you guessed it -- Luggage Forward. If your baggage is too heavy for a small or overloaded plane, for a sliding fee Luggage Forward will ship it to your destination, with online tracking. | |||||||||||||||||
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Jaunted - Excess Baggage Gets Some Love | ||||||||||||||||
| 05.12.06 - Have you heard? Luggage shipping is all the rage. Airlines have a spotty record when it comes to getting your baggage from point A to point B and a few luggage shipping companies are trying to fill that void. Luggage Forward is one such company. Luggage Forward provides door-to-door luggage and sports equipment delivery to more than 200 countries globally. | |||||||||||||||||
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International Herald Tribune - The Frequent Traveler Q & A: Shipping, and Insuring, Extras | ||||||||||||||||
| 05.11.06 - Luggageforward.com specializes in "sports delivery" and says it will insure "up to $10,000 for any order." | |||||||||||||||||
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The Informed Traveler - Send Your Bags Ahead with Luggage Forwarding Services | ||||||||||||||||
| 05.10.06 - Luggage Forward provides door-to-door luggage and sports equipment delivery to more than 200 countries globally. Luggage Forward recently announced a sweet new development in their business model: a walk-up forwarding location at the Nantucket Memorial Airport. The fully-staffed counter will be available during the busy summer season, and is the first instance of a luggage forwarding company creating a satellite location. | |||||||||||||||||
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Nantucket Times Magazine - Leave the Lugging to Us | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.28.06 - Many of us could probaly add to the legion of luggage horror stories told by fellow travelers...Luggage Forward, a Boston-area business that has just expanded to Nantucket, promises to alleviate luggage nightmares. The company will pick up your luggage or sports equipment at your originating doorstep and ensure its delivery to your destination doorstep in more than 200 countries... | |||||||||||||||||
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Nantucket Inquirer & Mirror - Two New Services Offered to Ease Airline Travelers' Stress | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.27.06 - Luggage Forward, a new company, wants to take the hassle out of traveling by picking up your bags or golf clubs at your house ahead of time and shipping them to your destination so you can breeze through airport security lines and avoid waiting at baggage claim following your arrival when you really want to be out on the links. | |||||||||||||||||
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Mass High Tech - Luggage Shipping Firm Adds Wireless Tracking to Roster | ||||||||||||||||
| 04.10.06 - A Watertown company is using wireless technology to encourage travelers to use their phones -- but not for phone calls. Luggage Forward Inc., a shipper of luggage and sports equipment, is launching a tracking system for customers to get updates on the status of shipments through wireless devices such as personal digital assistants and cell phones equipped with web browsers. | |||||||||||||||||
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Corporate Travel Management - Want to Track Your Luggage on Line? | ||||||||||||||||
04.02.06 - The US firm, Luggage Forward has unveiled a new “mobile luggage tracking system” which allows clients to monitor the real-time status of their shipments using any web-enabled handheld device. Luggage Forward provides door to door luggage and sports equipment delivery worldwide and said the new facility, available at www.luggageforward.com/mobile, will give clients peace of mind. |
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| Business Traveler - Record Number of Bags Lost in '05. What's a Road Warrior to Do? | |||||||||||||||||
| 03.28.06 - In response, frequent travelers are turning more and more to a host of luggage shipping companies that have sprung up...Many offer tracking systems like those used by UPS and FedEx. Last week Boston-based company Luggage Forward took it to another level: real-time mobile tracking accessible by any Web-enabled handheld device. | |||||||||||||||||
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New York Times - Shipping Luggage to Avoid Excess-Baggage Fees | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.11.06 - At Luggage Forward, a U.S.-based baggage and sports equipment delivery service, price depends on luggage size, distance and level of service... | |||||||||||||||||
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Ski Magazine - Bag Free | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.03.06 - The convenience of shipping unwieldy skis, boots and overstuffed luggage to your destination is no new concept. What's new, however, is how easy it's become. Luggage Forward, the newest company to join the fray, offers a simple pricing structure...the ability to set an exact pick-up time, and instant online price quotes. They guarantee delivery times... | |||||||||||||||||
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Financial Times - The Fast Track To The Skies subscription required | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.02.06 - Business travellers are nowadays all too familiar with the stress and inefficiencies of air travel...But new services are emerging that, for a price, could ease the hassles of travel: a helicopter shuttle that links John F. Kennedy International Airport and Manhattan; express security lanes through US airports; and a service that brings luggage directly to your destination... | |||||||||||||||||
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KSTP - TV - Companies That Ship Your Luggage For You [ view clip ] | ||||||||||||||||
| 03.01.06 - Airlines last year lost 3.5 million pieces of luggage, so consumers have turned to luggage forwarding companies in search of more reliable service. Louise McNamara of Minnetonka used a luggage forwarding company to assist her family with complicated vacation plans. | |||||||||||||||||
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CNN - American Morning | ||||||||||||||||
| 02.21.06 - SOLEDAD O'BRIEN: Oh, man. So tell us about this Luggage Forward... | |||||||||||||||||
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USA Today - More Fliers Let Someone Else Lug Their Bags | ||||||||||||||||
| 02.21.06 - Times are good for business travelers tired of schlepping luggage... | |||||||||||||||||
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CNN Headline News - Your Money, Travel Trends | ||||||||||||||||
| 02.21.06 - If you're a business traveler and you're tired of lugging heavy bags, you'll be happy to hear this. A new industry has cropped up in recent years that let's travelers pay to have someone pick up, ship and deliver their bags. The USA Today reports companies like Luggage Forward, based in Boston, are growing as airports and flights get more crowded. More travelers are happy to lighten their loads... | |||||||||||||||||
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Golf Week - Tip Sheet | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.28.06 - Golf trips, despite their promise of leisure and relaxation, come with one heavy burden: that 40 pound bag packed with your equipment... | |||||||||||||||||
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Vegas Magazine - Get Me Out of Here | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.24.06 - Travel Tip: Check out Luggage Forward, an exclusive door-to-door luggage service that will handle all of your travel-related dirty work... | |||||||||||||||||
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Ocean Drive - Get Me Out of Here | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.24.06 - There will be no need to schlep your bulky suitcase around or worry about packing everything into a lightweight carryon... | |||||||||||||||||
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Mountain News: The Industry Report - Luggage Services Partner With Clubs, Resorts, Airlines To Handle Gear Hassles | ||||||||||||||||
| 01.23.06 - ...Luggage Forward, a Boston-based firm that guarantees your gear will be there or it will rent you comparable equipment. | |||||||||||||||||
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Business to Business Travel - Luggage Forward Offers Airline Passengers A Better Way To Travel |
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| 12.21.05 - As the holiday season takes hold and air travel reaches its busiest levels, Luggage Forward's clients breeze through the airport... | |||||||||||||||||
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Smarter Travel - Why Schlepp? Send Those Bags Ahead | ||||||||||||||||
| 12.16.05 - If you're fed up with lugging bags down endless airport corridors, fighting for space in the overhead bins and eternal waits at baggage carousels, you really can avoid those hassles... | |||||||||||||||||
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JuliB.com - In
The Bag |
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| 12.11.05 - ...passengers can bypass u-haul-like transport by sending their bags ahead. solo. on their own. get it scarlett? it's traveling without luggage, a.k.a. luggage forward. | |||||||||||||||||
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