Bring luggage to Thailand
If you go on a (holiday) trip to Thailand by plane, you take your luggage with you, but the question is always: what do I take or not? Of course, it depends primarily on where you are going and for how long.
Reader question: Suitcase with TSA lock and code forgotten
Help Wanted. I have a suitcase with a TSA lock, suitable for America. I have forgotten my code and I can only open the suitcase with a key that is not supplied with the suitcase.
Are you going on a trip to Thailand? Then you want to enjoy your well-deserved holiday as soon as possible. So pack your suitcase carefully. On Thailandblog you can read the best tips for packing your suitcase.
Traveling to Thailand? A surcharge for a suitcase or hand luggage that is too heavy is easy to avoid. In addition, an overfull suitcase is only annoying. In any case, make sure you leave the 10 items below at home when you go on holiday to Thailand.
Of course you prefer to pack your suitcase full of nice summer clothes, but if you reserve a few square centimeters for these medical resources, you can save yourself and your travel companions a lot of complaints. The last thing you want to visit during your holiday in Thailand is the local hospital. Be prepared for the most common complaints during the holidays: skin rashes, insect bites, diarrhea and earaches.
Reader Submission: My experiences with various airlines
I have been living in Thailand for 14 years now to my full satisfaction, although the urge to return to the Netherlands is also increasing. Twice a year I fly to the Netherlands to see my children, yes and now since 2 years two grandchildren and of course my mother and brother and sister. Over the years, therefore, many kilometers traveled by air and also with different companies.
I flew with Lufthansa from Amsterdam via Munich onwards with THAI Airways to Bangkok. Upon arrival in Bangkok, it turned out that my suitcase had not arrived. Did the necessary there and had the PIR form filled in and left the necessary information. Searched the internet for what else I can do myself, but I can't get any further than that reference is made to the Treaty of Montréal and/or Warsaw.
Is your luggage always recognizable?
You are going on a trip to Thailand, for example. Upon arrival of the plane in Bangkok, you go to the baggage carousels (check which of the nearly 20 belts your baggage will be delivered to) and patiently wait for your bags to appear. That sometimes causes problems, because the suitcases on the belt often look alike.
Reader Submission: Lost luggage
You're at the baggage carousel at Suvarnabhumi and your suitcase just won't come. It happened to David Diamant. His suitcase was missing for eight days. What had happened?
KLM introduces an intelligent, interactive voice-controlled packing assistant on Google Home. This offers passengers assistance in packing their suitcase. Blue Bot, as the service bot is called, is based on artificial intelligence. It gives travelers on Google Home personalized advice on what to bring based on their destination, length of trip, and local weather.
Reader Submission: Kudos to the Emirates
I recently went back to the Netherlands and flew with Emirates via Dubai. Great route and comfortable. Price was also many times better than with Eva Air. My wife also came to the Netherlands with the Emirates 3 weeks later, also fine as everything went and that was the 1st time for her via Dubai and independently.
Thailand tip: What do you pack in your suitcase?
Thailand is one of the most popular holiday destinations for the Dutch and Belgians. When you travel to Thailand, it is good to know what you do and don't need in your suitcase. We will give you some tips.
10 tips to smartly pack your suitcase for Thailand
Nice on holiday to Thailand, but what should you take with you? Usually too much. Do you really need to carry two bottles of shampoo and three types of sunscreen? And your half bookcase?
Suitcase with motor, handy or useless? (video)
With your suitcase easily from gate to gate? This is possible with this motorized suitcase designed by the American company Modobag.
For the time being, there will be no standard size for hand luggage on airplanes. The airline organization IATA wanted to put an end to the ambiguity of various sizes that companies now use, but barely a week after announcing the plan, IATA put it on hold again.
Travelers mainly claim lost suitcases on travel insurance
After every summer high season, travel insurer De Europeesche draws up an overview of the most frequently claimed luggage items on a travel insurance policy.
If you want to fly from Amsterdam to Koh Samui with Eva Air or China airlines and you get off in Bangkok, and then transfer to fly to Koh Samui with Bangkok Airways, you must first collect your suitcase from the belt in bck?