UPS launches new solutions to ship luggage as cargo
UPS enables passengers to travel luggage-free, and have their luggage waiting for them at their destination or hotel. The UPS Store now offers three luggage shipping alternatives, including a new luggage box that replaces a suitcase, reducing long queues, security searches and increasing baggage fees. When shipped via UPS Ground service, the luggage box is competitively priced compared with airlines‘ baggage fees, especially the major airlines, many of which charge well over $100 for comparable baggage. Available at select US The UPS Store locations, the luggage box weighs less than an empty suitcase, and passengers can include packaging tape and a return UPS shipping label for use when returning home. According to John Minetola, The UPS Store franchisee from Wyoming, luggage shipping picked up when airlines began increasing fees for checked and carry-on bags. Luggage solutions from The UPS Store also allow travellers to track shipments via UPS mobile apps for cell phones, PDAs or other web-enabled wireless devices, or receive e-mail shipment notification. Because of the duties and taxes associated with international shipments, The UPS Store does not recommend shipping luggage internationally, and FAA restrictions prohibit The UPS Store from shipping hazardous materials, including perfumes, aerosol sprays, nail polish and cigarette lighters via air. Quelle: eyefortransport |