Losing your luggage while traveling is terrible, especially when you find out it’s been lost at the destination away from your home. The Trace Me luggage tracking system is a brilliant idea to help you track down your bag. If you’ve ever lost your bag(s), you’re probably jumping up and down with excitement over this product.

The baggage tags do not use GPS or any sort of wireless electronic tracking system. Instead, the tags feature an exclusive barcode and serial number that are registered in the Immobilise database with your contact information. In the event that your suitcase does actually go missing, you have two options. You can either give the baggage-handling agent the barcode to scan or the serial number to enter in. This will provide them with your contact info. Once the airline has identified you, a text message is sent to your cell phone informing you that your bag has been located and it tells you what you should do next to retrieve it.

The durable tags are somewhat cheap, costing only $24. Right now this tag is only for residents of the UK but the Immobilise website states that it will soon be available in the United States.

[Image from Trace Me Luggage Tracker.]