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ABC Queensland Afternoons: Tracking tech for trips

Worried about your luggage going missing? One airline in Australia has an answer, but an AirTag may be just as useful, as Leigh Stark joins ABC Queensland to talk about.

The best intentions for any holiday can end up in a bit of a predicament, with airlines losing luggage on a fairly regular basis for so many people. Fortunately, there are some technological tricks to help mitigate this issue, and one of them is being rolled out on Virgin Australia this week, as tracking kicks in for luggage checked into flights.

How does it work, and is it as useful as an AirTag? Can you do both? Pickr’s editor Leigh Stark joins ABC’s Kat Feeney to talk tracking tech.

Hear the segment on ABC Queensland Afternoons from January 31, 2024 at the 13:00 mark, though if you want to catch more of the conversation, check out the show from the very beginning.

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