Making Air Travel Safer And More Convenient (NAPSA)—Asa direct result of the terrorist attacks of 9/11, luggage services have been in hot demand throughoutthe country. A growing numberoftravelers now use luggage services when they fly. The services pick travelers’ bags up at their homes and then ship them to travelers’ destinations. That eliminates the need to wait in line to have bags inspected and checkedat the airport. Because the bags are not checked on the passengers’flights, the services also help increase security—fewer bags on an airplane generally means less potentially uninspected bags perflight. “Luggage services represent a chance to makeflying both safer and more convenient—two qualities which people have often thought of as being mutually exclusive,” says Richard A. Altomare, chairman of Universal Express (OTCBB:USXP), one of the largest luggage services in the U.S.A number of USXP subsidiaries have been popular with travelers and helped put luggage services on the map. For instance: * Consumers can contact the company Luggage Express (www.866shipbags.com) to have their bags picked up at their homes, offices or hotels and have a he, Convenient Travel in The Bag— Luggage services can makeair travel easier. them shipped to their destinations. The companyoffers bag- gage insurance and 24-hour delivery. Travelers can use a service called Virtual Bellhop (www.virtual bellhop.com) for 24-hour pick-up and delivery of all baggage. The service offers corporate accounts andper-bagrates. Travelers in the Florida area can use a service called Bags To Go. The company operates out of the Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. For more information on luggage services, visit www.usxp.com.
