Whether headed out for college visits or some much-awaited family travel, traveling with kids involves a lot of moving parts. Planning; packing; lugging your suitcases around; waiting in long lines at the airport; and making sure everyone is happy, fed, entertained and accounted for at all times is a lot of work. If anyone needs a break, it’s parents, so every little bit of help along the way is a big deal. Thankfully, there is a travel hack for your luggage to take some of the stress out of the trip so you can focus on having fun together as a family.
Ship&Play lets parents travel with one less burden by taking care of your luggage for you. This shipping service offers door-to-door service for your suitcases, so you don’t have to spend any time at the airport checking in your suitcases or waiting to collect them at the airport. It’s also a big help when you are trying to pack everyone into one car to head to the airport, only to find all the people and suitcases won’t fit.
Using the service is, unsurprisingly, easy. You can book and pay for your shipment online, print shipping labels, and schedule your bags’ pickup from your home. (You can also drop them off at a brick-and-mortar location if it’s more convenient for you.) Your bags then get delivered to your final destination, and you can track them the whole way.
You can use the service for regular luggage and oversized luggage, which makes it even more convenient if the family is into golfing, skiing or surfing — in fact, the service was founded by ShipSticks, a company that made a name for itself shipping golf clubs so golfers could travel to different courses around the world with ease. With the convenience of this luggage shipping service, you can take a deep breath and enjoy the (somewhat) stress-free ride with the kids.
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