At the airline
industry conference “FTE – Future Travel Experience” held in Las Vegas,
Lufthansa and Rimowa were jointly awarded the prize for “Best Baggage
Initiative” for the new “Rimowa Electronic Tag”. The annual awards ceremony
serves to recognize companies for their forward-thinking ideas and initiatives
that create a more comfortable travel experience for flight passengers. A panel
of industry experts honors the most innovative, ambitious, and successful
initiatives and organizations.
The "Rimowa
Electronic Tag" is the first digital and fully integrated mobile solution
for luggage and makes flying with luggage more comfortable, quicker and safer.
While standard practice in the airline industry today still involves affixing a
paper luggage tag to bags by hand, Lufthansa passengers will soon be able to
check in their luggage from home or on the go with the Lufthansa App by using
the “Rimowa Electronic Tag”. With one click, they will be able to transfer the
data from their electronic boarding pass from their smartphone to their item of
luggage equipped with the “Rimowa Electronic Tag” via Bluetooth. The luggage
data will be shown immediately on the data module integrated into the suitcase.
A suitcase checked in in this way only needs to be placed on the belt at the
Lufthansa Baggage Drop Off counter. Lufthansa will be the first airline to
provide this service for its passengers.
The luggage data
indicated on the electronic data module is the same size and shape as today’s
paper tags. The important information is protected against humidity, heat, low
temperatures, impact, and concussion, and cannot be torn off.
The product launch
of the "Rimowa Electronic Tag" is expected for early next year, after
completion and evaluation of the recently implemented test phase.
