29 Aug 2022

Bluetooth tracking devices sell out as airlines lose luggage

From First Up, 5:54 am on 29 August 2022

Amid numerous reports of airlines misplacing travellers' luggage, bluetooth tracking devices are sold out at many stores across New Zealand. The devices, including Apple AirTags and Samsung SmartTags, clip onto bags, purses, key rings, or pets' collars -- and beam a location that you can track from an app on your mobile phone Their rise in popularity coincides with Kiwis' renewed enthusiasm for overseas travel, Tom Taylor reports.