Taupo is one of my favourite spots on New Zealand’s North Island.

I’m fortunate to have visited this bustling lakeside town three times now and each time, I’ve come away promising to return. There’s just something about New Zealand’s lakes that feels so healing for me.

Recently, I decided to visit after completing the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk (there’s another lake!), and Taupo provided the perfect place to recover, unwind, and start getting back to reality.

I loved it so much, in fact, that I returned four months later to spend another couple of days hanging out beside the crystal-clear waters of Lake Taupo.

Hands in the air if traveling more is your dream but money stops you from making it come true.

That’s what I thought. How annoying is that?!

This post is a step-by-step guide to help you get compensation for your lost bag.

According to the Montreal Convention of 1999, you may get up to 1,131 Special Drawing Rights (SDR) for your lost luggage. SDRs is the currency created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to calculate the compensation amount.

Up until the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 that put a halt to air travel, the number of air passengers and checked bags kept growing from one year to the next.

According to SITA’s 2019 report, in 2018, 4.36 billion travelers checked in more than 4.27 billion bags. The leading provider of IT services to over 400 airlines worldwide further highlighted that over 28 million bags are mishandled each year.