Global bag tag system and method of use

Abstract

Provided is a global bag tag system and method of use, the method including: registering, by at least one of at least one processor, a vehicle's license plate number (VLPN) of a vehicle associated with a registered traveler in a database storing a traveler profde; obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, hotel reservation information associated with the registered traveler from a first computing system associated with a hotel reservation system, wherein the hotel reservation information corresponds to a time window; receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a received VLPN from a second computer system associated with parking associated with the hotel reservation information within the time window; and based on the registered VLPN in the traveler profile matching the information representative of the received VLPN, causing payment to be made, by at least one of the at least one processor, to a payee for parking using a payment method on record in the traveler profile.

Description

The abstract provides a global baggage tagging system and a method for using it. The method includes: registering, via at least one of at least one processor, vehicle license plate numbers (VLPNs) of vehicles associated with a registered traveler in a database storing traveler profiles; retrieving, via at least one of the at least one processor, hotel booking information associated with the registered traveler from a first computing system associated with a hotel booking system, wherein the hotel booking information corresponds to a time window; receiving, via at least one of the at least one processor, information representing the received VLPN from a second computer system associated with parking within the time window associated with the hotel booking information; and, based on matching the VLPN registered in the traveler profile with the information representing the received VLPN, paying parking fees to a payee via at least one of the at least one processor using a payment method recorded in the traveler profile.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A method comprising: registering, by at least one of at least one processor, a vehicle’s license plate number (VLPN) of a vehicle associated with a registered traveler in a database storing a traveler profile; obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, hotel reservation information associated with the registered traveler from a first computing system associated with a hotel reservation system, wherein the hotel reservation information corresponds to a time window; receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a received VLPN from a second computer system associated with parking associated with the hotel reservation information within the time window; and based on the registered VLPN in the traveler profile matching the information representative of the received VLPN, causing payment to be made, by at least one of the at least one processor, to a payee for parking using a payment method on record in the traveler profile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle comprises one of: a rental car; or a registered traveler owned vehicle.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the vehicle is the rental car and the registering the VLPN comprises: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, an image of a license plate having image data representative of digits of the registered VLPN; and storing, by at least one of the at least one processor, the digits of the registered VLPN.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, preferential multi-mode (PMM) travel information stored in the traveler profile, wherein the PMM travel information comprises one or more travel management system numbers, travel membership numbers, or online travel booking engine numbers of the registered traveler.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the PMM travel information comprises one or more of: a hotel membership number of a hotel company; and a rental car membership number of a rental car company.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the hotel reservation information comprises: querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, the hotel reservation system associated with a hotel company for the hotel reservation information.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising: querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a rental car reservation system associated with a rental car company for a rental car reservation; and obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, a rental car VLPN.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the registering the VLPN comprises: registering, by at least one of the at least one processor, the registered traveler for contactless payment parking.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: storing, by at least one of the at least one processor, in the traveler profile, a global multimode travel bag tag number associated with a luggage item of the registered traveler and the registered traveler.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising: matching, by at least one of at least one processor, a B-Type message to the registered traveler in a master traveler manifest, wherein the master traveler manifest comprises a registered traveler record created from the traveler profile; and determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that the B-Type message is a terminating baggage source message for a destination airport,wherein the received information is representative of the received VLPN being associated with the hotel reservation information in proximity to the destination airport.

11. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction; wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: register a vehicle’s license plate number (VLPN) of a vehicle associated with a registered traveler in a database storing a traveler profile; obtain hotel reservation information associated with the registered traveler from a first computing system associated with a hotel reservation system, wherein the hotel reservation information corresponds to a time window; receive information representative of a received VLPN from a second computer system associated with parking associated with the hotel reservation information within the time window; and based on the registered VLPN in the traveler profile matching the information representative of the received VLPN, cause payment to be made to a payee for parking using a payment method on record in the traveler profile.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the vehicle comprises one of: a rental car; or a registered traveler owned vehicle.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the vehicle is the rental car, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: register the VLPN by receiving an image of a license plate having image data representative of digits of the registered VLPN, and store the digits of the registered VLPN.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: access preferential multi-mode (PMM) travel information stored in the traveler profile, wherein the PMM travel information comprises one or more travel management system numbers, travel membership numbers, or online travel booking engine numbers of the registered traveler.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the PMM travel information comprises one or more of: a hotel membership number of a hotel company; and a rental car membership number of a rental car company.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain the hotel reservation information by querying the hotel reservation system associated with a hotel company for the hotel reservation information.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: query a rental car reservation system associated with a rental car company for a rental car reservation; and obtain a rental car VLPN.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: register the VLPN by registering the registered traveler for contactless payment parking.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:store, in the traveler profile, a global multi-mode travel bag tag number associated with a luggage item of the registered traveler and the registered traveler.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: match a B-Type message to the registered traveler in a master traveler manifest, wherein the master traveler manifest comprises a registered traveler record created from the traveler profile; and determine that the B-Type message is a terminating baggage source message for a destination airport, wherein the received information is representative of the received VLPN being associated with the hotel reservation information in proximity to the destination airport.

21. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: registering, by at least one of at least one processor, a vehicle’s license plate number (VLPN) of a vehicle associated with a registered traveler in a database storing a traveler profile; obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, hotel reservation information associated with the registered traveler from a first computing system associated with a hotel reservation system, wherein the hotel reservation information corresponds to a time window; receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information representative of a received VLPN from a second computer system associated with parking associated with the hotel reservation information within the time window; and based on the registered VLPN in the traveler profile matching the information representative of the received VLPN, causing payment to be made, by at least one of the at least one processor, to a payee for parking using a payment method on record in the traveler profile.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the vehicle comprises one of:a rental car; or a registered traveler owned vehicle.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22, wherein the vehicle is the rental car and the registering the VLPN comprises: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, an image of a license plate having image data representative of digits of the registered VLPN; and storing, by at least one of the at least one processor, the digits of the registered VLPN.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises: accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, preferential multi-mode (PMM) travel information stored in the traveler profile, wherein the PMM travel information comprises one or more travel management system numbers, travel membership numbers, or online travel booking engine numbers of the registered traveler.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein the PMM travel information comprises one or more of: a hotel membership number of a hotel company; and a rental car membership number of a rental car company.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the obtaining the hotel reservation information comprises: querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, the hotel reservation system associated with a hotel company for the hotel reservation information.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein the method further comprises: querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a rental car reservation system associated with a rental car company for a rental car reservation; andobtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, a rental car VLPN.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the registering the VLPN comprises: registering, by at least one of the at least one processor, the registered traveler for contactless payment parking.

29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises: storing, by at least one of the at least one processor, in the traveler profile, a global multimode travel bag tag number associated with a luggage item of the registered traveler and the registered traveler.

30. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the method further comprises: matching, by at least one of at least one processor, a B-Type message to the registered traveler in a master traveler manifest, wherein the master traveler manifest comprises a registered traveler record created from the traveler profile; and determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that the B-Type message is a terminating baggage source message for a destination airport, wherein the received information is representative of the received VLPN being associated with the hotel reservation information in proximity to the destination airport.

31. A method comprising: generating, by at least one of at least one processor, a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) bag tag number for a luggage item of a registered passenger, wherein the GMMT bag tag number comprises a permanently assigned license plate compatible with International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations for a duration that expires after a predetermined useful life;generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE-BSM) comprising the GMMT bag tag number and a passenger name of the registered passenger; and forming, by a printing device, a GMMT code indicum representative of the GMMT bag tag number on a substrate configured to be affixed to the luggage item.

32. The method of claim 31, further comprising: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, current journey information representative of at least one travel membership number for the registered passenger, a passenger name record (PNR) number for the registered passenger, or an itinerary confirmation (IC) number for the registered passenger; and building, by at least one of the at least one processor, a baggage travel journey record based on the current journey information for the luggage item of the registered passenger, wherein the baggage travel journey record comprises a luggage delivery location and a luggage pickup location.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising: determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, a number of luggage items associated with the registered passenger for the current journey information; and linking, by at least one of the at least one processor, the GMMT bag tag number to each luggage item associated with the registered passenger for the current journey information.

34. The method of claim 32, further comprising: accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a database associated with the at least one travel membership number, the PNR number, or the IC number to obtain other passenger names associated with the current journey information of the registered passenger; and linking, by at least one of the at least one processor, the GMMT bag tag number with the other passenger names associated with the current journey information.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the building, by at least one of the at least one processor, the baggage travel journey record based on the current journey information comprises: building, by at least one of the at least one processor, the baggage travel journey record based on the current journey information for luggage items of the other passenger names.

36. The method of claim 31, further comprising: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, preferential multi-mode (PMM) travel information from a computing device of the registered passenger; and generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a database of stored passenger information associated with the luggage item identifying the PMM travel information linked to the GMMT bag tag number, wherein the generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the GMMT bag tag number, further comprises: generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, at least one PMM travel code.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the forming, by the printing device, the GMMT code indicum on the substrate further comprises: forming, by the printing device, at least one PMM travel code indicum representative of the at least one PMM travel code in series with or adjacent to the GMMT code indicum on the substrate.

38. The method of claim 36, wherein the PMM travel information comprises one or more travel management system numbers of the registered passenger or an online travel booking engine number of the registered passenger.

39. The method of claim 36, wherein the PMM travel information comprises one or more travel membership numbers of the registered passenger.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein the one or more travel membership numbers comprise one or more of: a frequent flyer number of an airline company; a hotel membership number of a hotel company; a rental car membership number of a rental car company; and a cruise line membership number of a cruise line company.

41. The method of claim 40, further comprising: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, current journey information representative of a travel membership number, a PNR number or an itinerary confirmation number; and building, by at least one of the at least one processor, a baggage travel journey record based on the PMM travel information and the current j ourney information.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the building of the baggage travel journey record based on the PMM travel information comprises one or more of: querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the airline company for a destination airport location of a baggage travel journey; querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the hotel company for a hotel reservation location for the baggage travel journey; and querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the cruise line company for a cruise reservation location for the baggage travel journey, and wherein the method further comprises: populating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the baggage travel j ourney record with one or more of the destination airport location, the hotel reservation location, or the cruise reservation location.

43. The method of claim 31, wherein the duration is renewable.

44. The method of claim 31, wherein the predetermined useful life is coextensive with a lifetime of the registered passenger.

45. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: generate a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) bag tag number for a luggage item of a registered passenger, wherein the GMMT bag tag number comprises a permanently assigned license plate compatible with International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations for a duration that expires after a predetermined useful life, generate a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE-BSM) that includes the GMMT bag tag number and a passenger name of the registered passenger, and cause a printing device to form a GMMT code indicum representative of the GMMT bag tag number on a substrate to be affixed to the luggage item.

46. The system of claim 45, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive current journey information representative of at least one travel membership number for the registered passenger, a passenger name record (PNR) number for the registered passenger, or an itinerary confirmation (IC) number for the registered passenger, and build a baggage travel journey record based on the current journey information for the luggage item of the registered passenger, wherein the baggage travel journey record comprises a luggage delivery location and a luggage pickup location.

47. The system of claim 46, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:determine a number of luggage items associated with the registered passenger for the current journey information, and link the GMMT bag tag number to each luggage item associated with the registered passenger for the current journey information.

48. The system of claim 46, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: access a database associated with the at least one travel membership number, the PNR number, or the IC number to obtain other passenger names associated with the current journey information of the registered passenger, and link the GMMT bag tag number with the other passenger names associated with the current journey information.

49. The system of claim 48, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: build the baggage travel journey record based on the current journey information for luggage items of the other passenger names.

50. The system of claim 45, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive preferential multi-mode (PMM) travel information from a computing device of the registered passenger, generate a database of stored passenger information associated with the luggage item identifying the PMM travel information linked to the GMMT bag tag number, and generate at least one PMM travel code contemporaneously with the generation of the GMMT bag tag number.

51. The system of claim 50, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:cause the printing device to form at least one PMM travel code indicum representative of the at least one PMM travel code in series with or adjacent to the GMMT code indicum on the substrate.

52. The system of claim 50, wherein the PMM travel information comprises one or more travel management system numbers of the registered passenger or an online travel booking engine number of the registered passenger.

53. The system of claim 50, wherein the PMM travel information comprises one or more travel membership numbers of the registered passenger.

54. The system of claim 53, wherein the one or more travel membership numbers comprise one or more of: a frequent flyer number of an airline company, a hotel membership number of a hotel company, a rental car membership number of a rental car company, and a cruise line membership number of a cruise line company.

55. The system of claim 54, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive current journey information representative of at least one travel membership number, a PNR number, or an itinerary confirmation number, and build a baggage travel journey record based on the PMM travel information and the current journey information.

56. The system of claim 55, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: build the baggage travel journey record based on the PMM travel information by: querying a reservation system associated with the airline company for a destination airport location of a baggage travel journey,querying a reservation system associated with the hotel company for a hotel reservation location for the baggage travel journey, and querying a reservation system associated with the cruise line company for a cruise reservation location for the baggage travel journey, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: populate the baggage travel journey record with one or more of the destination airport location, the hotel reservation location, or the cruise reservation location.

57. The system of claim 45, wherein the duration is renewable.

58. The system of claim 45, wherein the predetermined useful life is coextensive with a lifetime of the registered passenger.

59. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) bag tag number for a luggage item of a registered passenger, wherein the GMMT bag tag number comprises a permanently assigned license plate compatible with International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations for a duration that expires after a predetermined useful life; generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE-BSM) comprising the GMMT bag tag number and a passenger name of the registered passenger; and forming, by a printing device, a GMMT code indicum representative of the GMMT bag tag number on a substrate configured to be affixed to the luggage item.

60. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 59, wherein the method further comprises:receiving, by the processor, current journey information representative of at least one travel membership number for the registered passenger, a passenger name record (PNR) number for the registered passenger, or an itinerary confirmation (IC) number for the registered passenger; and building, by at least one of the at least one processor, a baggage travel journey record based on the current journey information for the luggage item of the registered passenger, wherein the baggage travel journey record comprises a luggage delivery location and a luggage pickup location.

61. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 60, wherein the method further comprises: determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, a number of luggage items associated with the registered passenger for the current journey information; and linking, by at least one of the at least one processor, the GMMT bag tag number to each registered luggage item of the registered passenger for the current journey information.

62. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 60, wherein the method further comprises: accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a database associated with the at least one travel membership number, the PNR number, or the IC number to obtain other passenger names associated with the current journey information of the registered passenger; and linking, by at least one of the at least one processor, the GMMT bag tag number with the other passenger names associated with the current journey information.

63. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 62, wherein the building, by at least one of the at least one processor, the baggage travel journey record based on the current journey information comprises: building, by at least one of the at least one processor, the baggage travel journey record based on the current journey information for luggage items of the other passenger names.

64. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 59, wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, preferential multi-mode (PMM) travel information from a computing device of the registered passenger; and generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a database of stored passenger information associated with the luggage item identifying the PMM travel information linked to the GMMT bag tag number; wherein the generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the GMMT bag tag number, further comprises: generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, at least one PMM travel code.

65. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 64, wherein the forming, by the printing device, the GMMT code indicum on the substrate further comprises: forming, by the printing device, at least one PMM travel code indicum representative of the PMM travel code in series with or adj cent to the GMMT code indicum on the substrate.

66. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 64, wherein the PMM travel information comprises one or more travel management system numbers of the registered passenger or an online travel booking engine number of the registered passenger.

67. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 64, wherein the PMM travel information includes one or more travel membership numbers of the registered passenger.

68. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 33, wherein the one or more travel membership numbers comprise one or more of: a frequent flyer number of an airline company; a hotel membership number of a hotel company; a rental car membership number of a rental car company; and a cruise line membership number of a cruise line company.

69. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 68, wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, current journey information representative of at least one travel membership number, a PNR number or an itinerary confirmation number; and building, by at least one of the at least one processor, a baggage travel journey record based on the PMM travel information and the current j ourney information.

70. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 65, wherein the building of the baggage travel journey record based on the PMM travel information comprises one or more of: querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the airline company for a destination airport location of a baggage travel journey; querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the hotel company for a hotel reservation location for the baggage travel journey; and querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the cruise line company for a cruise reservation location for the baggage travel journey, and wherein the method further comprises: populating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the baggage travel j ourney record with one or more of the destination airport location, the hotel reservation location, or the cruise reservation location.

71. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 59, wherein the duration is renewable.

72. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 59, wherein the predetermined useful life is coextensive with a lifetime of the registered passenger.

73. A method comprising: electronically acquiring, by at least one electronic acquiring device, an electronic representation of a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) code indicum from a substrate associated with a global bag tag on a first luggage item of a registered passenger to create a digital GMMT data record linked to the registered passenger, wherein the GMMT code indicum is an International Air Transport Association (IATA) compatible license plate; accessing, by a first processor, a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE- BSM) containing a passenger name record (PNR) number of the registered passenger using a unique identifier representative of the digital GMMT data record from a computer system associated with a multi-mode baggage handling service; receiving, by the first processor, information that confirms an identity of the registered passenger associated with the PNR number; and linking, by at least one second processor in communication with the first processor, the GTE-BSM of the registered passenger to each different airline baggage source message (A-BSM) associated with each different luggage item associated with a traveling passenger name associated with the PNR number in the GTE-BSM.

74. The method of claim 73, further comprising: checking in, by at least one of the at least one second processor, the first luggage item of the registered passenger within a check-in window, for a leg of travel with an air carrier; and causing, by at least one of the at least one second processor, creation of an originating IATA license plate for the first luggage item associated with the leg of travel with the air carrier.

75. The method of claim 74, wherein each A-BSM is an IATA compatible baggage source message (BSM).

76. The method of claim 74, further comprising: accessing, by at least one of the at least one second processor, a database associated with the PNR number to obtain names of non-registered passengers associated with current journey information of the registered passenger;generating, by at least one of the at least one second processor, separate temporary baggage source messages (T-BSMs) respectively corresponding to each separate luggage item of each nonregistered passenger based on the PNR number; and linking the separate T-BSM corresponding to each separate luggage item of each nonregistered passenger to the GTE-BSM.

77. The method of claim 76, further comprising: checking-in, by at least one of the at least one second processor, each different luggage item of the non -registered passengers identified in the database associated with the PNR number, wherein each different luggage item associated with the non-registered passengers has a different A-BSM; and causing, by at least one of the at least one second processor, a printing device to print an IATA luggage bag tag with a created IATA license plate for each checked-in luggage item of the non-registered passengers.

78. The method of claim 73, wherein the receiving, by the first processor, the information that confirms the identity of the registered passenger comprises: capturing, by an imaging device in communication with the first processor, an image of the registered passenger; and performing facial recognition based on the image of the registered passenger and a stored image of the registered passenger.

79. The method of claim 78, further comprising: capturing, by the imaging device in communication with the first processor, an image of each separate luggage item of other traveling passenger names associated with the PNR number, prior to departing a luggage pickup location.

80. The method of claim 73, further comprising, prior to the electronically acquiring: registering, by at least one of the at least one second processor, a passenger with the multimode baggage handling service; andgenerating, by at least one of the at least one second processor, a GTE-BSM comprising a passenger name of the registered passenger and the unique identifier, wherein the unique identifier comprises a GMMT bag tag number representative of the GMMT code indicum, wherein the GMMT bag tag number comprises a permanently assigned license plate compatible with an IATA license plate format for a duration that expires after a predetermined useful life.

81. The method of claim 73, further comprising: automatically creating, by at least one of the at least one second processor, a luggage item manifest record from the digital GMMT data record and the PNR number.

82. The method of claim 80, wherein the duration is renewable and the predetermined useful life is in a range of one month to 10 years or one month to 20 years.

83. The method of claim 80, wherein the predetermined useful life is coextensive with a lifetime of the registered passenger.

84. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain, from at least one electronic acquiring device, an electronic representation of a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) code indicum associated with a global bag tag on a first luggage item of a registered passenger to create a digital GMMT data record linked to the registered passenger, wherein the GMMT code indicum is an International Air Transport Association (IATA) compatible license plate; access a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE-BSM) containing a passenger name record (PNR) number of the registered passenger using a unique identifierrepresentative of the digital GMMT data record from a computer system associated with a multimode baggage handling service; receive information that confirms an identify of the registered passenger associated with the PNR number; and link the GTE-BSM of the registered passenger to each different airline baggage source message (A-BSM) for each different luggage item associated with a traveling passenger name associated with the PNR number in the GTE-BSM.

85. The system of claim 84, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: check in the first luggage item of the registered passenger within a check-in window, for a leg of travel with an air carrier; and cause creation of an originating IATA license plate for the first luggage item associated with the leg of travel with the air carrier.

86. The system of claim 85, wherein each A-BSM is an IATA compatible baggage source message (BSM).

87. The system of claim 85, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: access a database associated with the PNR number to passenger names of non-registered passengers associated with current journey information of the registered passenger; generate separate temporary baggage source messages (T-BSMs) respectively corresponding to each separate luggage item of each non-registered passenger based on the PNR number; and link the separate T-BSMs corresponding to each separate luggage item of each nonregistered passenger to the GTE-BSM.

88. The system of claim 87, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:check in each separate luggage item of the non-registered passengers identified in the database associated with the PNR number; and cause a printing device to print an IATA luggage bag tag with a created IATA license plate for each checked-in luggage item of the non-registered passengers.

89. The system of claim 84, wherein the information that confirms an identify of the registered passenger comprises an image of the registered passenger captured by an imaging device in communication with the at least one processor, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform facial recognition based on the image of the registered passenger and a stored image of the registered passenger.

90. The system of claim 89, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive, from the imaging device in communication with the at least one processor, a captured image of each luggage item of the traveling passenger name associated with the PNR number, prior to departing a luggage pickup location.

91. The system of claim 84, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to, prior to the obtaining the electronic representation of the GMMT: register a passenger with the multi-mode baggage handling service; and generate a GTE-BSM comprising a passenger name of the registered passenger and the unique identifier, wherein the unique identifier comprises a GMMT bag tag number representative of the GMMT code indicum, and wherein the GMMT bag tag number comprises a permanently assigned license plate compatible with an IATA license plate format for a duration that expires after a predetermined useful life.

92. The system of claim 87, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: automatically create a luggage item manifest record from the digital GMMT data record and the PNR number.

93. The system of claim 91, wherein the duration is renewable and the predetermined useful life is in a range of one month to 10 years or one month to 20 years.

94. The system of claim 91, wherein the predetermined useful life is coextensive with a lifetime of the registered passenger.

95. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: obtaining, from at least one electronic acquiring device, an electronic representation of a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) code indicum from a substrate associated with a global bag tag on a first luggage item of a registered passenger to create a digital GMMT data record linked to the registered passenger, wherein the GMMT code indicum is an International Air Transport Association (IATA) compatible license plate; accessing, by a first processor, a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE- BSM) containing a passenger name record (PNR) number of the registered passenger using a unique identifier representative of the digital GMMT data record from a computer system associated with a multi-mode baggage handling service; receiving, by the first processor, information that confirms an identity of the registered passenger associated with the PNR number; and linking, by at least one second processor in communication with the first processor, the GTE-BSM of the registered passenger to each different airline baggage source message (A-BSM) associated with each different luggage item associated with a traveling passenger name associated with the PNR number in the GTE-BSM.

96. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 95, wherein the method further comprises: checking in, by at least one of the at least one second processor, the first luggage item of the registered passenger within a check-in window, for a leg of travel with an air carrier; and causing, by at least one of the at least one second processor, creation of an originating IATA license plate for the first luggage item associated with the leg of travel with the air carrier.

97. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 96, wherein each A-BSM is an IATA compatible baggage source message (BSM).

98. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 96, wherein the method further comprises: accessing, by at least one of the at least one second processor, a database associated with the PNR number to obtain names of non-registered passengers associated with the current journey information of the registered passenger; generating, by at least one of the at least one second processor, separate temporary baggage source messages (T-BSMs) respectively corresponding to each separate luggage item of each nonregistered passenger based on the PNR number; and linking the separate T-BSM corresponding to each separate luggage item of each nonregistered passenger to the GTE-BSM.

99. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 98, wherein the method further comprises: checking in, by at least one of the at least one second processor, each separate luggage item of the non-registered passengers identified in the database associated with the PNR number wherein each luggage item associated with the non-registered passengers has a different A-BSM; and causing, by at least one of the at least one second processor, a printing device to print an IATA luggage bag tag with a created IATA license plate for each checked-in luggage item of the non-registered passengers.

100. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 95, wherein the receiving, by the first processor, the information that confirms the identity of the registered passenger comprises: receiving, from an imaging device in communication with the first processor, a captured image of the registered passenger; and performing facial recognition based on the captured image of the registered passenger and a stored image of the registered passenger.

101. The non-transitory computer readable medium of to claim 100, wherein the method further comprises: receiving, from the imaging device in communication with the first processor, a captured image of each different luggage item of the traveling passenger name associated with the PNR number, prior to departing a luggage pickup location.

102. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 95, wherein the method further comprises, prior to the obtaining: registering, by at least one of the at least one second processor, a passenger with the multimode baggage handling service; and generating, by at least one of the at least one second processor, a GTE-BSM comprising a passenger name of the registered passenger and the unique identifier, wherein the unique identifier comprises a GMMT bag tag number representative of the GMMT code indicum, and wherein the GMMT bag tag number comprises a permanently assigned license plate compatible with an IATA license plate format for a duration that expires after a predetermined useful life.

103. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 95, wherein the method further comprises: automatically creating, by at least one of the at least one second processor, a luggage item manifest record from the digital GMMT data record and the PNR number.

104. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 102, wherein the duration is renewable and the predetermined useful life is in a range of one moth to 10 years or one month to 20 years.

105. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 102, wherein the predetermined useful life is coextensive with a lifetime of the registered passenger.

106. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: link a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) bag tag number to at least one travel membership number for a registered passenger to access reservation information associated with at least one vehicle of travel associated with the at least one travel membership number; collect reservation information in a registered passenger profile linked to the GMMT bag tag number for a current travel journey of at least one luggage item to travel independently of or parallel to the registered passenger; and build a baggage travel journey record (BTJR) for pickup and delivery of the at least one luggage item based on the collected reservation information, wherein the BTJR is linked to the GMMT bag tag number.

107. The system of claim 106, further comprising: an electronic acquiring device configured to acquire an electronic representation of the GMMT bag tag number on a substrate of a permanent bag tag on a first luggage item of the at least one luggage item, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain from the electronic acquiring device the electronic representation of the GMMT bag tag number;retrieve information from at least one luggage handling field of the BTJR associated with the GMMT bag tag number; and cause a display device to display the the retrieved information.

108. The system of claim 107, wherein the permanent bag tag comprises a GMMT code indicum comprising the GMMT bag tag number, and wherein the GMMT bag tag number is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate.

109. The system of claim 108, wherein the GMMT code indicum comprises at least one code that is representative of the at least one travel membership number.

110. The system of claim 106, wherein the at least one travel membership number comprises one or more of: a frequent flyer number of an airline company; a hotel membership number of a hotel company; a rental car membership number of a rental car company; or a cruise line membership number of a cruise line company.

111. The system of claim 110, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: collect the reservation information by performing one or more of: querying a reservation system associated with the airline company for a destination airport location of a baggage travel journey; querying a reservation system associated with the hotel company for a hotel reservation location for the baggage travel journey; or querying a reservation system associated with the cruise line company for a cruise reservation location for the baggage travel journey; and populate the BTJR with one or more of the destination airport location, the hotel reservation location, or the cruise reservation location.

112. The system of claim 106, further comprising: an electronic acquiring device configured to acquire an electronic representation of the GMMT bag tag number from a permanent bag tag on a first luggage item of the at least one luggage item, and to send the electronic representation of the GMMT bag tag number, location data, and a time stamp of the electronic acquiring device to the registered passenger profile, wherein the location data is representative of a current location of the first luggage item at the time the GMMT bag tag number is acquired.

113. The system of claim 106, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: perform data analytics to push advertisements to a mobile communication device associated with the registered passenger.

114. The system of claim 106, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: link the GMMT bag tag number to an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number for a leg of travel in the current travel journey; and link the GMMT bag tag number to a passenger name record (PNR) number of a reservation system for the leg of travel associated with the current travel journey.

115. The system of claim 106, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: assign a tracking device to a first luggage item of the at least one luggage item of the registered passenger.

116. A method comprising: linking, by at least one of at least one processor, a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) bag tag number to at least one travel membership number for a registered passenger to access reservation information associated with at least one vehicle of travel associated with at least one travel membership number;collecting, by at least one of the at least one processor, reservation information, in a registered passenger profile linked to the GMMT bag tag number, for a current travel journey of at least one luggage item to travel independently of or parallel to the registered passenger; and building, by at least one of the at least one processor, a baggage travel journey record (BTJR) for pickup and delivery of the at least one luggage item based on the collected reservation information, wherein the BTJR is linked to the GMMT bag tag number.

117. The method of claim 116, further comprising: obtaining from an electronic acquiring device, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic representation of the GMMT bag tag number on a permanent bag tag; retrieving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information from at least one luggage handling field of the BTJR associated with the GMMT bag tag number; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display device to display the retrieved information.

118. The method of claim 117, wherein the permanent bag tag comprises a GMMT code indicum that comprising the GMMT bag tag number, and wherein the GMMT bag tag number is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate.

119. The method of claim 118, wherein the GMMT code indicum comprises at least one code that is representative of the at least one travel membership number.

120. The method of claim 116, wherein the at least one travel membership number comprises one or more of: a frequent flyer number of an airline company; a hotel membership number of a hotel company; a rental car membership number of a rental car company; or a cruise line membership number of a cruise line company.

121. The method of claim 120, wherein the collecting the reservation information comprises: querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the airline company for a destination airport location of a baggage travel j ourney; querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the hotel company for a hotel reservation location for the baggage travel journey; or querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the cruise line company for a cruise reservation location for the baggage travel j ourney; and wherein the method further comprises: populating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the BTJR with one or more of the destination airport location, the hotel reservation location, or the cruise reservation location.

122. The method of claim 116, further comprising: obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic representation of the GMMT bag tag number acquired by an electronic acquiring device, wherein the GMMT bag tag number is associated with a permanent bag tag on a first luggage item of the at least one luggage item of the registered passenger, location data, and a time stamp of the electronic acquiring device to the registered passenger profile, wherein the location data is representative of a current location of the first luggage item at the time the GMMT bag tag number is acquired.

123. The method of claim 116, further comprising: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, data analytics to push advertisements to a mobile communication device associated with the registered passenger.

124. The method of claim 116, further comprising: linking, by at least one of the at least one processor, the GMMT bag tag number to an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number for a leg of travel in the current travel j ourney; andlinking, by at least one of the at least one processor, the GMMT bag tag number to a passenger name record (PNR) number of a reservation system for the leg of travel associated with the current travel journey.

125. The method of claim 116, further comprising: assigning, by at least one of the at least one processor, a tracking device to a first luggage item of the at least one luggage item of the registered passenger.

126. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: linking, by at least one of at least one processor, a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) bag tag number to at least one travel membership number for a registered passenger to access reservation information associated with at least one vehicle of travel associated with at least one travel membership number; collecting, by at least one of the at least one processor, reservation information, in a registered passenger profile linked to the GMMT bag tag number, for a current travel journey of at least one luggage item to travel independently of or parallel to the registered passenger; and building, by at least one of the at least one processor, a baggage travel journey record (BTJR) for pickup and delivery of the at least one luggage item based on the collected reservation information, wherein the BTJR is linked to the GMMT bag tag number.

127. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 126, wherein the method further comprises: obtaining from an electronic acquiring device, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic representation of the GMMT bag tag number on a permanent bag tag; retrieving, by at least one of the at least one processor, information from at least one luggage handling field of the BTJR associated with the GMMT bag tag number; and causing, by at least one of the at least one processor, a display device to display the retrieved information.

128. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 127, wherein the permanent bag tag comprises a GMMT code indicum that comprising the GMMT bag tag number, and wherein the GMMT bag tag number is compatible with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate.

129. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 128, wherein the GMMT code indicum comprises at least one code that is representative of the at least one travel membership number.

130. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 126, wherein the at least one travel membership number comprises one or more of a frequent flyer number of an airline company; a hotel membership number of a hotel company; a rental car membership number of a rental car company; or a cruise line membership number of a cruise line company.

131. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 130, wherein the collecting the reservation information comprises: querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the airline company for a destination airport location of a baggage travel journey; querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the hotel company for a hotel reservation location for the baggage travel journey; or querying, by at least one of the at least one processor, a reservation system associated with the cruise line company for a cruise reservation location for the baggage travel journey; and wherein the method further comprises: populating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the BTJR with one or more of the destination airport location, the hotel reservation location, or the cruise reservation location.

132. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 126, wherein the method further comprises: obtaining, by at least one of the at least one processor, an electronic representation of the GMMT bag tag number acquired by an electronic acquiring device, wherein the GMMT bag tag number is associated with a permanent bag tag on a first luggage item of the at least one luggage item of the registered passenger, location data, and a time stamp of the electronic acquiring device to the registered passenger profile, wherein the location data is representative of a current location of the first luggage item at the time the GMMT bag tag number is acquired.

133. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 126, wherein the method further comprises: performing, by at least one of the at least one processor, data analytics to push advertisements to a mobile communication device associated with the registered passenger.

134. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 126, wherein the method further comprises: linking, by at least one of the at least one processor, the GMMT bag tag number to an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number for a leg of travel in the current travel j oumey; and linking, by at least one of the at least one processor, the GMMT bag tag number to a passenger name record (PNR) number of a reservation system for the leg of travel associated with the current travel journey.

135. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 126, wherein the method further comprises: assigning, by at least one of the at least one processor, a tracking device to a first luggage item of the at least one luggage item of the registered passenger.

136. A method comprising: acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device, an electronic representation of a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) code indicum from a substrate associated with a global bag tag on a first luggage item of a registered passenger to create a digital GMMT data record linked to the registered passenger; accessing, by at least one of at least one processor, a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE-BSM) containing a passenger name record (PNR) number of the registered passenger using a unique identifier representative of the digital GMMT data record from a first computer system associated with a multi-mode baggage handling service; retrieving, by at least one of the at least one processor, check-in information of a leg of travel of the registered passenger with a designated travel carrier using information associated with the PNR number; and checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the first luggage item or the registered passenger and the first luggage item with the designated travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for the leg of travel.

137. The method of claim 136, further comprising: verifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, an identity of the registered passenger, prior to checking in the first luggage item or the registered passenger and the first luggage item.

138. The method of claim 136, further comprising: generating an electronic communication by the electronic acquiring device, and transmitting the electronic communication to the first computer system, wherein the electronic communication comprises tracking information comprising geolocation data associated with the electronic acquiring device, time, date and the GMMT data record; and logging, by at least one of the at least one processor, the tracking information in a travel history database of the registered passenger coupled to the first computer system.

139. The method of claim 136, wherein the designated travel carrier is an airline carrier, and the retrieved check-in information comprises return leg flight times of a return flight.

140. The method of claim 139, further comprising, prior to retrieving the check-in information: electronically acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device, a representation of an originating airline bag tag identifier (A-BTI) associated with or printed on a printed bag tag from an originating airline carrier that is on the first luggage item of the registered passenger to create a digital A-BTI data record linked to the originating airline carrier, wherein the A-BTI comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate and the digital A-BTI data record is representative of the IATA license plate.

141. The method of claim 140, further comprising: during the checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, obtaining airline bag tag information for the return flight for each checked in luggage item for the registered passenger from a second computer system associated with the airline carrier; and causing a printer to print a new bag tag for the return flight that is compatible with the IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the registered passenger.

142. The method of claim 141, further comprising, during the checking in: obtaining boarding pass information for the return flight of the registered passenger; and communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the registered passenger.

143. The method of claim 140, further comprising: creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the digital A-BTI data record; and automatically creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record from the digital A-BTI data record and the PNR number, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the retrieved check-in information.

144. The method of claim 136, further comprising: automatically creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record from the digital GMMT data record and the PNR number, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises data for check-in of a leg of travel of the luggage item with the designated travel carrier.

145. The method of claim 136, wherein the designated travel carrier comprises one of a bus, train, cruise ship, ferry, or an airplane.

146. The method of claim 136, further comprising: accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, data in a database associated with a PNR. using the PNR number of the registered passenger; identifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, one or more non -registered passengers traveling on a return leg of travel based on the accessed data; retrieving, by at least one of the at least one processor, check-in information for the return leg of travel of each of the one or more non-registered passengers using information associated with the data in the PNR; and checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, each luggage item with a designated return travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for each of the one or more non-registered passengers.

147. The method of claim 146, wherein the designated return travel carrier comprises an airline travel carrier, and the check-in information comprises return flight information comprising a return flight time for a return flight.

148. The method of claim 147, further comprising: during the checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, obtaining airline bag tag information for the return leg for each checked in luggage item for each of the one or more non-registered passengers from a second computer system associated with the airline travel carrier; andcausing a printer to print a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with the IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the one or more non-registered passengers.

149. The method of claim 148, further comprising, during the checking in: obtaining boarding pass information for the return flight of each of the one or more nonregistered passengers; and communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of each of the one or more non-registered passengers.

150. The method of claim 136, further comprising: assigning, by at least one of the at least one processor, a tracking device to the first luggage item of the registered passenger; and associating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the tracking device with the first luggage item of the registered passenger.

151. The method of claim 150, wherein the assigning comprises programming the tracking device with the GMMT code indicum or the PNR number; and wherein the method further comprises: locating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the first luggage item using the tracking device.

152. The method of claim 151, further comprising: assigning, by at least one of the at least one processor, a tracking device to each luggage item of one or more non-registered passengers listed in a PNR database associated with the PNR number; and associating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the tracking device with each luggage item of the one or more non-registered passengers.

153. The method of claim 152, wherein the tracking device is temporarily assigned.

154. The method of claim 150, wherein the tracking device is permanently assigned, and wherein the method further comprises: locating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the first luggage item using the tracking device.

155. A system comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: obtain, from at least one electronic acquiring device, an electronic representation of a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) code indicum from a substrate associated with a global bag tag on a first luggage item of a registered passenger to create a digital GMMT data record linked to the registered passenger; access a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE-BSM) containing a passenger name record (PNR) number of the registered passenger using a unique identifier representative of the digital GMMT data record from a first computer system associated with a multi-mode baggage handling service; retrieve check-in information of a leg of travel of the registered passenger with a designated travel carrier using information associated with the PNR number; and check in the first luggage item or the registered passenger and the first luggage item with the designated travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for the leg of travel.

156. The system of claim 155, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:verify an identity of the registered passenger prior to checking in the first luggage item or the registered passenger and the first luggage item.

157. The system, of claim 155, further comprising: the at least one electronic acquiring device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: generate an electronic communication by the at least one electronic acquiring device, and transmit the electronic communication to the first computer system, wherein the electronic communication comprises tracking information comprising geolocation data associated with the electronic acquiring device, time, date and the GMMT data record; and log the tracking information in a travel history database of the registered passenger coupled to the first computer system.

158. The system of claim 155, wherein the designated travel carrier is an airline carrier, and the retrieved check-in information comprises return leg flight times of a return flight.

159. The system of claim 158, further comprising: the at least one electronic acquiring device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: prior to retrieving the check-in information, electronically acquiring, by the at least one electronic acquiring device, a representation of an originating airline bag tag identifier (A-BTI) associated with or printed on a printed bag tag from an originating airline carrier that is on the first luggage item of the registered passenger to create a digital A-BTI data record linked to the originating airline carrier, wherein the A-BTI comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate and the digital A-BTI data record is representative of the IATA license plate.

160. The system of claim 159, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: during the check in, obtain airline bag tag information for the return flight for each checked in luggage item for the registered passenger from a second computer system associated with the airline carrier; and cause a printer to print a new bag tag for the return flight that is compatible with the IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the registered passenger.

161. The system of claim 160, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to, during the checking in: obtain boarding pass information for the return flight of the registered passenger; and communicate the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the registered passenger.

162. The system of claim 161, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: create the digital A-BTI data record; and automatically create a luggage item manifest record from the digital A-BTI data record and the PNR number, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the retrieved check-in information.

163. The system of claim 155, further comprising: automatically creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record from the digital GMMT data record and the PNR number, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises data for check-in of a leg of travel of the luggage item with the designated travel carrier.

164. The system of claim 155, wherein the designated travel carrier comprises one of a bus, train, cruise ship, ferry, or an airplane.

165. The system of claim 155, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: access data in a database associated with a PNR using the PNR number of the registered passenger; identify one or more non -registered passengers traveling on the return leg of travel based on the accessed data; retrieve check-in information for a return leg of travel of each of the one or more nonregistered passengers using information associated with the data in the PNR; and check in each luggage item with a designated return travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for each of the one or more non-registered passengers.

166. The system of claim 165, wherein the designated return travel carrier comprises an airline travel carrier, and the check-in information comprises return flight information comprising a return flight time for a return flight.

167. The system of claim 166, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: during the checking in, obtain airline bag tag information for the return leg for each checked in luggage item for each of the one or more non-registered passengers from a second computer system associated with the airline travel carrier; and cause a printer to print a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with the IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the one or more non-registered passengers.

168. The system of claim 167, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to, during the checking in: obtain boarding pass information for the return flight of each of the one or more nonregistered passengers; andcommunicate the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of each of the one or more non-registered passengers.

169. The system of claim 155, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: assign a tracking device to the first luggage item of the registered passenger; and associate the tracking device with the first luggage item of the registered passenger.

170. The system of claim 169, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: assign a tracking device to the first luggage item of the registered passenger by programming the tracking device with the GMMT code indicum or the PNR number; and locate the first luggage item using the tracking device.

171. The system of claim 170, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: assign a tracking device to each luggage item of one or more non-registered passengers listed in a PNR database associated with the PNR number; and associate the tracking device with each luggage item of the one or more non-registered passengers.

172. The system of claim 171, wherein the tracking device is a temporarily assigned.

173. The system of claim 169, wherein the tracking device is permanently assigned, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: locate the first luggage item using the tracking device.

174. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: acquiring, by an electronic acquiring device, an electronic representation of a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) code indicum from a substrate associated with a global bag tag on a first luggage item of a registered passenger to create a digital GMMT data record linked to the registered passenger; accessing, by at least one of at least one processor, a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE-BSM) containing a passenger name record (PNR) number of the registered passenger using a unique identifier representative of the digital GMMT data record from a first computer system associated with a multi-mode baggage handling service; retrieving, by at least one of the at least one processor, check-in information of a leg of travel of the registered passenger with a designated travel carrier using information associated with the PNR number; and checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, the first luggage item or the registered passenger and the first luggage item with the designated travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for the leg of travel.

175. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 174, wherein the method further comprises: verifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, an identity of the registered passenger, prior to checking in the first luggage item or the registered passenger and the first luggage item.

176. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 174, wherein the method further comprises: generating an electronic communication by the electronic acquiring device, and transmitting the electronic communication to the first computer system, wherein the electronic communication comprises tracking information comprising geolocation data associated with the electronic acquiring device, time, date and the GMMT data record; andlogging, by at least one of the at least one processor, the tracking information in a travel history database of the registered passenger coupled to the first computer system.

177. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 174, wherein the designated travel carrier is an airline carrier, and the retrieved check-in information comprises return leg flight times of a return flight.

178. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 177, wherein the method further comprises: prior to retrieving the check-in information, electronically acquiring, by the electronic acquiring device, a representation of an originating airline bag tag identifier (A-BTI) associated with or printed on a printed bag tag from an originating airline carrier that is on the first luggage item of the registered passenger to create a digital A-BTI data record linked to the originating airline carrier, wherein the A-BTI comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate and the digital A-BTI data record is representative of the IATA license plate.

179. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 178, wherein the method further comprises: during the checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, obtaining airline bag tag information for the return flight for each checked in luggage item for the registered passenger from a second computer system associated with the airline carrier; and causing a printer to print a new bag tag for the return flight that is compatible with the IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the registered passenger.

180. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 179, wherein the method further comprises, during the checking in: obtaining boarding pass information for the return flight of the registered passenger; and communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of the registered passenger.

181. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 178, wherein the method further comprises: creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the digital A-BTI data record; and automatically creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record from the digital A-BTI data record and the PNR number, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises the retrieved check-in information.

182. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 174, wherein the method further comprises: automatically creating, by at least one of the at least one processor, a luggage item manifest record from the digital GMMT data record and the PNR number, wherein the luggage item manifest record comprises data for check-in of a leg of travel of the luggage item with the designated travel carrier.

183. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 174, wherein the designated travel carrier comprises one of a bus, train, cruise ship, ferry, or an airplane.

184. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 174, wherein the method further comprises: accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, data in a database associated with a PNR using the PNR number of the registered passenger; identifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, one or more non-registered passengers traveling on a return leg of travel based on the accessed data; retrieving, by at least one of the at least one processor, check-in information for the return leg of travel of each of the one or more non-registered passengers using information associated with the data in the PNR; and checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, each luggage item with a designated return travel carrier based on the retrieved check-in information for each of the one or more non-registered passengers.

185. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 184, wherein the designated return travel carrier comprises an airline travel carrier, and the check-in information comprises return flight information comprising a return flight time for a return flight.

186. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 185, wherein the method further comprises: during the checking in, by at least one of the at least one processor, obtaining airline bag tag information for the return leg for each checked in luggage item for each of the one or more non -registered passengers from a second computer system associated with the airline travel carrier; and causing a printer to print a new bag tag for the return leg of travel that is compatible with the IATA license plate for each checked in luggage item of the one or more non-registered passengers.

187. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 186, wherein the method further comprises, during the checking in: obtaining boarding pass information for the return flight of each of the one or more nonregistered passengers; and communicating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the boarding pass information to an electronic communication device of each of the one or more non-registered passengers.

188. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 174, wherein the method further comprises: assigning, by at least one of the at least one processor, a tracking device to the first luggage item of the registered passenger; and associating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the tracking device with the first luggage item of the registered passenger.

189. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 188, wherein the assigning comprises programming the tracking device with the GMMT code indicum or the PNR number; and wherein the method further comprises: locating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the first luggage item using the tracking device.

190. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 189, wherein the method further comprises: assigning, by at least one of the at least one processor, a tracking device to each luggage item of one or more non-registered passengers listed in a PNR database associated with the PNR number; and associating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the tracking device with each luggage item of the one or more non-registered passengers.

191. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 190, wherein the tracking device is a temporarily assigned.

192. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 188, wherein the tracking device is permanently assigned, and wherein the method further comprises: locating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the first luggage item using the tracking device.

193. A method comprising: matching, by at least one of at least one processor, first travel information comprising a passenger name and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number for a luggage item of a registered passenger in a master travel manifest with second travel information from a created B-Type message comprising a reference indicator representative of a non-routine routed luggage item;retrieving, by at least one of the at least one processor, third travel information of the luggage item generated by a baggage handling system correlated to a time frame prior to or after the created B-Type message to locate the luggage item; and generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, delivery instructions based on a baggage journey travel record associated with the master travel manifest for a current travel journey of the luggage item, wherein the delivery instructions are configured to reroute the luggage item to a location of a reservation of the registered passenger.

194. The method of claim 193, wherein the created B-Type message is representative of one of: a baggage not seen message (BNS); a baggage processing message (BPM); a baggage transfer message (BTM); and a baggage source message (BSM).

195. The method of claim 194, further comprising: training a model, by least one of the at least one processor, using the reference indicator; inputting into the model, by least one of the at least one processor, data representative of a routine route; inputting into the model, by least one of the at least one processor, data from one or more current B-Type messages related to transport of the luggage item; and training the model, by least one of the at least one processor, using data from one or more baggage handling systems handling the luggage item, wherein the model uses machine learning algorithms to detect that the luggage item is the non-routine routed luggage item with a difference between a current route and the routine route being greater than a threshold.

196. The method of claim 194, further comprising, prior to the matching: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, an originating BSM; and determining a routine route for the luggage item.

197. The method of claim 196, further comprising: determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that the reference indicator represents a deviation in time or distance between the routine route of the luggage item and a current route of the luggage item is greater than a threshold.

198. The method of claim 193, further comprising: determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that the reference indicator is representative of information indicating that the luggage item is not seen; notifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, the registered passenger that the luggage item is not seen based on the information indicating that the luggage item is not seen; and submitting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a claim to an air carrier based on the information indicating that the luggage item is not seen.

199. The method of claim 193, further comprising: forming, by at least one of the at least one processor, the master travel manifest on a current day of travel with the first travel information related to registered passengers traveling on the current day of travel.

200. The method of claim 193, further comprising: determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that the reference indicator represent a non-routine route of the luggage item; and accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, location data generated by a tracking device on the luggage item to track a current location of the luggage item, wherein the generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the delivery instructions further comprises using the current location of the luggage item from the tracking device.

201. A system comprising:at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: match first travel information comprising a passenger name and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number for a luggage item of a registered passenger in a master travel manifest with second travel information from a created B-Type message comprising a reference indicator representative of a non-routine routed luggage item; retrieve third travel information of the luggage item generated by a baggage handling system correlated to a time frame prior to or after the created B-Type messageto locate the luggage item; and generate delivery instructions based on a baggage journey travel record associated with the master travel manifest for a current travel journey of the luggage item, wherein the delivery instructions are configured to reroute the luggage item to a location of a reservation of the registered.

202. The system of claim 201, wherein the created B-Type message is representative of one of: a baggage not seen message (BNS); a baggage processing message (BPM); a baggage transfer message (BTM); and a baggage source message (BSM).

203. The system of claim 202, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: train a model using the reference indicator; input, into the model, data representative of a routine route; input, into the model, data from one or more current B-Type messages related to transport of the luggage item; andtrain the model using data from one or more baggage handling systems handling the luggage item, and wherein the model uses machine learning algorithms to detect that the luggage item is the non-routine routed luggage item with a difference between a current route and the routine route being greater than a threshold.

204. The system of claim 202, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to, prior to the matching: receive an originating BSM; and determine a routine route for the luggage item.

205. The system of claim 204, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: determine whether the reference indicator represents a deviation in time or distance between the routine route of the luggage item and a current route of the luggage item is greater than a threshold.

206. The system of claim 201, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: determine whether the reference indicator is representative of information indicating that the luggage item is not seen; notify the registered passenger that the luggage item is not seen based on the information indicating that the luggage item is not seen; and submit a claim to an air carrier based on the information indicating that the luggage item is not seen.

207. The system of claim 201, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: form the master travel manifest on a current day of travel with the first travel information related to registered passengers traveling on the current day of travel.

208. The system of claim 201, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: determine whether the reference indicator represent a non-routine route of the luggage item; access location data generated by a tracking device on the luggage item to track a current location of the luggage item; and generate the delivery instructions using the current location of the luggage item from the tracking device.

209. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: matching, by at least one of at least one processor, first travel information comprising a passenger name and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number for a luggage item of a registered passenger in a master travel manifest with second travel information from a created B-Type message comprising a reference indicator representative of a non-routine routed luggage item; retrieving, by at least one of the at least one processor, third travel information of the luggage item generated by a baggage handling system correlated to a time frame prior to or after the created B-Type message to locate the luggage item; and generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, delivery instructions based on a baggage journey travel record associated with the master travel manifest for a current travel journey of the luggage item, wherein the delivery instructions are configured to reroute the luggage item to a location of a reservation of the registered passenger.

210. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 209, wherein the created B-Type message is representative of one of: a baggage not seen message (BNS); a baggage processing message (BPM);a baggage transfer message (BTM); and a baggage source message (BSM).

211. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 210, wherein the method further comprises: training a model, by least one of the at least one processor, using the reference indicator; inputting into the model, by least one of the at least one processor, data representative of a routine route; inputting into the model, by least one of the at least one processor, data from one or more current B-Type messages related to transport of the luggage item; and training the model, by least one of the at least one processor, using data from one or more baggage handling systems handling the luggage item, wherein the model uses machine learning algorithms to detect that the luggage item is the non-routine routed luggage item with a difference between a current route and the routine route being greater than a threshold.

212. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 210, wherein the method further comprises, prior to the matching: receiving, by at least one of the at least one processor, an originating BSM; and determining a routine route for the luggage item.

213. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 212, wherein the method further comprises: determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that the reference indicator represents a deviation in time or distance between the routine route of the luggage item and a current route of the luggage item is greater than a threshold.

214. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 209, wherein the method further comprises:determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that the reference indicator is representative of information indicating that the luggage item is not seen; notifying, by at least one of the at least one processor, the registered passenger that the luggage item is not seen based on the information indicating that the luggage item is not seen; and submitting, by at least one of the at least one processor, a claim to an air carrier based on the information indicating that the luggage item is not seen.

215. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 209, wherein the method further comprises: forming, by at least one of the at least one processor, the master travel manifest on a current day of travel with the first travel information related to registered passengers traveling on the current day of travel.

216. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 209, wherein the method further comprises: determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that the reference indicator represent a non-routine route of the luggage item; and accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, location data generated by a tracking device on the luggage item to track a current location of the luggage item, wherein the generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the delivery instructions further comprises using the current location of the luggage item from the tracking device.

217. A method comprising: assigning, by at least one of at least one processor, a tracking device to a luggage item of a passenger; loading, by at least one of the at least one processor, information from a baggage source message (BSM) into the tracking device; andsending, by the tracking device, location information to a network interface of a computing system associated with the at least one processor, wherein the location information comprises location coordinate data of the tracking device and the information from the BSM.

218. The method of claim 217, wherein the assigning comprises providing to the tracking device, by at least one of the at least one processor, at least one of a passenger name record (PNR) number, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, or a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) bag tag number, and wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by the network interface of the computing system, the location information; and locating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item using the tracking device.

219. The method of claim 218, wherein the passenger comprises a registered passenger with a baggage handling system, and wherein the BSM comprises a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE- BSM) linking a GMMT bag tag number and one of the PNR number or the IATA license plate number.

220. The method of claim 219, wherein the information from the BSM comprises an IATA license plate number of another luggage item associated with the registered passenger.

221. The method of claim 219, wherein the information from the BSM comprises an IATA license plate number of another luggage item associated with a non-registered passenger associated with the PNR number.

222. The method of claim 217, wherein the BSM is an airline BSM.

223. The method of claim 217, wherein the computing system is associated with one of an air carrier, a baggage handling system, or a vehicle of travel.

224. The method of claim 217, wherein the tracking device comprises an inertial navigation system for Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS)-denied environments.

225. The method of claim 224, further comprising: communicating, by the tracking device, current location information using one of an ad- hoc communication protocol, a wireless fidelity (WI-FI) communication protocol, a BLUETOOTH communication protocol, and a cellular communication protocol, to the network interface of the computing system, when one of an ad-hoc connection is in range, a WI-FI device is in range, a BLUETOOTH enabled device is in range, or a cellular tower is in range.

226. The method of claim 217, further comprising: determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that reference indicators in the BSM represent a routine route of the luggage item; determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that reference indicators in received B-Type messages represent a non-routine route of the luggage item; accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, the location information generated by the tracking device to find a current location of the luggage item; and generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, delivery instructions to reroute the luggage item using the current location.

227. A system comprising: a computing system comprising at least one processor and a network interface; at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction; and a tracking device configured to send location information to the network interface, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to:assign the tracking device to a luggage item of a passenger; and load information from a baggage source message (BSM) into the tracking device; and wherein the location information comprises location coordinate data of the tracking device and the information from the BSM.

228. The system of claim 227, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: assign the tracking device to the luggage item by providing to the tracking device at least one of a passenger name record (PNR) number, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, or a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) bag tag number, receive, by the network interface, the location information; and locate the luggage item using the tracking device.

229. The system of claim 228, wherein the passenger comprises a registered passenger with a baggage handling system, and wherein the BSM comprises a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE- BSM) linking a GMMT bag tag number and one of the PNR number or the IATA license plate number.

230. The system of claim 229, wherein the information from the BSM comprises an IATA license plate number of another luggage item associated with the registered passenger.

231. The system of claim 229, wherein the information from the BSM comprises an IATA license plate number of another luggage item associated with a non-registered passenger associated with the PNR number.

232. The system of claim 227, wherein the BSM is an airline BSM.

233. The system of claim 227, wherein the computing system is associated with one of an air carrier, a baggage handling system, or a vehicle of travel.

234. The system of claim 227, wherein the tracking device comprises an inertial navigation system for Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS)-denied environments.

235. The system of claim 234, wherein the tracking device is further configured to communicate current location information using one of an ad-hoc communication protocol, a wireless fidelity (WI-FI) communication protocol, a BLUETOOTH communication protocol, and a cellular communication protocol, to the network interface of the computing system, when one of an ad-hoc connection is in range, a WI-FI device is in range, a BLUETOOTH enabled device is in range, or a cellular tower is in range.

236. The system of claim 227, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: determine that reference indicators in the BSM represent a routine route of the luggage item; determine that reference indicators in received B-Type messages represent a non-routine route of the luggage item; access the location information generated by the tracking device to find a current location of the luggage item; and generate delivery instructions to reroute the luggage item using the current location.

237. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: assigning, by at least one of the at least one processor, a tracking device to a luggage item of a passenger; loading, by at least one of the at least one processor, information from a baggage source message (BSM) into the tracking device; andsending, by the tracking device, location information to a network interface of a computing system associated with the at least one processor, wherein the location information comprises location coordinate data of the tracking device and the information from the BSM.

238. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 237, wherein the assigning comprises providing to the tracking device, by at least one of the at least one processor, at least one of a passenger name record (PNR) number, an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, or a global multi-mode travel (GMMT) bag tag number, and wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by the network interface of the computing system, the location information; and locating, by at least one of the at least one processor, the luggage item using the tracking device.

239. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 238, wherein the passenger comprises a registered passenger with a baggage handling system, and wherein the BSM comprises a global tracking expanded baggage source message (GTE- BSM) linking a GMMT bag tag number and one of the PNR number or the IATA license plate number.

240. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 239, wherein the information from the BSM comprises an IATA license plate number of another luggage item associated with the registered passenger.

241. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 239, wherein the information from the BSM comprises an IATA license plate number of another luggage item associated with a non-registered passenger associated with the PNR number.

242. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 237, wherein the BSM is an airline BSM.

243. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 237, wherein the computing system is associated with one of an air carrier, a baggage handling system, or a vehicle of travel.

244. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 237, wherein the tracking device comprises an inertial navigation system for Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS)-denied environments.

245. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 244, wherein the method further comprises: communicating, by the tracking device, current location information using one of an ad- hoc communication protocol, a wireless fidelity (WI-FI) communication protocol, a BLUETOOTH communication protocol, and a cellular communication protocol, to the network interface of the computing system, when one of an ad-hoc connection is in range, a Wl-Fl device is in range, a BLUETOOTH enabled device is in range, or a cellular tower is in range.

246. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 237, wherein the method further comprises: determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that reference indicators in the BSM represent a routine route of the luggage item; determining, by at least one of the at least one processor, that reference indicators in received B-Type messages represent a non-routine route of the luggage item; accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, the location information generated by the tracking device to find a current location of the luggage item; and generating, by at least one of the at least one processor, delivery instructions to reroute the luggage item using the current location.

247. A method comprising: storing, in at least one memory of a tracking device, a travel application number associated with a passenger; pairing, by the tracking device, with a service device associated with an airline carrier, an airport, a government agency, or a business entity; sending, by the tracking device, the travel application number to the service device; and causing the service device to perform a function based on the received travel application number, wherein the tracking device is affixed to a luggage item of the passenger.

248. The method of claim 247, further comprising: storing, by the tracking device, a digital certificate; and requesting, by the tracking advice, authentication by the service device using the digital certificate.

249. The method of claim 247, further comprising: communicating, by the tracking device, location information to a computing system associated with tracking the luggage item independent of a mobile communication device of the passenger, wherein the location information is representative of location information of the luggage item.

250. The method of claim 247, wherein the travel application number comprises a passenger name record (PNR) number, the service device comprises a Kiosk comprising a bag tag printer, and the function comprises printing an International Air Transport Association (IATA) compatible bag tag.

251. The method of claim 247, wherein the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, the service device comprises a baggage handling device of a baggage handling system of the airport, and the function comprises communicating a pseudo identification number to a security screening machine, andwherein the tracking device is configured to receive the pseudo identification number when the luggage item is in proximity to the service device and the security screening machine.

252. The method of claim 2 1, wherein the pseudo identification number comprises a primary number associated with a stored security screening image taken by the security screening machine.

253. The method of claim 251, wherein the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, the service device comprises a baggage handling device of a baggage handling system of the airport, and the function comprises communicating a unique bag identification number to a security screening machine, and wherein the tracking device is configured to receive the unique bag identification number when the luggage item is in proximity to the service device and the security screening machine.

254. The method of claim 253, wherein the unique bag identification number comprises a primary number associated with a stored security screening image taken by the security screening machine.

255. The method of claim 247, further comprising: pairing, by the tracking device, with a mobile communication device of the passenger; and communicating, by the mobile communication device, the travel application number, where the travel application number comprises a passenger name record (PNR) number.

256. The method of claim 255, further comprising: receiving, by tracking device, personal identifiable information from the mobile communication device of the passenger.

257. The method of claim 256, further comprising:storing in the at least one memory the personal identifiable information.

258. The method of claim 257, wherein the personal identifiable information comprises at least one of: a date of birth of the passenger; a name of the passenger; a social security number of the passenger; a passport identification number of the passenger; or a government-issued identification number.

259. The method of claim 247, wherein the storing in the at least one memory of the tracking device the travel application number further comprises: storing, by the tracking device, baggage source message (BSM) information, wherein the BSM information comprises a plurality of travel application numbers.

260. The method of claim 259, wherein the plurality of travel application numbers comprises: a passenger name record (PNR) number; and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number.

261. The method of clam 259, wherein the BSM information comprises reference indicators; and wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by the tracking device, at least one reference indicator from a second service device; comparing, by the tracking device, the at least one reference indicator to the reference indicators included in the BSM information; determining, by the tracking device, a non-routine reference indicator has been received; andproviding, by the tracking device, a notification of a non-routine reference indicator to a computing system associated with tracking the luggage item.

262. The method of claim 247, further comprising: communicating, by the tracking device, location information with the notification to the computing system associated with tracking the luggage item, wherein the location information is representative of location information of the luggage item.

263. The method of claim 247, wherein the tracking device is configured to communicate using at least one of a wireless fidelity (WI-FI) communication protocol, a BLUETOOTH communication protocol, a cellular communication protocol, a long-range radio frequency communication protocol, a short-range communication protocol, a near-field communication protocol, and Global System for Mobile Communications, and wherein the method further comprises: communicating, by the tracking device, current location information to a computing system associated with tracking the luggage item.

264. The method of claim 247, wherein the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number; and wherein the method further comprises: sending, by the tracking device, the travel application number to a radio frequency identification (RFID) receiver of a baggage handling system (BHS), wherein the BHS routes the luggage item based on baggage source message (BSM) information accessed using the travel application number.

265. The method of claim 247, wherein the tracking device comprises a display screen, and the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, and wherein the method further comprises:causing, by the tracking device, the display screen to display an IATA license plate with the IATA license plate number.

266. A system comprising: a tracking device comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory, tangible memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one memory storing at least one instruction; wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: store in the at least one memory a travel application number associated with a passenger, pair the tracking device with a service device associated with an airline carrier, an airport, a government agency, or a business entity, and send the travel application number to the service device, wherein the travel application number is configured to cause the service device to perform a function when the travel application device is received by the service device, and wherein the tracking device is affixed to a luggage item of the passenger.

267. The system of claim 266, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: store, in the at least one memory, a digital certificate; and request authentication by the service device using the digital certificate.

268. The system of claim 266, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: communicate location information to a computing system associated with tracking the luggage item independent of a mobile communication device of the passenger, wherein the location information is representative of location information of the luggage item.

269. The system of claim 266,wherein the travel application number comprises a passenger name record (PNR) number, the service device comprises a Kiosk comprising a bag tag printer, and the function comprises printing an International Air Transport Association (IATA) compatible bag tag.

270. The system of claim 266, wherein the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, the service device comprises a baggage handling device of a baggage handling system of the airport, and the function comprises communicating a pseudo identification number to a security screening machine, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive the pseudo identification number when the luggage item is in proximity to the service device and the security screening machine.

271. The system of claim 270, wherein the pseudo identification number comprises a primary number associated with a stored security screening image taken by the security screening machine.

272. The system of claim 266, wherein the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, the service device comprises a baggage handling device of a baggage handling system of the airport, and the function comprises communicating a unique bag identification number to a security screening machine, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive the unique bag identification number when the luggage item is in proximity to the service device and the security screening machine.

273. The system of claim 272, wherein the unique bag identification number comprises a primary number associated with a stored security screening image taken by the security screening machine.

274. The system of claim 266, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: pair the tracking device with a mobile communication device of the passenger, and cause the mobile communication device to communicate the travel application number, where the travel application number comprises a passenger name record (PNR) number.

275. The system of claim 274, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive personal identifiable information from the mobile communication device of the passenger.

276. The system of claim 275, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: store in the at least one memory the personal identifiable information.

277. The system of claim 276, wherein the personal identifiable information comprises at least one of: a date of birth of the passenger; a name of the passenger; a social security number of the passenger; a passport identification number of the passenger; or a government-issued identification number.

278. The method of claim 266, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:store, in the at least one memory, baggage source message (BSM) information, wherein the BSM information comprises a plurality of travel application numbers.

279. The method of claim 278, wherein the plurality of travel application numbers comprises: a passenger name record (PNR) number; and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number.

280. The method of clam 279, wherein the BSM information comprises reference indicators; and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive at least one reference indicator from a second service device; compare the at least one reference indicator to the reference indicators included in the BSM information; determine a non-routine reference indicator has been received; and provide a notification of a non-routine reference indicator to a computing system associated with tracking the luggage item.

281. The system of claim 266, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: communicate location information with the notification to the computing system associated with tracking the luggage item, wherein the location information is representative of location information of the luggage item.

282. The system of claim 266, wherein the tracking device is configured to communicate using at least one of a wireless fidelity (Wl-Fl) communication protocol, a BLUETOOTH communication protocol, a cellular communication protocol, a long-range radio frequency communication protocol, a short-rangecommunication protocol, a near-field communication protocol, and Global System for Mobile Communications, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: communicate current location information to a computing system associated with tracking the luggage item.

283. The system of claim 266, wherein the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number; and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: send the travel application number to a radio frequency identification (RFID) receiver of a baggage handling system (BHS), wherein the BHS routes the luggage item based on baggage source message (BSM) information accessed using the travel application number.

284. The system of claim 266, wherein the tracking device further comprises a display screen, and the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to: cause the display screen to display an IATA license plate with the IATA license plate number.

285. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method comprising: storing, in at least one memory of a tracking device, a travel application number associated with a passenger; pairing, by the tracking device, with a service device associated with an airline carrier, an airport, a government agency, or a business entity;sending, by the tracking device, the travel application number to the service device; and causing the service device to perform a function based on the received travel application number, wherein the tracking device is affixed to a luggage item of the passenger.

286. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 285, wherein the method further comprises: storing, by the tracking device, a digital certificate; and requesting, by the tracking advice, authentication by the service device using the digital certificate.

287. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 285, wherein the method further comprises: communicating, by the tracking device, location information to a computing system associated with tracking the luggage item independent of a mobile communication device of the passenger, wherein the location information is representative of location information of the luggage item.

288. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 285, wherein the travel application number comprises a passenger name record (PNR) number, the service device comprises a Kiosk comprising a bag tag printer, and the function comprises printing an International Air Transport Association (IATA) compatible bag tag.

289. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 285, wherein the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, the service device comprises a baggage handling device of a baggage handling system of the airport, and the function comprises communicating a pseudo identification number to a security screening machine, and wherein the tracking device is configured to receive the pseudo identification number when the luggage item is in proximity to the service device and the security screening machine.

290. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 289, wherein the pseudo identification number comprises a primary number associated with a stored security screening image taken by the security screening machine.

291. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 285, wherein the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, the service device comprises a baggage handling device of a baggage handling system of the airport, and the function comprises communicating a unique bag identification number to a security screening machine, and wherein the tracking device is configured to receive the unique bag identification number when the luggage item is in proximity to the service device and the security screening machine.

292. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 291, wherein the unique bag identification number comprises a primary number associated with a stored security screening image taken by the security screening machine.

293. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 285, wherein the method further comprises: pairing, by the tracking device, with a mobile communication device of the passenger; and communicating, by the mobile communication device, the travel application number, where the travel application number comprises a passenger name record (PNR) number.

294. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 293, wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by tracking device, personal identifiable information from the mobile communication device of the passenger.

295. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 294, wherein the method further comprises:storing in the at least one memory the personal identifiable information.

296. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 295, wherein the personal identifiable information comprises at least one of: a date of birth of the passenger; a name of the passenger; a social security number of the passenger; a passport identification number of the passenger; or a government-issued identification number.

297. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 285, wherein the storing in the at least one memory of the tracking device the travel application number further comprises: storing, by the tracking device, baggage source message (BSM) information, wherein the BSM information comprises a plurality of travel application numbers.

298. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 297, wherein the plurality of travel application numbers comprises: a passenger name record (PNR) number; and an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number.

299. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 297, wherein the BSM information comprises reference indicators; and wherein the method further comprises: receiving, by the tracking device, at least one reference indicator from a second service device; comparing, by the tracking device, the at least one reference indicator to the reference indicators included in the BSM information; determining, by the tracking device, a non-routine reference indicator has been received; andproviding, by the tracking device, a notification of a non-routine reference indicator to a computing system associated with tracking the luggage item.

300. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 285, wherein the method further comprises: communicating, by the tracking device, location information with the notification to the computing system associated with tracking the luggage item, wherein the location information is representative of location information of the luggage item.

301. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 285, wherein the tracking device is configured to communicate using at least one of a wireless fidelity (WI-FI) communication protocol, a BLUETOOTH communication protocol, a cellular communication protocol, a long-range radio frequency communication protocol, a short-range communication protocol, a near-field communication protocol, and Global System for Mobile Communications, and wherein the method further comprises: communicating, by the tracking device, current location information to a computing system associated with tracking the luggage item.

302. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 285, wherein the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number; and wherein the method further comprises: sending, by the tracking device, the travel application number to a radio frequency identification (RFID) receiver of a baggage handling system (BHS), wherein the BHS routes the luggage item based on baggage source message (BSM) information accessed using the travel application number.

303. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 285,wherein the tracking device comprises a display screen, and the travel application number comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, and wherein the method further comprises: causing, by the tracking device, the display screen to display an IATA license plate with the IATA license plate number.

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