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'''Send My Bag''' is a luggage shipping company for [[Student|students]], business professionals, travelers, sports enthusiasts and holiday makers. Their low cost worldwide door to door delivery of belongings allows travelers to travel light and save money when compared to growing airline fees. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2401326/Ryanair-35-bag-luggage-expensive-cheaper-send-bag-courier.html|title=Ryanair £35 a bag luggage fare is so expensive it is cheaper to send your bag on holiday by courier|website=Mail Online|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>
'''Send My Bag''' is a luggage shipping company for [[Student|students]], business professionals, relocators, travelers, sports enthusiasts and holiday makers. Their low cost worldwide door to door delivery of belongings allows travelers to travel light and save money when compared to growing airline fees. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2401326/Ryanair-35-bag-luggage-expensive-cheaper-send-bag-courier.html|title=Ryanair £35 a bag luggage fare is so expensive it is cheaper to send your bag on holiday by courier|website=Mail Online|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/6309860/send-bags-ahead-flights-post-savings-holiday/|title=How you could save £82 per holiday by SENDING your bags ahead|date=2018-05-17|work=The Sun|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en-GB}}</ref>


Send My Bag was formed after founder, Adam Ewart was charged excess baggage fees when helping his girlfriend travel home from university.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sendmybag.com/about|title=Our Baggage Shipping Origins and the Send My Bag Team|last=SendMyBag.com|website=www.sendmybag.com|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref> After paying the fee Adam returned home and searched the web for a service which offered to deliver luggage at a lower cost. With nothing found, Ewart decided to start Send My Bag. Setting up just one page for under £100, he was able to create a simple booking system that made the business venture possible.
Send My Bag was formed after founder, Adam Ewart was charged excess baggage fees when helping his girlfriend travel home from university.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sendmybag.com/about|title=Our Baggage Shipping Origins and the Send My Bag Team|last=SendMyBag.com|website=www.sendmybag.com|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.growthbusiness.co.uk/send-my-bag-hassle-airport-2552816/|title=Pack up and fly away! Send My Bag taking the hassle out of the airport|date=2017-11-01|work=Growth Business|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en-GB}}</ref> After paying the fee Adam returned home and searched the web for a service which offered to deliver luggage at a lower cost. With nothing found, Ewart decided to start Send My Bag. Setting up just one page for under £100, he was able to create a simple booking system that made the business venture possible.


Prior to 2011 Send My Bag primarily existed as a niche luggage shipper for [[Student|students]]. From 2011 onwards, their focus broadened as airlines such as [[Ryanair]] took additional steps to dissuade passengers from checking bags, and as airline revenue from baggage fees worldwide dramatically increased.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/subject_areas/airline_information/baggage_fees/index.html|title=Baggage Fees by Airline {{!}} Bureau of Transportation Statistics|website=www.rita.dot.gov|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>
Prior to 2011 Send My Bag primarily existed as a niche luggage shipper for [[Student|students]]. From 2011 onwards, their focus broadened as airlines such as [[Ryanair]] took additional steps to dissuade passengers from checking bags, and as airline revenue from baggage fees worldwide dramatically increased.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/subject_areas/airline_information/baggage_fees/index.html|title=Baggage Fees by Airline {{!}} Bureau of Transportation Statistics|website=www.rita.dot.gov|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>

In recent years Send My Bag has launched an IOS App.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/send-my-bag-app/id1120004498?mt=8|title=‎Send My Bag App|website=App Store|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref>


== Funding ==
== Funding ==
On 9 September 2012, Send My Bag founder Adam Ewart made an appearance on BBC’s Dragons’ Den in search of an investment for his door to door baggage service. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://startups.co.uk/rejected-on-dragons-den-but-life-goes-on/|title=Rejected on Dragons' Den – but life goes on! - Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas|website=startups.co.uk|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>
On 9 September 2012, Send My Bag founder Adam Ewart made an appearance on BBC’s Dragons’ Den in search of an investment for his door to door baggage service. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://startups.co.uk/rejected-on-dragons-den-but-life-goes-on/|title=Rejected on Dragons' Den – but life goes on! - Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas|website=startups.co.uk|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/10-minutes-withsend-bag-ceo-adam-ewart/entrepreneurs/article/1453250|title=10 minutes with...Send My Bag CEO Adam Ewart|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref>


Following the unsuccessful appearance on [[Dragons' Den|Dragons’ Den]], Send My Bag announced a £100k funding from investors, Lough Shore Investments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/10/dragons-den-reject-sendmybag-scores-100k-angel-funding-to-help-travellers-travel-light/|title=Dragon’s Den Reject SendmyBag Scores £100K Angel Funding To Help Travellers Travel Light|last=O'Hear|first=Steve|website=TechCrunch|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.loughshore.co/post/31269377685/enter-the-dragon-sendmybag|title=Enter the Dragon - SendmyBag|website=Lough Shore Investments|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>
Following the unsuccessful appearance on [[Dragons' Den|Dragons’ Den]], Send My Bag announced a £100k funding from investors, Lough Shore Investments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/10/dragons-den-reject-sendmybag-scores-100k-angel-funding-to-help-travellers-travel-light/|title=Dragon’s Den Reject SendmyBag Scores £100K Angel Funding To Help Travellers Travel Light|last=O'Hear|first=Steve|website=TechCrunch|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.loughshore.co/post/31269377685/enter-the-dragon-sendmybag|title=Enter the Dragon - SendmyBag|website=Lough Shore Investments|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>
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On 24 November 2014 on CNBC news Ewart announced the launch of US worldwide services. In 2015 Send My Bag further expanded launching a US domestic service and worldwide services from [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2015/01/21/startup-sendmybag-launching-a-domestic-u-s-service/|title=Startup SendMyBag launching a domestic U.S. service|website=Fortune|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000333442|title=Baggage fees no more|website=CNBC|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>
On 24 November 2014 on CNBC news Ewart announced the launch of US worldwide services. In 2015 Send My Bag further expanded launching a US domestic service and worldwide services from [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2015/01/21/startup-sendmybag-launching-a-domestic-u-s-service/|title=Startup SendMyBag launching a domestic U.S. service|website=Fortune|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000333442|title=Baggage fees no more|website=CNBC|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>


Send My Bag provides 24hr worldwide support from offices in [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor, Northern Ireland]] and [[New York City]]. At the time of launching US services in 2014 Send My Bag had shipped 100,000 pieces of luggage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/11/24/sendmybag/|title=SendMyBag Arrives In The U.S. To Take Your Luggage When Airlines Won’t|last=O'Hear|first=Steve|website=TechCrunch|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24434880|title=Jobs boost for Bangor baggage firm, Sendmybag|website=BBC News|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>
Send My Bag provides 24hr worldwide support from offices in [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor, Northern Ireland]] and [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/11/24/sendmybag/|title=SendMyBag Arrives In The U.S. To Take Your Luggage When Airlines Won’t|last=O'Hear|first=Steve|website=TechCrunch|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24434880|title=Jobs boost for Bangor baggage firm, Sendmybag|website=BBC News|access-date=2016-04-19}}</ref>


== References ==
== Awards ==
In celebration of The Queen's 92nd birthday, on 21st April 2018, Send My Bag was announced as winner of the Queen's Award for Enterprise.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/utv/2018-04-21/three-northern-ireland-based-businesses-win-queens-award-for-enterprise/|title=Three Northern Ireland-based businesses given Queen's Award for Enterprise|work=ITV News|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en}}</ref> At the time of winning the award Send My Bag had shipped 250,000 pieces of luggage in the previous 12 months<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://globetrendermagazine.com/2018/04/24/send-my-bag-luggage-delivery/|title=How 'Send My Bag' luggage delivery changes travel|date=2018-04-24|work=Globetrender Magazine|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en-GB}}</ref> and collected over 30,000 online reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/sendmybag.com|title=Send My Bag is rated "Excellent" with 9.3 / 10 on Trustpilot|website=Trustpilot|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sendmybag.com/reviews|title=Read the latest independent reviews of Send My Bag™.|last=SendMyBag.com|website=www.sendmybag.com|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><references />
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Revision as of 09:50, 3 October 2018

Send My Bag
IndustryCourier
FounderAdam Ewart
Headquarters
Bangor
,
Northern Ireland
Area served
Worldwide
ServicesShipping & Luggage Delivery Service
Websitehttps://www.sendmybag.com

Send My Bag is a luggage shipping company for students, business professionals, relocators, travelers, sports enthusiasts and holiday makers. Their low cost worldwide door to door delivery of belongings allows travelers to travel light and save money when compared to growing airline fees. [1][2]

Send My Bag was formed after founder, Adam Ewart was charged excess baggage fees when helping his girlfriend travel home from university.[3][4] After paying the fee Adam returned home and searched the web for a service which offered to deliver luggage at a lower cost. With nothing found, Ewart decided to start Send My Bag. Setting up just one page for under £100, he was able to create a simple booking system that made the business venture possible.

Prior to 2011 Send My Bag primarily existed as a niche luggage shipper for students. From 2011 onwards, their focus broadened as airlines such as Ryanair took additional steps to dissuade passengers from checking bags, and as airline revenue from baggage fees worldwide dramatically increased.[5]

In recent years Send My Bag has launched an IOS App.[6]

Funding

On 9 September 2012, Send My Bag founder Adam Ewart made an appearance on BBC’s Dragons’ Den in search of an investment for his door to door baggage service. [7][8]

Following the unsuccessful appearance on Dragons’ Den, Send My Bag announced a £100k funding from investors, Lough Shore Investments.[9][10]

International Expansion

On 24 November 2014 on CNBC news Ewart announced the launch of US worldwide services. In 2015 Send My Bag further expanded launching a US domestic service and worldwide services from Australia.[11][12]

Send My Bag provides 24hr worldwide support from offices in Bangor, Northern Ireland and New York City.[13][14]

Awards

In celebration of The Queen's 92nd birthday, on 21st April 2018, Send My Bag was announced as winner of the Queen's Award for Enterprise.[15] At the time of winning the award Send My Bag had shipped 250,000 pieces of luggage in the previous 12 months[16] and collected over 30,000 online reviews.[17][18]

  1. ^ "Ryanair £35 a bag luggage fare is so expensive it is cheaper to send your bag on holiday by courier". Mail Online. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ^ "How you could save £82 per holiday by SENDING your bags ahead". The Sun. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. ^ SendMyBag.com. "Our Baggage Shipping Origins and the Send My Bag Team". www.sendmybag.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Pack up and fly away! Send My Bag taking the hassle out of the airport". Growth Business. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Baggage Fees by Airline | Bureau of Transportation Statistics". www.rita.dot.gov. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  6. ^ "‎Send My Bag App". App Store. Retrieved 3 October 2018. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |website= at position 4 (help)
  7. ^ "Rejected on Dragons' Den – but life goes on! - Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas". startups.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  8. ^ "10 minutes with...Send My Bag CEO Adam Ewart". Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  9. ^ O'Hear, Steve. "Dragon's Den Reject SendmyBag Scores £100K Angel Funding To Help Travellers Travel Light". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Enter the Dragon - SendmyBag". Lough Shore Investments. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Startup SendMyBag launching a domestic U.S. service". Fortune. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Baggage fees no more". CNBC. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  13. ^ O'Hear, Steve. "SendMyBag Arrives In The U.S. To Take Your Luggage When Airlines Won't". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Jobs boost for Bangor baggage firm, Sendmybag". BBC News. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  15. ^ "Three Northern Ireland-based businesses given Queen's Award for Enterprise". ITV News. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  16. ^ "How 'Send My Bag' luggage delivery changes travel". Globetrender Magazine. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Send My Bag is rated "Excellent" with 9.3 / 10 on Trustpilot". Trustpilot. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  18. ^ SendMyBag.com. "Read the latest independent reviews of Send My Bag™". www.sendmybag.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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