>>My expectation of baggage handling is that it will be handled by someone who shifts thousands of them a day and really does not give a toss about your bag and contents.
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Exactly.
After decades of travel, many hundreds of flights to many countries this is what I do.
Buy the hard cases that flight crew usually have. Delsey etc.
If you need to have a holdall cos they fit in a car boot better, then lash the handles together with string so it cannot be thrown by one handle.
Put a coloured strap, preferably an unusual colour around cases and holdalls. Tie it and do not rely on plastic fastners. A tied on label (not yellow ) with some details that do not identify home may also help.
Some folks paint colours on the side of Delsey wheels which may help a lost bag being identified.
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