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File lost-luggage claims for travelers, done for them.

On X, 213 posts matched our search for this problem in the 7 days to 2026-10-15.

🔥 213 posts this week · 2.1k likes

Based on @geoffreyyork on X (opens in new tab)

The problem (from X)

People post about airlines losing their bags and then ignoring claims and messages for weeks.

213 posts matched our search in the 7 days to Oct 15, 2026; the top matching posts drew 2,150 likes, 738 reposts and 105 replies.

What people are posting (in our words)

The business below is our own idea for solving this problem, not a company described in these posts.

Who it’s for

Frequent travelers, travel agents and small travel agencies.

Adapt it to your industry

  • Start with one city, niche or customer type, then expand.
  • Ask your first 10 customers what they would pay before you build more.
  • Keep a human check on anything that is sent in a customer’s name.

Step by step

  1. Learn the basic rules: airline claim deadlines and the Montreal Convention limits (link the official pages).
  2. Build a short intake form: flight, bag tag, list of items, receipts.
  3. Use AI to fill the airline’s claim form text and a list of what to attach.
  4. Set reminders with an automation tool and have AI draft each follow-up email.
  5. Charge a flat fee by Stripe link, or a small share of what’s recovered.
  6. Partner with travel agents who can refer stressed clients.

Ready-to-copy prompt

My bag was lost on [airline], flight [number], on [date]. Here is my item list with prices: [paste]. Draft the claim text, list documents to attach, the deadlines that apply, and a polite follow-up email for day 7 and day 21.

Start with AI

Opens the AI with this guide and the prompt filled in.

Open in ChatGPT (opens in new tab)Open in Claude (opens in new tab)Open in Grok (opens in new tab)
Time
1–3 hoursOur estimate

Your launch plan

Everything to build it, get customers and get paid, in order. Prices are public list prices, checked Oct 15, 2026.

  1. Sign up for ChatGPT (opens in new tab) (Free tier · Plus $20/mo).
  2. Sign up for Make automations (opens in new tab) (Free tier · Core $16/mo).
  3. Sign up for Carrd one-page site (opens in new tab) (Free tier · Pro Standard $19/yr (≈$1.58/mo, custom domain)).
  4. Build the first version: follow the steps above, or press “Open in ChatGPT/Claude/Grok” to get help.
  5. Set up payments with Stripe payments (opens in new tab) (No monthly fee · 2.9% + 30¢ per card payment) and put the payment link on your page.
  6. Get customers. X: post a short demo or before/after every day (free).
  7. Get customers. Reddit: answer questions in the subreddits your customers read; follow each subreddit’s self-promo rules (free).
  8. Get customers. Communities: Facebook groups, Discord and Slack groups in your niche (free).
  9. Offer your first 3 customers a “founding” price for honest feedback and a testimonial.
  10. Charge $49 per claim (flat fee per claim), and ask every happy customer for one introduction.
Monthly cost$0–$38/monthFree tiers → paid plans of the tools above. Card fees come out of each sale.
What you could earn · EstimateEstimate: 12 claims a month × $49 = $588/moOur estimate, not a fact or a promise. It’s simple math if you land these customers at this price.
Details: source, numbers and tags

What they did

Travelers send their bag tag and receipts; AI fills the airline claim, tracks deadlines and drafts follow-ups until they’re paid. We designed this business around a problem people post about on X; it is an idea, not a report of an existing company.

How it went

On X, 213 posts matched our search for this problem in the 7 days to 2026-10-15. The 24 top matching posts we checked drew 2,150 likes, 738 reposts and 105 replies.

Worth knowing

Be clear about fees up front. Customers submit claims under their own name; you help prepare them.

Difficulty
BeginnerOur rating
Time to build
Not reportedOur estimate
Monthly cost
Not reported
Revenue
Not reportedWe only show revenue the source states
Engagement
No public countThe source shows no number
X buzz
58.1 · 213 posts in 7 days2,150 likes, 738 reposts, 105 replies, 55 quotes on 24 top posts · fetched Oct 15, 2026 · query: ("lost luggage" OR "lost my luggage" OR "lost my bag" OR "lost baggage") -is:retweet lang:en

Posted · Added Oct 15, 2026

Original builder recipe

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  1. Learn the basic rules: airline claim deadlines and the Montreal Convention limits (link the official pages).
  2. Build a short intake form: flight, bag tag, list of items, receipts.
  3. Use AI to fill the airline’s claim form text and a list of what to attach.
  4. Set reminders with an automation tool and have AI draft each follow-up email.
  5. Charge a flat fee by Stripe link, or a small share of what’s recovered.
  6. Partner with travel agents who can refer stressed clients.

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