Not that long ago, people chose travel bags based on appearance as much as anything else. A nice looking suitcase was as much a fashion statement as a way to transport your things. In those days, porters, skycaps or bellmen handled your luggage, so it didn’t matter much how easy it was to carry. In …
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Over the years, we’ve owned a lot of luggage. Some we’ve loved. Some we’ve loathed. And there wasn’t always a correlation between how much we spent and how well we liked it. For years, we admired Tumi bags, but resisted because of the price. Travel is so hard on luggage, that we couldn’t justify spending …
In 2021, we flew in business class to Buenos Aires. It took forever to clear customs and immigration. And by the time we got to baggage claim, our travel bag was long gone. Although we recovered it quickly – someone had picked it up by mistake – spending our first two hours in Buenos Aires …
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These days, checking your travel luggage with the airline is more of a hassle than ever. Not only are you likely to be charged for the privilege, you’ll spend precious vacation time in the baggage claim area. And considering that 1.8 million bags were lost in 2008, your travel bags may not arrive when you …
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