Stylish Suitcases, Luggage and Travel Bags

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Checked luggage can take a real beating! Is your luggage damaged, out-of-date, OR lost and you need a replacement?

Has the airlines maybe LOST your luggage or did they FIND it and now it looks like it's been around the world more times than the space shuttle?  Are you in the market for a stylish and trendy piece of luggage?  I've been shopping around for another fashionable suitcase that will distinguish mine from the next traveler.  It's amazing the variety of bags you have to pick from these days.

On my wishlist: Hartmann Luxe Polka Dot Luggage

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Lost Bags at Record Highs

February 6, 2008: Reports of mishandled baggage per 1,000 passengers rose to a rate of 7.03 last year from a rate of 6.73 in 2006. www.consumeraffairs.com

What makes a suitcase a suitcase? 

Suitcases lock with keys or a combination. Originally, suitcases were made of wool or linen.

Most modern suitcases have built-in small wheels enabling them to be pulled along on hard flat surfaces by a fixed or extendable handle or by a retractable or stowable leash. Suitcases are a type of luggage.

A smaller, firmer suitcase, used mainly for transporting papers and office supplies is known as a briefcase.

Category: Image - :Kofferanhänger.pbair.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Luggage tags.

Airlines attach tags to luggage which is transported as checked luggage. Due to current security concerns, checked luggage may be inspected and the security staff may confiscate belongings that are prohibited on-board aircraft.

Suitcases are luggage ...

Yes, suitcases are a type of luggage!

OK, so what technically is luggage? 

Luggage is any number of bags, cases and containers which hold a traveller's articles during transit. The modern traveller can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, small possessions, trip necessities, and on the return-trip, souvenirs. For some, luggage and the style thereof is representative of the owner's wealth.

Luggage - 1596, from lug (v.) "to drag;" so, lit. "what has to be lugged about" (or, in Johnson's definition, "any thing of more bulk than value"). In 20c., the usual word for "baggage belonging to passengers." Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

Baggage can be synonymous with "luggage", or can refer to the train of people and goods, both military and of a personal nature, which commonly followed pre-modern armies on campaign. The baggage was considered a strategic resource and closely guarded. Its loss was considered to weaken and demoralize an army, leading to rearguard attacks such as that at the Battle of Agincourt.

Luggage has changed over time. Historically the most common types of luggage were chests or trunks made of wood or other heavy materials. These would be shipped by professional movers. Since the Second World War smaller and more lightweight suitcases and bags that can be carried by an individual have become the main form of luggage.

With more and more passengers travelling by air the baggage handlers have seen an increase of passengers using the airline transport industry's ATA 300 Specifications for baggage designs acceptable for air transport, including both 'hand luggage' and 'hold luggage'.

Etymology and types of suitcases 

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word luggage enters printed English in 1596. The word derived from the verb "lug," as in "that which needs to be lugged about." The idea of pulling things inherent in the verb lug combines with the suffix -age to create the word we know today.

"Baggage" is a similar word with the same suffix. This common word ending (-age) means that the item is functionally related to the root word; hence "baggage" is functionally related to the noun "bag," and luggage related to the act of "lugging."

  • Carpet Bag
  • Duffel Bag
  • Garment Bag
  • Rolling Luggage
  • Suitcase
  • Tote
  • Trunk
  • Wheeled Upright

Briggs & Riley Suitcases 

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Floto Italian Suitcases 

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Hartmann Luxe Polka Dot Suitcase -- An adorable duffel bag

Hartmann Tweed Suitcase -- I love this type of luggage

Heys Cruzer Suitcases 

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Heys Lightweight Suitcases -- I love bright luggage!

Louis Vuitton Suitcases 

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Ralph Lauren Polo Suitcases -- classic luggage 

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Tommy Bahama Suitcases -- Sporty luggage 

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TravelPro Crew Suitcases -- Luggage like the airlines use! 

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Tumi T-Tech Pulse Suitcase -- Squidoo type luggage

Tumi Suitcases -- Hip luggage 

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Vera Bradley Suitcases -- Adorable duffel luggage 

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Zero Halliburton Suitcases -- Luggage that takes a licking 

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What type of luggage do you carry? What's your favorite? Have an interesting story about losing your luggage? Do you recommend a certain kind of luggage as indestructible? I'd love to hear from you!

andreaberrios wrote...

Very nice selection of luggage bags. 5*

ReplyPosted August 28, 2009

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