Backpacks have long been used as carry-on and for short-term travel, but they come with some drawbacks. Traditional backpacks have limited storage capacity and an often shapeless appearance. Modern backpacks have improved style and aesthetics, but storage capacity remains an issue, especially for business travelers, who may return home with additional documents, samples, and promotional items. Enter the expandable backpack, ideal for those moments when you need extra storage without adding another bag to your luggage.
What Is An Expandable Backpack?
An expanding backpack does precisely what you’d expect from the name—it includes a zippered expansion panel that increases your storage capacity by up to 20%. An expandable travel backpack offers plenty of room for everything you need for a short trip, including padded laptop sleeves and organizational pockets.
How Do Expandable Backpacks Help With Business Travel?
Expandable work backpacks provide travelers with sufficient space for electronics, clothing, and toiletries while remaining compact enough to meet airline carry-on restrictions. An expanding backpack eliminates the need for bulkier carry-on or checked luggage, allowing for easier navigation through airports and destination cities. Smaller expandable business backpacks can fit under most domestic airline seats, allowing you to use them as personal items and avoid potentially having to gate-check your carry-on on busy flights.
Travelpro® expandable travel backpacks offer full-front access, allowing for quick packing and unpacking, while multiple organization pockets help you store documents, pens, small promotional gifts, and electronics. Attention to design and detail makes the following expanding backpacks ideal for business travel:
- The Travelpro® Altitude™ Large Expandable Laptop Backpack 30-36L is our largest expandable travel backpack. Made for the modern pro on the go, this stylish work backpack boasts a high-density ballistic ECOFAB™ exterior with DuraGuard® coating that shrugs off stains and scrapes, while an ECOFAB™ interior lining with H2O guard keeps things contents clean and dry. A storage capacity of 30L increases to 36L when fully expanded, and the padded laptop sleeve fits a 16” Macbook Pro or smaller device.
- Likes its larger cousin, the Travelpro® Altitude™ Medium Expandable Laptop Backpack 25-30L is an expanding backpack capable of adding up to 20% more storage when fully expanded. All bags in the Altitude™ collection include multiple anti-theft features, including a Travelpro® ID TheftBlock™ pocket, a dedicated pocket for a tracking device, and discreet anti-theft pockets.
- The smallest business backpack in the Altitude™ collection, the Travelpro® Altitude™ Slim Expandable Laptop Backpack 20-24L still offers an impressive 24L of storage space when fully expanded. Ideal for daily commutes and short business trips, this slim, expanding work backpack features full-grain leather touch points, airline-grade aluminum hardware, and a built-in key leash for quick access to travel essentials.
What is The Largest Backpack You Can Take on a Plane?
When choosing an expandable backpack, look for one that meets airline carry-on size restrictions when fully expanded. Most domestic US airlines allow backpacks as a carry-on if the bag has maximum dimensions of 22 x 14 x 9 inches (56 x 36 x 22 cm).
Browse the Travelpro® backpack collection to find the right expandable business backpack for your work and travel needs!
