The luggage you choose for business travel should have different considerations than your all-purpose vacation luggage. While your family’s matching set of primary yellow hardsided bags is adorable and easy to spot coming off the luggage carousel, your work-trip luggage has its own job.
The best luggage for business travel looks sharp, keeps you organized, neatly stores everything you need, and doesn’t weigh you down or hold you up.
Why Professional Luggage is Important
You wouldn’t want to show up to an important meeting looking tattered, disheveled, or grungy. When you travel for business, your luggage should be considered an extension of the image you wish to convey. That matching set you got for high school graduation is probably not it.
While looks aren’t everything, they do send a message. Take a hard look at your luggage. Is it visibly dirty from years of use? Have attic dust embedded in crevices you cannot clean? Are the wheels worn down, wobbly, or missing? Would you wear business attire in the same condition?
Of course, how your luggage looks is second in importance to how your luggage works–which is especially critical when traveling for business. Work travel usually means packed schedules. Don’t risk buying cheap luggage that isn’t built well. You won’t have time to deal with stuck zippers, bent extension handles, and wheels that snag on carpet or sidewalk cracks.
The luggage you take on your next business trip should also make the trip easier on you. Look for features you know you will use and built-in organization for the items you need to pack.
Great-looking, well-performing business travel luggage does not have to break the bank. Below, we guide you through the most popular types of business travel luggage in a variety of collections that are built for lasting durability and good looks.
Top Luggage Choices for Business Travelers
Top-Tier Carry-on:Carry-on suitcases are highly convenient and save you time waiting for your checked luggage to hopefully arrive with your lucky suit inside. Travelpro®, known for the durability of its luggage, offers compact and full-size carry-on spinners and Rollaboards® in a wide variety of styles with varying features.
Check out the Platinum® Elite Carry-on Hardside Spinner if you're after one of the most stylish, durable, and feature-packed options.
Soft-side Checked: There's something satisfying about packing everything into a suitcase and easily zipping it shut.Platinum® Elite Soft Side Luggage is strong and stylish with signature chrome zippers and leather handles, built-in suiters that stave off wrinkles, and pockets galore.
If you need to pack a lot and check your bag, thePlatinum® Elite Large Check-In Spinner boasts a massive 143.5 liters of space. So go ahead and pack that parka, boots, or the pillow you cannot sleep without.
Garment Bag:When traveling with business attire, you want to stave off wrinkles as much as possible. Agarment bag protects your delicate, wrinkle-prone clothing, ensuring you stay looking sharp.
TheMaxlite® Checked Rolling Garment Bag is a fantastic way to ensure your suits or dresses arrive ready to impress.
Business Backpack: A professional backpack is a mainstay for most business travelers today, and theAltitude™ Collection raises the bar on business bags with its modern style and suite of intuitive features. Not a fan of backpacks? TheAltitude™ Full Expansion Brief combines everything smart that Altitude™ offers in a bag with carry handles and a shoulder strap.
No one said you have to be limited to one piece of luggage. If you are going on a longer trip, packing for multiple people, or want to combine some leisure activities into your business trip, upgrade to a high-quality matching luggage set that plays well with work travel.
