Best Checked-Luggage Brands
Among 30 luggage brands, some names are really high flyers.
When you buy a midsized or large suitcase—the kind of luggage you check before boarding—you want it to get you through dozens or even hundreds of excursions, by air, land, and sea. When we surveyed more than 20,000 of our members about their experiences with luggage brands, nearly half said they’d kept their most-used bag for three to seven years. Twenty-six percent have owned their bag for 10 years or longer.
In all, CR members told us about their experiences with 13,005 pieces of checked luggage.
American Tourister, Samsonite, and Travelpro—mainstream companies offering a variety of styles, sizes, materials, and warranties, as well as price ranges—were the most commonly owned checked-luggage names, but those weren’t the best brands for checked luggage.
Those honors go to high-end brands that sell just a few styles of checked bags, with generous warranties that cover every bag they sell. If you’re unsure whether or not you want to purchase a midsized or large bag, check out the other useful advice in our luggage buying guide, plus ratings of carry-on luggage brands, luggage retailers, and carry-on luggage.
