Guides & Articles on Travel Accessories

Gadgets for Business Travelers

Handy and fun gadgets help eliminate on-the-road troubles

By Betty W. Stark

There’s plenty to complain about when it comes to the hassles of business travel. Airlines have taken away meals and pillows and blankets. They rarely stock magazines or newspapers, because they weigh too much and flight attendants are too busy dealing with cranky passengers to distribute them anyway.  Every seat on the aircraft is filled and your seat neighbor want...


Luggage for Business Travelers

With tightened security, what you carry on is more important than ever

By Betty W. Stark

As a business traveler, you can’t run the risk of checking your bag and then losing it for days (or for good) when your flights are delayed or cancelled. Luggage manufacturers are responding to the harsh realities of air travel by designing bags that are smaller, lighter, tougher, and whole lot “smarter” when it comes to maximizing space. There are steps you shoul...


Customizable Bags and Totes - Efficent Advertising for Small Business

How to increase customer exposure for less money

By Loni Ice

Every business owner knows that advertising is guaranteed to be the most expensive item in the startup or maintenance of any business.  Rent, utilities, inventory, and equipment are all incredibly cheap compared to the cost of marketing.  The question facing all small business owners is how to market effectively?  Websites, newspaper ads, direct mail, and door to doo...


Computer Carrying Cases

Find the best laptop bag to cart your computer around

By Dorothy Bland

Computer carrying bags are suddenly the newest craze for the fashion conscious business traveler. Laptop bags have received a much-needed upgrade in both functionality and style. Heavy, awkward and plain black cases kept your computer safe but lacked important features. Newer PC carrying case models offers a variety of choices that appeal to both sexes and allow customization based...


Hardsided Luggage

Hardsided luggage comes in styles that suit the needs of today's business travelers

By D. Simon

Hardsided luggage distributors offer a broad selection of styles, colors and prices to ensure that business travelers don't have to worry about the strength or appearance of their luggage. Hardsided suitcases are sold throughout the world. Many hardsided suitcase suppliers offer online stores and discounts.Early hard-sided luggage came in the form of trunks that had to be "...


Luggage Tags

Buy luggage tags for customers and employees

By Mark Jenkins

Luggage tags are a useful and visible way to promote your business to customers and prospects. This promotional item doesn’t cost a lot but it’s more durable than many other inexpensive items pre-printed with a company logo. You don’t have to be in the travel industry to use luggage tags as promotional give-away items at tradeshows and other events. Employees who ...


Leather Luggage

Combine fashion and function with leather luggage

By Mark Jenkins

In the world of travel, bags excluding leather luggage tend to be either practical or stylish--while business people and other professionals may fold their starched shirts and pantsuits into luxurious garment bags and briefcases, gap-year backpackers usually stuff all of their gear into one hulking, decidedly unfashionable rucksack. Leather luggage, however, bridges this gap by off...


Pricing and Costs of Foot Lockers

Get pricing information for steel, wooden and plastic foot lockers

By J.R. Glass

Footlockers and trunks have a multitude of possible uses. Footlockers take on the traditional use of storage, take the place of a coffee table and everything in between. The price and durability for footlockers will depend on the material the manufacturer used to make them. One great difference between the three is that many plastic footlockers are waterproof while steel and wood a...


Foot Lockers Basics

Choose the best storage footlocker for your business needs

By J.R. Glass

Foot lockers, originally named because soldiers used them to store their belongings at the foot of their beds, have been in use by the army for generations. Their original composition was plywood with metal reinforced corners. Since World War II, manufactures have used different types of materials to make foot lockers. Manufacturers make personal foot lockers from plastic, wood and...


Making the Most of Luggage Tags

Promoting your business with luggage labels

By Trisha Schulz

Custom luggage tags can act as traveling advertisements and promote your business around the world. If your customers, employees or business prospects travel frequently, providing them with custom and professional luggage tags can be an effective marketing campaign.Travelers may only give business luggage tags a glance, if that, but a strategically designed tag can be effective esp...


Luggage Tags Pricing and Costs

Custom luggage tags are a unique promotional item to consider for your company

By M. Krasniak

Custom luggage tags are a great way to get your company name and logo out there every time you or your employees travel on both business and pleasure trips. You don’t have to break the bank in order to get nice business luggage tags, though you have a few options to choose from when it comes to the material of the luggage tags. Choose the right tag to fit your budget and not ...


Online Advertising Agencies' Key Terms

Learn online advertising agencies' key terms to better understand how the industry works

By Paul Hirsch

Online advertising agencies have their own jargon, but much of it is a crossover from more traditional advertising firms. To work effectively with or to even just understand online advertising agencies you need to become familiar with key terms like house ads, log file, cookies, GIF, rich media and incentivized click. ...


Foot Lockers Key Terms

Take a step in the right direction by knowing foot lockers key terms

By Brenda Lee

Foot lockers (commonly referred to as trunks) have become a staple in the lives of campers, co-eds and members of the military for many years, and anyone shopping for or in the business of building or selling them should know a few foot lockers key terms. Because of their unique appearance and diverse functionality, foot lockers also have started finding their way into office space...


Luggage Tags Key Terms

Explore key terms for custom made luggage tags

By Lydia Block

Luggage tags come in many different designs. They can be laminated or created in two parts to hold two different business cards or pieces of information. Some are even created with a spinning wheel that offers the utmost in personal security by only showing the information that the traveler chooses to show. Tags are made of leather, plastic and metal. They also come in a wide varie...