Buying guide: Carry on bags

If you're travelling for business, the right luggage is essential. Budget airlines in particular have very strict guidelines on the maximum size and weight of travel bags and luggage. This article takes a look at where to get hand luggage, business bags and travel suitcases to meet your baggage allowance needs.

Wheeled luggage

Briggs and Riley Wheeled suitcases are ideal for travelling, and smaller-sized roller luggage can be stowed in the overhead storage, rather than needing to be checked-in. This makes wheeled tote bags and rolling laptop bags essential for travel on budget airlines. For US customers, Briggs & Riley luggage and travelware (Briggs-riley.com) has some very good deals on suitcases with wheels and luggage for business travel. Favourites include the site's durable carry-all totes and luggage holdalls. The Carry All Tote TM201 is one of the best of its kind, and comes in at US$129.00 from Briggs and Riley. The Luggage Superstore (Luggagesuperstore.co.uk) Luggage Superstore has a fantastic range of suitcases and luggage trolleys at great prices. This great discount luggage and cases retailer is currently offering 10% off many of its large laptop bags and trolleys. Carlton travel luggage is famous for being durable and hard-wearing. Hot picks available at the Luggage Superstore online shop include the Carlton Cell Laptop Briefcase on wheels which is now reduced from £100 to just £90, making it one of the best value business laptop holders on the market. *All prices correct as of 01.07.11

Business travel

Laptop cases If you're travelling for work purposes, then good cases for laptops can be found online. Unisex and mens laptop bags and cases are easy to find on Amazon.co.uk and are also available from most good travel retailers. Luxury luggage brand Victorinox has some great 4-wheel luggage including the Stonehenge Wheeled Computer backpack, which is available from Amazon.co.uk, priced at £292.64. Ladies bags Ladies computer bags are more difficult to come by. Fortunately, designer Enzo Rossi has some classy luggage and travelware for the jet-setting lady. Check out the fabulous Enzo Rossi Leather Flap Over Laptop Trolley Case, on Laptopstuff.co.uk. This bag is great for business travel as it has space for a
17-inch laptop, as well as room for two files and plenty of clothes.