Away, a brand synonymous with hard bags, added soft-sided luggage after seeing internal research suggesting more than 90 million U.S. travelers preferred that type of bag.

It’s easy to forget, though, that Away launched a line of soft-sided luggage back in 2019 dubbed The Expandables, which looked quite similar to the newly unveiled Softside collection. It’s hard to ...

Best hard-sided For a long time the Samsonite Centric was our top hard-sided bag for its function, durability, and excellent price. In recent years, however, the Centric has been harder to find.

Away is well-known for its expansion features. When the zipper expansion is activated in its soft-sided luggage, bag capacity increases by 15%. As a chronic overpacker, I’ve always valued this ...

Going hard If hard-sided luggage is more your thing, you’ll be equally spoiled for choice. The hard-sided options in the TRVL collection are split into two collections, the original Air lineup and the ...