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Over the past few weeks, we have had some queries from our customers with regards to certain products, brands or ranges. We would like to address some of them here, in case other people have the same questions.

I see that you have a Mulberry section on your website, but I can’t actually buy from it. How do I buy Mulberry from caseluggage?

Unfortunately, we are unable to sell Mulberry online. However, you can visit our stores in Bluewater, Guildford & Leeds to see our Mulberry ranges. We are excited about some new Mulberry pieces, the Bryn satchel which is the perfect day bag in a smaller size and the larger, carry-all. And also, the Mulberry Del-Ray bag. They are both coming to a Case Luggage store near you, very soon!

If I buy an item online, can I return to a store for a refund?

If you buy an item from caseluggage.com, at the moment, we are unable to offer exchanges or refunds in store. However, we do offer free delivery & returns, so if you are unhappy with your purchase, simply contact us, and we will arrange to collect it from you, and issue a refund.

 

I am looking for a piece of Tumi luggage that you don’t have on your site, can you get it for me?

We would be happy to try and help you find a piece of Tumi that we don’t have on our website. Please contact us with the details of the piece that you are looking for, and we will try to source it for you. We often have products in store, that are not available online, so please call us if you cant find the perfect item online. Other than Tumi, we sell luggage from brands including Rimowa, Lulu Guinness, Knomo, Samsonite, Bric’s & Delsey.

With Easter just around the corner, many of our customers have booked their flights & off to warmer climates. Wherever you are going this Easter, caseluggage.com has the bag, suitcase, tote or accessory for you!

Over the past few weeks, we have had some queries from our customers with regards to certain products, brands or ranges. We would like to address some of them here, in case other people have the same questions.

Will the Tumi iPad cover (Style 14238). fit the new iPad / iPad 3?

In answer to this question, no, the Tumi iPad cover, with built in stand, will not hold the new iPad. Unfortunately, our second most popular cover, the Knomo iPad cover, will also not hold it. Both companies are working hard to develop new covers, and as soon as they are available, we will have them for sale. Please contact us if you would like to be informed when we have these products available. In the mean time, we do have a range of alternative bags & sleeves which would still protect your iPad. For example, the Tumi universal cover, a Jekyll and Hide organiser, or a Mandarina Duck backpack.

 

Do you have a range that is designed for taking on a Ryanair flight?.

At caseluggage.com we do not stock a range that is designed specifically for Ryanair, but we have a large choice of bags & suitcases that are designed to meet the Ryanair cabin luggage restriction size, which is currently 55 x 40 x 20cm. Whether you are looking for a Bric’s, Rimowa, or Samsonite carry-on, we have a large selection in different colours & materials.

I am looking for a wheeled business case which can hold my laptop, but needs to be as thin as possible. What can you recommend?

We can recommend three products in particular that will meet your requirements.

Firstly, this Tumi business compact wheeled brief that is supplied with a removable laptop compartment. The case is expandable by 5cm & features a sleeve on the back of it so that you can attach it to the handle of a larger wheeled bag.

Secondly, we have this Mandarina Duck wheeled pilot case which features a removable top handle. The exterior front pocket has a zipper and a pocket for airline tickets, a mobile phone pocket and a pen holder.

Finally, we have a wheeled office piece from Samsonite. This lightweight piece is perfect for taking with you, wherever you go. From the Samsonite B-Lite range, it features easy-manoeuvre wheels and plenty of internal storage space.

 

 

If you have any questions for us, regarding these products, or anything else you find on our site, please email us or call us on 0845 003 8283.

The London 2012 are nearly upon us and we at caseluggage are very excited.

It’s a big year for Britain and the eyes of the world are on all of us. What a chance to show them why there’s a ‘Great’ in front of ‘Britain’. British Airways is extremely proud to be the official airline partner for the Olympic games this year.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games will bring all of the world’s top athletes to London and British Airways will be supporting them every jump, sprint and leap of the way. British Airways has produced a great video to promote their sponsorship of the games. The Case Race video can be seen below.

 

In the video their are some great looking suitcases from two excellent brands, Delsey & Rimowa.

Delsey is now one of the world’s top luggage manufacturers, achieving unrivalled success. Delsey products have extra features that make your travels easier. The Delsey luggage designers aim at matching body and spirit, intention and vision, ideas and shapes. When you buy a piece of Delsey luggage you are sure of owning a beautiful object which will long retain all the qualities that made you choose it in the first place.

 

 

You can expect a lot from your Rimowa suitcase. It can survive even the most adventurous trip and remain your trusty travel companion for decades, no matter where you go. Rimowa’s grooved look suitcases are sheek and unmistakable. Whether you are looking for a Rimowa carry-on suitcase, or a Rimowa check-in suitcase, we have the perfect one for you.

 

If you cant find what you are looking for online, why not call us on 0845 003 8283 or visit one of our stores (our store locator can be found here.

 

It’s the set of dimensions that everybody hates, 55cm x 40cm x 20cm. Yes, that’s right, the size that you are permitted to take as a carry-on bag on a Ryanair flight (For a full list of dimensions permitted on other airlines, please see our travel desk). Now that you have booked, you realise you need a new bag or suitcase to take on board with you, because you have to put everything, including the kitchen sink inside. Your handbag, briefcase, laptop, shop purchases, camera etc must all be carried in your one permitted piece of cabin baggage. We realise how difficult it can be to put all of that in just one bag, so we have put together some our favourite cases & bags that are within the Ryanair size limits. We have some fantastic carry on luggage options from Tumi, Samsonite, Bric’s etc.

 

If you would like to see the full range of luggage that is suitable for a Ryanair, visit our dedicated Ryanair Luggage page.

 

Rimowa: Salsa Air – Cabin Case                  Victorinox: Ultra Light Carry On                    Tumi: Lightweight Carry On

                              

 

Samsonite: B-Lite Spinner                                  Brics: Sintesis Trolley                         Delsey: Slim Cabin Trolley

                                  

Rimowa cases are designed in Germany & with this particular brand, every case tells a story. Today, Rimowa ranks among the leading manufacturers of luggage in Europe.

The Rimowa philosophy is that good design transcends passing fashions and is based on timeless ideas, balanced proportions, and stylish taste – for the long run, ensuring that the aesthetics of a Rimowa last as long as its functionality.

 

Why we love Rimowa…

You can expect a lot from a Rimowa. It can survive even the most adventurous trip and remain your trusty travel companion for decades, no matter where you go. Rimowa’s grooved look suitcases are sheek and unmistakable. Our customer’s love Rimowa too!

 

What to look out for…

The Salsa collection is at the core of this fantastic brand, providing some great looking cases that ensure the safety of all of your belongings, due to it’s tough but lightweight material. The Salsa Air range sees Rimowa make it’s lightest and arguably most popular range yet -  maximum quality, minimum weight and outstanding design.

 

The Topas collection was originally developed in 1950 for travel to the tropics. It is today’s ultimate suitcase for all forms of travel and remains a design icon of modern travel. These suitcases are among the lightest and sturdiest cases in the world.

 

               Salsa Air Trolley                                Multiwheel Cabin Case                           Topas Trolley

 

In a way it’s slightly crazy that luggage goes on sale just when everyone is gearing up for their Summer Holidays, but all it means is that there is some great product at great prices for all our customers. Here’s a quick preview of some our stand out offers for this season. SALE STARTS ONLINE THURSDAY 16TH JUNE.

TUMI

There are some great ranges that are either having a facelift or being reintroduced in other guises that will be on sale. The stand outs are : Townhouse, and T3. Townhouse is having a slight facelift and has returned as Bedford, whilst the Ducati inspired T3 range is making way for a new collaboration between Ducati and Tumi later in the year. Remaining Townhouse pieces (excluding Trunks) are 25% off, and T3 is at 40% off. 

 

Pictured : T3 Packing Case : Was £645, Now £387 ; Boarding Tote : Was £295, Now £177;

Backpack : Was £295 , Now £177.

BRIC’S

The Brics Rodeo Life range is and will remain one of our favourite core travel ranges. This season you have the opportunity to purchase selected pieces in Dark Brown at a specially discounted 25% off. This is a fantastic opportunity to either add to your current collection or start a new one, safe in the knowledge that the collection and colour are continuing after Sale. You will also find a few discontinuing pieces in the Core Olive colour – we’ll leave you to find those nuggets…. 

 

Pictured – Brics Medium Holdall (our best selling style)  – Was £245, Now £183.75

Brics Packing Case 67cm ;Was £365, Now £273.75

 

RIMOWA

We do not often get the opportunity to offer core Rimowa product at a discounted product, so we are delighted to present Rimowa’s original Salsa collection of lightweight, hard wearing polycarbonate suitcases at 20% off. These are iconic pieces made from the finest polycarbonate, and are a great purchase for both business and holiday travel. Grab this whilst you can.

 

Pictured : Rimowa Salsa Cases : 77cm – Was £475, Now £380 ; 70cm  – Was £440, Now £352 ;

56cm  – Was £385, Now £308

That is all for now – plenty to be getting on with. To start shopping the caseluggage Sale just CLICK HERE. We will review more brands and categories over the next week. Happy Shopping, and if you are travelling soon – Safe Journey. 

Rimowa celebrated the re-opening of its Beverly Hills store with a star-studded event that saw a pregnant, but glamorous, Jessica Alba act as hostess.

Rimowa, a brand that was established in 1898, is still a family-owned company with Chief Executive Director Dieter Morszeck being the grandson of the company’s founder. Mr. Morszeck was at the big event and presented Alba with two miniature trolleys, one for her daughter, Honor, and the other for the child she is expecting!

Mr. Morszeck described the event “like a family party”, and it truly was,with not only Alba expecting. The wife of former KISS star Paul Stanley was also sporting a baby bump.

Rimowa is one of our finest, favourite and most popular brands and it is no surprise to us that they rank among the leading manufacturers of luggage not just in Europe, but also the world. Their Salsa Air range is in particular an outstanding range that we would definitely recommend having a look at, as not only is it incredibly light but also tough and durable and they look great – what else could you want!

The contest is now over for the caseluggage.com  awards, it was a hardly fought contest, and after two nerve-racking, grueling weeks of voting, the results are in! It would be cruel to all the brands nominated to further lengthen the process, so just below are the results! Congratulations to all the winners, and commiserations to all those who are not taking home a caseluggage.com award, there is always next year!

 

 

Best New Range Launch:

 

1) Alpha Bravo by TUMI  (36%)2) Vapor by TUMI  (32%)

3) Salsa Air by RIMOWA  (23%)

This was a closely fought contest between three great ranges, that attracted the greatest number of votes. At the start of the voting process it seemed as if the Vapor range was the obvious winner, but after some late voting the Alpha Bravo stole the top spot just before the count!

 

Best New Colour in a Range:

1) City – Vapor Produced by TUMI  (35%)

2) Violet – Cosmolite Produced by SAMSONITE  (30%)

3) Gold – Cosmolite Produced by SAMSONITE  (20%) 

Samsonite did extremely well in this category, giving merit to the wonderful Cosmolite range, but were just short on taking the Gold prize. Again, it was a close contest with the Violet Cosmolite looking certain to win but it seems that the same TUMI flurry in the last category struck again with the City print robbing Samsonite of the victory.

 

Best Leading Design Piece:

 1) TUMI – Knox Backpack  (35%)

2) BRICS – Thermoform Trolleys  (29%)

3) RIMOWA – Salsa Air Cabin Case  (24%)

Again, and possibly this was a theme of the caseluggage.com awards, TUMI won another award. However, out of all the categories this was the most closely fought, resulting in a situation where there were just two votes between 1st and 3rd. All three were deserving winners, however, as is the nature of competition there must always be winners and losers. Congratulation again to TUMI!

 

Best New Business Collection:

1) Wheeled Briefcases by TUMI  (72%)

2) Bayswater by KNOMO  (17%)

3) Touraine by LE TANNEUR  (11%)

This was a walkover by TUMI, with their competitors not even coming close. Both Knomo and Le Tanneur will be disappointed with their performances however, at times one must simply recognize the great work done by TUMI in their business collection and just admire it. 

 

Best Supporting Accessory:

1) NIO Security Tag by NIO  (38%)

2) iPad Cover by KNOMO  (24%)

3) Riley Wash Kit by TUMI  (19%)

TUMI only just missed out and would have taken all 5 awards if it weren’t for the genius design and originality of the NIO Security Tag. The NIO took an early lead in the voting and then never looked back, comfortably winning by 14%. We at CASE are very excited about this product and think it has a very bright future, well done NIO!

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And thus, there comes the end to the 2011 caseluggage.com Awards. A big congratulations to all those who took home awards and better luck next year to those who just missed out. Thanks must also be paid to all those who voted in the awards, we all hope your favourites won! However, sadly, with good news always comes bad and today Hollywood lost one of it’s most famous stars with the sad passing of on and off screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, who died after a long battle against illness. She will always be remembered for her double Oscar winning perfomances and her parts in such films as Cleopatra with ex husband Richard Burton.

The King’s Speech reigned supreme at last Sunday’s Oscars, with the British Film picking up a massive 4 Oscars. However, the Awards season is not quite over yet, as the last major event of the calendar is still to come. I am of course referring to the CASE Academy Awards, where we at CASE recognize all the amazing achievements made by particular brands and pieces of luggage throughout the past  year.

Below is a list of the categories and a short list for the winners of these awards. Please feel free to comment on this blog piece with your suggestions for who should win what. Each nominee is linked to their product page, so have a look and decide for yourselves! Votes will also be taken throughout all the CASE stores and the awards will be announced on the CASE blog shortly, so make sure to check!
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Good luck to all the nominees!

Ryanair carries a lot of passengers and encourages those passengers to carry on luggage as they charge for checking in. The issue you have as a consumer and we have as a retailer is to find trolley cases that adhere to Ryanair’s carry on measurements of 50x45x20cm. Most airlines in the UK work with the more generous proportions up to around 55x45x25cm. The main stumbling block is the 20cm depth of case which has sent many brands scrambling back to the drawing board to re engineer the proportions of their carry on cases. Ryanair are not the only ones – others include Aer Lingus, Air Berlin, Emirates, German Wings, and Swiss Air. For a full list of carry on sizes for individual airlines click here.

Over the coming months we will see many luggage brands bring out more carry on pieces that are Ryanair compatible (always with the caveat that nothing is guaranteed when it comes to airlines and their decision of the day).

In the meantime we asked our staff what they recommend to customers in store. A selection of these can be found on our Ryanair carry on page. There were also some useful comments especially with regards to soft bags. When it comes to soft bags you always have to be careful how much you put in the bag. If it is overstuffed it will often be rejected.

Brand wise, the main brands we have online with Ryanair compatible pieces are Tumi, Rimowa, Samsonite and Brics. In a way, the sure-fire solution is a hardside piece as there is no slack in the material to allow for a change in dimension. Rimowa’s 52 case in various ranges is a great example.

There were some other pieces that our managers suggested which were plainly over the recommended measurements. The answer as to why when questioned was that customers had told them they were ‘getting away’ with carrying on larger pieces or they had seen fellow fliers with the same case. From our point of view we can’t suggest these but if you want to take the risk then by all means do. If you have any failsafe ways of getting a bigger bag onboard with Ryan or others (other than flying first) then let us know.

As more Ryanair pieces become available we will let you know. Happy flying – whoever you travel with