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  An Industry Energized: The 2010 Travel Goods Show The Travel Goods Show ended with a bang, as the 2010 selling season got underway at the world's largest travel goods trade show. Buyer attendance was up more than 40% over 2009, and there was a positive, palpably buoyant energy on The Show floor. Award-winning News from The Travel Goods Show The Travel Goods Show is also the equivalent of TGA's Oscar night, when winners are announced and feted. As they say in Hollywood, "And the winners are…" [FULL STORY] New Gear for Multi-Tasking Travelers Accessories? These days, they're more like necessities [FULL STORY ON MSNBC.COM]
The ongoing economic recession has taken a heavy toll on travel goods sales in 2009, according to a new report from the Travel Goods Association (TGA).
When it comes to carry-on regulations, the number one rule is: Check with the airline before every flight. Unfortunately, there's no such thing as a universal carry-on rule that applies to all airlines. That said, the major airlines do tend to follow in each other’s footsteps, so the following guidelines — while not 100% foolproof — should help shoppers seeking carry-on baggage. [FULL STORY]
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Professional engineer Anthony E. Held and Russell Brimer, a private California citizen, separately filed dozens of so-called “60-Day Notices” on February 12 notifying brands and retailers that they intend to bring lawsuits against them for allegedly selling backpacks, tote bags, handbags, wallets and other consumer products in California containing DEHP, a type of phthalate, in violation of California Proposition 65 (Prop 65). [FULL STORY] 2009 U.S. Travel Goods Imports Down by Double Digits Across the Board U.S. imports of travel goods — luggage, business and computer cases, travel and sports bags, handbags, flatgoods and backpacks — suffered large double digit declines across the board in 2009 in response to the worst U.S. economic recession in decades and the resulting decline in travel and other activities involving travel goods, according to new figures on U.S. imports released February 10 by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The numbers show that U.S. travel goods companies rushed to tighten their inventories to keep pace with shrinking demand as they entered last year's holiday shopping season. [FULL STORY] AAFA'S SEC Climate Change Brief: What You Need to Know March 23, various locations and times 
Antler specializes in ultra hard-wearing lightweight luggage and brings more than 90 years of experience to bear on its exclusive designs. The British company is based in Manchester, UK, and recently launched a subsidiary…
Sebastian Harrison, a frequent international traveler and founder/CEO of Cellular Abroad, Inc., a Playa del Rey, CA-based corporation with offices in Italy, was frustrated with the high cost of international cellular service as well as the difficulty the average traveler had to.… 
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Briggs & Riley Re-Launches Transcend Collection MAR 2010/PDF FILE [READ PRESS RELEASE] High Sierra Sport Company Supports Blue Jean Gala Benefit FEB 2010/PDF FILE [READ PRESS RELEASE] RIMOWA Wins Travel & Leisure Design Award FEB 2010/PDF FILE [READ PRESS RELEASE] Revolutionary Breakthrough, Yoga Mini-Mats, Transforms Fastest Growing Sport FEB 2010/PDF FILE [READ PRESS RELEASE] |
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