The All-Accessories Issue

Editor’s Note
“Aisle or Window?”
by michele marini pittenger

Travel Tidbits
Travel news from around the world.

All-Industry News
Business Briefs — travel, retail, association, vendor, and trade show news. 

TGA News
Information and Association updates, Director Profile, and Member Profiles.

Congressional Corner
Help, I’ve Been Counterfeited!
You walk down the street and notice a vendor is selling your travel goods at phenomenally low prices. Surprisingly, your neighborhood Customs may be able to offer you help. by nate herman

Eye on Business
Creative Control
Protecting against intellectual theft. by john misiano

Travel Light: Send Luggage Ahead
ome harried travelers have found a way to avoid long lines at security: They are shipping their luggage — and baggage shipping services are only too happy to oblige. by sally robbins

Rules of Attraction
Once an afterthought, accessories are now a key category for travel goods retailers because of their continued appeal to consumers and their popularity as an impulse purchase. by john misiano

Accessories are quietly boosting the bottom lines for many luggage specialty dealers.
by chris dyar
photographs by kerry pittenger
art direction by kim wong

Designing Women: Meeting Challenges Head On
As recently as the 1980s, the travel goods industry was predominantly male-driven, with very few women in leadership roles. Today that’s all changed as more women are not only owning businesses, but are also having a greater say about the direction the industry is headed. by john misiano

Industry Events

Featured Companies

People, Places and Things
News about people in the industry and the latest travel products.

Marketplace

Ad Index