THE ALL-ACCESSORIES ISSUE
July/August 2007
Volume 32, Number 3

THE COVER
Mind-Blowing Accessories
Companions for Travel, Work and Play

Shown on the cover of this issue Case Logic’s Universal Pockets™, the Terry Cloth Travel Collection from Zazendi and the OH2go Paste Dispensing Toothbrush.

Harnessing the Impulse Buy
Impulse buying is a force that can be harnessed for good. Learn how to add customer satisfaction while adding to the bottom line. by garrett lai

Mind-Blowing Accessories: Companions for Travel, Work and Play
Whether we’re dreaming of the open road or daydreaming on the subway during rush hour, travel accessories now accompany us in our everyday lives. photographs by kerry pittenger

All Business
Getting the Most from Your Design Team
Advice and a list of key questions from a luggage and travelware designer that will help you communicate your vision. by steve brooks

Editor’s Note
“Learning to Accessorize”
by michele marini pittenger

Travel Bits
An L.A. legend is downsized, a hotel group adds mini-gyms for the tricycle set and who is more popular — airline carriers or the I.R.S.?

News & Notes
Retail, manufacturing and trade show news from around the industry.

TGA News Briefs
A new TGA report sees overall sales at a record high for 2006. Also Association updates, member profiles and charitable works by fellow members.

CAPITAL BEAT
“Moving the Trade Agenda Forward”
Congress and the Bush administration reach an accord on labor and environmental rules for future free trade agreements.
by nate herman

Industry Events

Industry Buzz
People, product and milestones.

Buyer’s Guide

Ad Index

The End User
Here we take a step back from our usual view as industry insiders to look at end users, people who need, use and love their travel goods. This month: A mom and a senior share their favorite travel accessories.