Travel Goods Magazine

June 17, 2022

Back-to-School Gear for Tech-Savvy Students

By Josie Howatt

Approximately 23 million Americans have gotten a dog or cat during the COVID-19 pandemic. With more flexible schedules and opportunities to work remotely, many pet owners will be venturing out for long vacations or day trips with their best friends.

May 18, 2022

2023 Is Our Year

By Michele Marini Pittenger

The last three years have been ones of challenges and costs to our industry. But now it’s opportunity’s turn – and our time to take ownership and move forward together.

May 18, 2022

People Gotta Travel, Manufacturers Gotta Create

By Kathy Witt

All those daydreams about travel? They’re about to come true as people put their plans in motion. Luckily, travel goods manufacturers have got our backs with items in the “just what we need” category.

April 4, 2022

Travel Gear for Four-Legged Friends

By Josie Howatt

March 3, 2022

Products Equip Travelers for Pandemic-Shaped Travels

By Kathy Witt

Yes, we’d like to tell COVID where to go, but it continues to be an integral part of the travel conversation. See how it has shaped how and where we travel — and the travel goods that equip us to deal.

June 14, 2022

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The Garment Bag Set by Garment Saver

The 3-Piece Garment Bag Set is the stylish way to protect clothing and accessories from hazards like snags, wrinkles, minor stains and more. The bags are versatile enough to safely organize a complete ensemble for lightweight, hand-carrying travel needs (event location dressing, car trips, etc.) and to be used for long-term storage needs at home. Designed in our premium, 100% Naturally Cotton™ fabric. A more eco-friendly alternative to plastic bags. Available in a wide range of fashionable colors. Made in the USA. [MORE INFO]

Melrose S from Prima USA Travel

Taking its cue from classic and vintage luggage pieces, Melrose S suitcases by Prima USA Travel Inc. boast an opulent design with its minimalistic lines (on a polycarbonate hard shell), metallic corner protectors, and ergonomic telescopic handle and double 360° spinner wheels. [MORE INFO]

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Smart Kids, Smart Solutions, Smart ReformManufacturers of tech-friendly backpacks help kids move to the head of the class. Accessorize your accessories? We’ve got the Buzz. Does hope spring eternal? Unlikely as it seemed just last month, Nate Herman shows that it does indeed in the latest Capital Beat. travel-goods.org/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/travel-goods-magazine_062222.html ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago

Do You Hear That Sound?That’s the sound of the clock ticking down on the Early-Bird booth discount for The 2023 Travel Goods Show in Las Vegas.Time stands still for no exhibitor, so take advantage of the discount and reserve your booth now.As a bonus:Reserve your booth today and get a FREE ad in an upcoming issue of TGA’s Industry News Briefs — the must-read publication delivered weekly directly to the inboxes of interested buyers.secure3.rhq.com/tga/membership/exhibit/index.cgi ... See MoreSee Less

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6 days ago

A Summer of Hope?When travel started to recover last summer, we began to see a light at the end of tunnel. But our ability to reach that light was crippled by the shipping crisis, which imposed immense costs on the small, family-owned companies that comprise our industry at a time when we could least afford it and left us in many cases even unable to provide any product to meet that demand, leaving store shelves empty.Every day, our industry faces a shipping crisis that has delivered us contract breaches, stubbornly high shipping rates, excessive and unjust fees, constant delays, and ongoing uncertainty on whether our product will ever arrive or even be moved. We are an industry of small companies who have no bargaining power with the big foreign-owned ocean carriers we rely on to move our product. This reality has translated into empty store shelves and much higher prices at the cash register, spurring inflation to historic levels.And that shipping crisis is now driving rampant inflation, which further threatens travel, and our industry.But there is hope.Read more here: travel-goods.org/a-summer-of-hope/ ... See MoreSee Less

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6 days ago

No Such Thing as a Free Lunch. But There Is a FREE Ad.And it’s just as satisfying. More so, because you get to share your message with all your colleagues. Reserve your booth for The 2023 Travel Goods Show now and get a free ad to showcase your news in an upcoming Industry News Briefs — TGA’s must-read publication delivered weekly directly to the inboxes of interested buyers. Don’t delay! This is a limited-time offer for those who reserve by July 15. Contact: Cathy Trecartin at cat@travel-goods.org, 877-842-1938 x-702.Attention Buyers: Save the Date — April 2–3, 2023 — and sign-up to get notified as soon as Badge Registration opens. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

Seeking Products for Digital Nomads — Deadline: June 23, 2022Twenty-two percent of the workforce (36.2 million Americans) is expected to be working remotely by 2025, according to Upwork. Among their favorite cities to go online? Beachy Miami; artsy Asheville, NC; and nightlife-loving Las Vegas. But before these remote workers can live their best digital nomad life, they need to be equipped with the best travel gear to make it work for their work.If you’ve got a new product or two to gear up a digital nomad, we want to hear from you. If you’re a retailer who has helped outfit a digital nomad for the lifestyle, tell us. Your products are needed now more than ever!Please email your product info (name of item/product details/MSRP) + image to kim@travel-goods.org by June 23, 2022. ... See MoreSee Less

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