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What Road Warriors Look for in Luggage(Corporate Meetings & Incentives Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) “I have various sizes of luggage depending on the length of trip. Large luggage should be lightweight to keep within the 50-pound limit and carry-ons should have four wheels.”—Lynn Schwandt, CMP, senior event planner, Thrivent “I like spinner bags, the kind that have wheels that move in any direction. It has to fit into an overhead compartment so I can carry it on a flight. And it needs an outside pocket for my liquids so I can get them out quickly when going through security.”—Mark Hubrich, VP of client and industry relations, SignUp4 SPONSORED BY “I personally prefer a bag that can house my ID, a purse, phone, iPad, magazines, makeup, etc., so they can be very easily accessible while I’m on the plane. Since purses count as a bag, I prefer a carry-on that’s large enough to stick my purse inside it.”—Deborah Matarazzo, corporate services-marketing, meetings and events, ?Salesforce.com “It needs to be durable, easy to spot, and lightweight (so I can pack more!).”—Amy Harris, SMMC, first vice president, marketing activation & engagement, SunTrust Bank “For a carry-on, I need to be able to slip my laptop/electronic devices securely into a zippered outside pocket (which is not an easy feature to find). I also want good quality wheels and a telescoping handle, so I don’t have a wheel break off mid-trip or a handle stick. Larger pieces should be able to easily fit five pairs of shoes and seven to nine changes of clothing. And I want it to look nice—but not so nice that it becomes a target.”—Mimi Almeida, meeting, incentive and product launch specialist, meetings industry business consultant, All Performance Associates “I stick to carry-ons as much as possible. I like it to be lightweight with expansion capabilities, and I prefer to have the option to wear it as a backpack if need be.”—Melissa Van Dyke, president, Incentive Research Foundation “I look for size (I try my best to carry on), durability, and a place for hanging clothes along with the folded ones.”—Karin A. Milliman, CMM, meeting & event services, strategy & implementation director, PwC “I look for color. I don't get black or green because everyone has it. Right now I have red, but it gets dirty.”—Shari Baron, manager, meetings and events, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. “It must be super-light before I begin packing things into it. I carry on exclusively, so it needs to have smaller dimensions to fit the European airline requirements, which are a bit smaller than those of the U.S. carriers.”—Betsy Bondurant, CMM, CTE, president, Bondurant Consulting “I like a handle to lift on the bottom and it needs to have a strong enough frame to withstand luggage destroyers.”—Carolyn Pund, senior manager, global strategic meetings management, Cisco Systems © 2014 Penton Media |