Our primary recommendation is WHEELS; whether you're dragging your junk around in a duffel bag, backpack, or a fancy, sparkly swiveling suitcase. Travel duffels and backpacks now come with wheels. Some designer, after enduring shoulders that felt like Atlas did indeed shrug, came up with this marvelous idea. What took so long?

Size matters. A carry-on can be no larger than 45 inches; that's length plus width and height. Avoid being required to check it by measuring at home. Standard major airlines specifications for checked bags are no larger than 62 inches; same LWH rules apply. If you are the person who insists on packing everything into a carry-on, remember… that baby has to go over heads and into the bin. In other words, if you can't pick it up and hoist it, you need to rethink; and repack.
Going to some exotic place where the final leg of your journey is taken on a puddle-jumper (small plane with 20 or less seats), make sure you check ahead with the airline. Bag requirements are different; weight on these planes is crucial.
Our favorite bag is pink, purchased with identification in mind. We don't care what people think when we're lugging our belongings through the airport at Puerto Vallarta or anywhere else. We happily have a piece of luggage that doesn't look like everyone else's and it stands out in a crowd!
Interiors are important, too. If you want a swim at the last minute, there are suitcases, packs, etc that have compartments for wet items. And if you want to bring that bottle of tequila to Uncle George, the hard body is for you, with straps to hold things in place.
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