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Away debuts new outdoor line F.A.R

Travel lifestyle brand Away has launched an outdoor-focused line, For All Routes (F.A.R) as it looks to expand into a “previously untapped and rapidly growing post-pandemic travel market”. Launching on June 28, F.A.R will feature an all-new assortment of versatile outdoor bags and accessories designed to help travellers explore the outside...

23 Jun 2022

Retail

Balenciaga opens first store in European airport

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is now home to Balenciaga’s first airport-based store in Europe, now available for the location’s intercontinental travellers to shop the luxury brand’s newest pieces. The store, located in lounge two after security, offers women’s and men’s footwear, bags, accessories, eyewear and jewellery, with the store’s design...

13 Dec 2021

Fashion

Globe-Trotter introduces luggage personalisation digital experience

Luxury luggage brand Globe-Trotter has introduced a customisation service to its site, allowing shoppers to craft their own bespoke products from the comfort of their own homes. Developed in partnership with 3D software technology company SmartPixels and Unity, a 3D platform developer, the new online luggage service provides options to choose...

29 Oct 2021

Fashion

Rimowa debuts Never Still campaign starring Rihanna, Patti Smith and more

Travel luggage company Rimowa has unveiled its new star-studded campaign featuring an abundance of celebrity faces. Never Still aims to capture how travel contributes to the building of a legacy, with a particular focus on the changing landscape of travel in a new era of movement. Through four campaign films, Rimowa examines each featured...

17 Sept 2021

Fashion

Tumi and Missoni join forces for exclusive travel collection

International travel brand Tumi has unveiled its collaboration with Italian luxury house Missoni in the form of a range of bags, cases and travel accessories. The Tumi x Missoni collection holds a total of nine pieces including bag styles including a weekender, a crossbody, a sling, a backpack and a tote, all with the purpose of on-the-go daily...

27 Aug 2021

Retail

Slump in travel cost the UK economy 5.4 billion pounds last week

Last week the UK Business Travel Association launched a weekly Business Travel Tracker in partnership with Travelogic Data. The tracker analyses the economic value of business travel and illustrates the huge impact of the government’s traffic light system on the UK GDP. The first data released shows how much the UK is losing in contributions...

1 Jun 2021

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Kipling to debut hard-case luggage

Kipling will debut its first-ever hard-case luggage in 2020, as the accessories brand continues to focus on the travel market. Known for its crinkle nylon fabrication, Kipling is launching a polycarbonate luggage range in February 2020 that embodies Kipling's 'Live.Light' brand philosophy by being “extremely robust yet sleek and lightweight”....

26 Nov 2019

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Kipling pilots luggage rental service

Belgian accessories brand Kipling has launched a new travel rental service in London in response to shifting consumer needs and the rise of the sharing economy. The brand is piloting the ‘Rent Your Kipling’ luggage rental scheme in London, targeting urban travellers who want “access to great luggage without owning it,” explained Olivier Gay,...

3 Oct 2019