The popularity of hard-shell luggage has grown in recent years, thanks in part to marketing by premium brands such as Away ...

When buying luggage, one of the first — and perhaps one of the most overwhelming — decisions you need to make is whether you want a hard-sided or soft-sided suitcase. To make the choice easier ...

from stretchy nylon cases with warranties that last a lifetime to bash-resistant plastic luggage. We tended to prefer hard-side cases over a soft-side, and especially those with the aforementioned ...

As for the hard-side suitcases ... because the sales pitch is always the same—plastic suitcase in statement colors for people who can't justify the high-end suitcases. That said, Paravel ...