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The Best Suitcases for Checking

Updated Dec 10, 2022
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As seductive as the idea of carry-on travel can be, life doesn’t always cooperate—sometimes you’re just going to need a bigger suitcase. After researching 26 pieces of checked luggage and testing five finalists, we can say that the newest entry in Travelpro’s Platinum line, the Elite 25-Inch Expandable Spinner Suiter, is the best suitcase for most travelers planning to check a bag. The spinner easily holds two weeks’ worth of clothes, looks and feels fantastic, and comes with a lifetime warranty against airline damage.

Travelpro Platinum Elite 25-Inch Expandable Spinner Suiter, the best checked bag for most travelers

Travelpro Platinum Elite 25-Inch Expandable Spinner Suiter

The best checked bag for most travelers
The bag provides a luxury feel at a reasonable price, with a capacity, warranty, and reliability that should suit most travelers. The 25-inch model should offer plenty of room for most people without going over airline weight limits.
We recommend
Travelpro Platinum Elite 29-inch Expandable Spinner Suiter, same suitcase, but bigger

Travelpro Platinum Elite 29-inch Expandable Spinner Suiter

Same suitcase, but bigger
If you need a checked bag that gives you the maximum space allowable and don’t mind paying an overweight-bag fee, the 29-inch model is the way to go.
We recommend
Briggs & Riley Baseline Medium Expandable 25″ Spinner, hefty luggage for a heftier price

Briggs & Riley Baseline Medium Expandable 25″ Spinner

Hefty luggage for a heftier price
This bag provides most satisfying packing experience money can buy. It can fit an additional week’s worth of clothes, when compressed, in the same amount of space as the Travelpro Platinum Elite.
A better upgrade
Briggs & Riley Baseline Extra Large Expandable 31″ Spinner, the same durable bag, but bigger

Briggs & Riley Baseline Extra Large Expandable 31″ Spinner

The same durable bag, but bigger
This is for anyone who needs all the space! Fully expanded, this bag is the biggest we can find. Fair warning—fill it full of clothes, and you’re all but guaranteed to exceed airline weight limits.
A better upgrade
Away Medium, the best hard-sided checked bag for most travelers

Away Medium

The best hard-sided checked bag for most travelers
A great looking and relatively resilient piece of hard-sided luggage that matches our hard-sided carry-on pick, with the same top-of-the-line components—including YKK zippers and wheels that roll as smoothly as any we’ve tested even under heavier weights.
We recommend
Away Large, a bigger hard-sided checked bag

Away Large

A bigger hard-sided checked bag
If you need to maximize your allowed space and aren’t worried about weight limits, the Away Large is, as the name implies, the largest suitcase that the company makes. Apart from the extra capacity, it’s identical to the Medium.
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