Briggs & Riley Enhances Baseline Collection with Seven High Performance, Lighter-Weight Wheeled Bags
6/8/2009
New 20' Expandable Wide-Body Upright ideal carry-on for global road warrior
Hauppauge, N.Y.- Briggs & Riley Travelware, a leader in innovative, high-quality luggage, expands its popular Baseline Collection with seven new bags that are up to 30% lighter while maintaining maximum durability and functionality expected in a Briggs & Riley bag. Most notable in the collection is the 9.8lb 20' Carry-On Expandable Wide-Body Upright featuring a shorter and wider design with nearly 10% more packing capacity than the company’s 22 inch Carry-On Expandable Upright.
'With airlines continuing to impose baggage fees, the frequent traveler demands a high-functioning carry-on that is lightweight and long-lasting,' said Jim Lahren, Vice President of Marketing at Briggs & Riley. 'The 20 inch Wide-Body Upright is particularly ideal for a road warrior as it meets most airline requirements as a carry-on for domestic and international travel, with ample room inside to pack full-sized shirts side-by-side without worrying about wrinkles.'
Inherent to the Briggs & Riley brand, the new additions to the Baseline Collection ensure thoughtful design of all features to enhance the travel experience. The Outsider™ Handle System ensures a perfectly flat packing area and greater room inside the luggage so garments do not get wrinkled. Both the SpeedThru™ Security Pocket and the Outsider™ Pocket provide quick storage and retrieval of personal and essential travel items, like wallet, travel documents and mobile electronics, while going through airport security. The Smartlink™ system securely attaches a second bag for easy transport. The Sheer Strength™ hybrid frame is lightweight and provides flexibility, durability and shape retention to the luggage. Both the zip-around and One-Touch™ expansion system increases packing capacity up to 30%.
The Baseline Collection is available in black, chocolate brown and olive. All Briggs & Riley luggage have a lifetime performance guarantee that even covers airline damage.
The new Baseline wheeled upright additions include:
18 inch Carry-On Expandable Upright (U418X)- MSRP $299.00
20 inch Carry-On Expandable Wide-Body Upright (U420XW)- MSRP $369.00
21 inch Carry-On Expandable Upright (U421X)- MSRP $359.00
21 inch One-Touch™ CarryOn Expandable Upright (U421LX)- MSRP $399.00
24 inch Expandable Upright (U524X)- MSRP $399.00
27 inch Expandable Upright (U527X)- MSRP $459.00
27 inch One-Touch™ Expandable Upright (U527LX)- MSRP $459.00
About Briggs & Riley Travelware
Briggs & Riley Travelware is dedicated to building a lifelong relationship with its consumers by fulfilling all of their travel needs. The company’s wide variety of innovative, high-quality luggage and business cases match smart design and exclusive features, with maximum durability and superb value. Briggs & Riley backs all of its products with the best-in-the-industry lifetime warranty that even covers damage caused by an airline. Briggs & Riley Travelware is sold exclusively at specialty luggage stores. Please visit www.briggs-riley.com for a full list of the latest products and store locations.