Most of the airlines have deals with travel pro to purchase bags at reduced rates.

Tumi and BR are definitely a step up where I think BR wins in all categories. Think about how much money Tumi spends on store fronts in airports and malls to try and push their over priced bags.

One other brand I’ve been seeing pop up on Instagram ads is Monos. Granted I have zero experience with the company.

You can’t really compare a hard sided 4 wheel spinner against a soft sided 2 wheel option. I always suggest people go with a hard sided option if not going to use all the space a soft sided suitcase allocated towards the extra front pockets. I’m my opinion the better comparison would be Away vs one of TravelPro’s 4 sided spinner. I’ve personally used the. TravelPro MaxLite 5 hard used international size for close to three years (travel for work roughly 45 out of 52 weeks a year) and have nothing to say about the bag. It is incredible simple and durable. The outside will start to show wear and scratch marks as well as the wheel’s “hub caps” might fall off but the bag is a tank. Would HIGHLY suggest especially at only a $110 price point on Amazon.