Briggs & Riley Enhances Baseline Collection with Seven High-Performance, Lighter-Weight Wheeled Bags

New 20-inch Expandable Wide-Body Upright ideal carry-on for global road warrior

Hauppauge, New York (PRWEB) June 9, 2009

Briggs & Riley Travelware a leader in innovative, high-quality luggage, expands its popular Baseline Collectionwith 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-inch Carry-On Expandable Wide-Body Uprightfeaturing 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 http://www.briggs-riley.com for a full list of the latest products and store locations.

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