TUMI ownership provides elevation to instant cool-kid status within the traveling business set (at least in the eyes of the poor schlubs consigned to carrying AmazonBasics luggage), like a great lunchbox did at school in days of yore.
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Tumi. Plenty of jetsetters are also set on luggage from Tumi, with famous fans including Cindy Crawford, Hailey Bieber and Alexander Skarsgård — the latter of whom once starred in a five-minute-long ad for the brand.
Both Briggs & Riley and Tumi are known for their high-quality products, but their price points differ significantly. Briggs & Riley is known for its durable and reliable luggage that comes with a lifetime guarantee.
In the USA Tumi can be the cheapest, however often with models that are not very attractive (meaning I don't want to buy). I am not sure if it is overpriced/overrated- I fly every week and even with a few adventurous stories thrown in my luggage seems to hold up quite well. If the bags are made in Thailand- good!
Samsonite to pay about $1.8 billion for the luxury luggage maker in its biggest acquisition since listing. Samsonite International SA said Thursday it agreed to buy rival Tumi Holdings Inc.for about $1.8 billion, in the luggage maker's biggest acquisition since listing its shares in 2011.
Samsonite agreed on Thursday to buy one of its most prominent competitors in the luggage industry, Tumi Holdings, for about $1.8 billion in a deal that unites two of the biggest companies to cater to business travelers.
Samsonite to buy Tumi for $1.8 billion as it expands premium luggage offerings. Samsonite International S.A. said on Friday it would buy Tumi Holdings Inc for $26.75 per share in an all-cash transaction valuing Tumi at $1.8 billion, as the world's biggest luggage group expands in the luxury market.