Travel · Buying Guide
Best Luxury Travel Accessories
The luggage, sleep gear, and small leather goods that quietly transform regular international travel.
Serious travellers settle into a small set of accessories that come on every trip. The right ones make long-haul travel less abrasive without weighing the bag down.
The picks here favour durability and repairability - gear you will use for a decade rather than a season.
How We Chose
- Built for repeated long-haul use, not occasional weekends.
- Repairable or backed by lifetime warranty where structural.
- Compact and considered - every gram and millilitre matters above 1m altitude.
- Tested by the editorial team or universally adopted by frequent-flyer communities.
The Picks
- 01
Rimowa Rimowa Original Cabin
~$1,550
Anodised aluminium, global lifetime repair, TSA locks; the most recognised cabin case in luxury.
- 02
Bose Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones
~$429
Best-in-class noise cancellation for long-haul flights; lighter than competitors and easier to wear for ten hours.
- 03
Aspinal of London Aspinal of London Passport Cover
~$110
English leather passport cover with credit-card slots; replaces the chaos of paper boarding-card storage.
- 04
Loro Piana Loro Piana Cashmere Travel Throw
~$995
Worth the price for transcontinental flights; doubles as scarf, cabin blanket, and hotel-room layer.
- 05
Manta Sleep Manta Sleep Silk Mask
~$45
Eye-cup design (no pressure on eyelids); the small object that delivers the biggest sleep improvement on long-haul.
- 06
Briggs & Riley Briggs & Riley Garment Folder
~$120
Suit jackets and dresses arrive without packing creases; pairs with the Rimowa for two-suit business trips.
- 07
Globe-Trotter Globe-Trotter Centenary Backgammon Set
~$2,500
For long-stay travel and hotel-room downtime; a quiet anchor of considered travel.
Buying Considerations
- Weight matters as much as elegance: a cabin case at 4.5kg loses meaningful packing capacity to airline weight limits.
- Carry-on liquids rules still apply to all luxury packaging - decant where possible.
- Insure expensive luggage and contents through your home contents or travel policy; many premium credit cards include this automatically.
Alternatives
- For hand-luggage flexibility: a Bottega Veneta Tourist tote (soft-construction overflow).
- For sleep: an Ostrichpillow Loop for short-haul daytime flights.
- For tech organisation: a Bellroy Tech Kit or Bellroy Travel Folio.