What a great idea! We have had great experience with Samsonite though every bag eventually needs to be replaced(The airlines eventually win!). In any case quality counts! A couple of suggestions -
1) Don't get black bags. Over half of the bags going down a carousel are black so having a colored bag makes it easier.
2) I would suggest both a carry on (follow the advice in post #9) and a larger bag. Some companies have 4 sizes with the largest size being very big. Given the cost of being overweight, the largest bag is often not practical.
3) I found in my business travel that the carry on bag was my trusted companion. If you ever have to show up in a meeting in Japan wearing the clothes you wore on the plane, you will never check a bag on a business trip. I learned to pack very compactly counting the number of times I had one night hotel stays in a row. After that day, you send clothes to the laundry.
4) Finally, newer generation bags have lithium batteries for recharging electronic devices. Think carefully about regulations concerning lithium batteries on airplanes before moving forward.
Hope this helps!
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