American Tourister is a brand of luggage that is well known to the traveling American. The red white and blue logo with 'American Tourister' written in it can be easily spotted at airports in America and around the world. American Tourister was started in 1930 by Sol Koffler who was the founder of American Tourister and the company has many changes in its parent company in the 70's, 80's and 90's but the brand has remained as one of the most affordable and durable brands in luggage. Even today American Tourister luggage is affordable and the durability cannot be questioned as it is definitely known for quality and durability. These are the two main reasons that American Tourister luggage is so popular with travelers in America.

American Tourister luggage popularity really grew in the seventies when an aggressive marketing campaign was shown on TV. The gorilla stamping on an American Tourister suitcase in a cage, an American Tourister bag being dropped from an airplane and from a speeding train helped boost the company to achieving record sales. In 1995 American Tourister was acquired by Samsonite a famous worldwide luggage maker.

American tourister's designers and manufacturers have always experimented with new material to make their luggage lighter and more convenient without compromising on quality. There are several lines of American Tourister luggage available from all luggage retailers throughout America. From computer cases, overnight bags to large suitcases, with or without wheels are all made by American Tourister. American Tourister Glenbrook luggage and American Tourister Kenya luggage are two very popular lines of their luggage. One can buy a single piece of American Tourister luggage or can buy them in sets. The Americans Tourister arrival 4 piece luggage set is a set of four different sizes of luggage pieces that are ideally suited for a couple to use when traveling or going on vacation. The American Tourister luggage carts come in different sizes and if one needs a cart for their luggage they can get one.

The American Tourister luggage carts are lightweight and durable as well and some can be folded and stored when not in use. American Tourister has two types of luggage one is hard sided and the other is soft sided. The hard sided luggage is heavier then the soft sided luggage but then it is far more rugged and it cannot be cut by a thief. The soft sided luggage is lighter in weight and more convenient as there is always that extra room for packing in them. There are a number of colors in which American Tourister luggage sets are available which range from red to black, grey, etc. the American Tourister enlighten luggage series are lightweight and ideally suited for the frequent traveler. The American Tourister Ilite and Ilite XL are two popular series and these pieces have wheels and a pull handle and are made from polyester and both are light, convenient and strong. They also have external extra pockets. They have four wheels and a handle so one can either pull them along by the handle on the four wheels or pull out the handle on the side and drag them on two wheels.

If one has a genuine American Tourister luggage piece and if the locks or hinges or any hardware of the bag needs to be replaced all what one needs to do is to go to the American Tourister web site and quote the model number and the part required and they will ship it out. Or one can get American Tourister luggage parts from hardware stores also.

One can get discount American Tourister luggage from a number of stores and also online from web stores. One can also find American Tourister luggage on eBay.