Talk:Baggage

"Luggage" - is it the bag's content or the bag itself?
I am Australian and throughout my life I have been of the understanding that "luggage" is a general term for whatever you are carrying with you when you travel (ie, which you "lug" around), which is usually carried in bags or suitcases. However, I have noticed that it seems common among Americans for "luggage" to refer to the bags/cases that you carry luggage in and not their contents. This could be a cultural difference worth researching and referring to in this article. For example, to me it's strange to hear "I bought some luggage", as it would imply that someone bought some things to put in their bags when they travel. When you arrive in an airport here you go to "baggage claim" - not luggage. Hopefully someone else can confirm! It also seems like the idea of the bags you carry your luggage in as a status symbol is particularly American as well, though I could be wrong. mmj (talk) 11:14, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

FWIW, you're right, in the US "luggage" is the case and not its contents.Katharine908 (talk) 11:08, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

"Left luggage" is also an unfamiliar term to me. Might be worth mentioning that it could be US-specific. mmj (talk) 11:18, 3 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Looks like an Australian quirk. Both UK and US English dictionaries say "Suitcases or other bags in which to pack personal belongings for travelling" "the bags and suitcases that a person carries when traveling" --Espoo (talk) 14:22, 21 August 2014 (UTC)


 * From the US South here, and have ALWAYS used "luggage" to mean the contents of the bags, not the bags themselves. 192.184.82.121 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:27, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

split off cabin baggage section
I would like to split off the section for hand luggage / cabin bagagge as the special restrictions are worth a separate entry. Atleast in de.wiki and ru.wiki it is separate already. Any objections? ;-) ... Guidod (talk) 11:11, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. Guidod (talk) 17:58, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * and set redirect links from carry-on luggage and cabin baggage. Guidod (talk) 23:45, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Luggage: The Colour
Isn't there a colour Luggage? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sholom88 (talk • contribs) 13:46, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, Green is sometimes refered to as Luggage, but Green already has a Article. User:LoyaltyCard& 19:30, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

upright trunks missing
There is no mention of the upright trunks common in the past, for example those with a dresser-like compartment in one half and a hanging closet in the other. There are many variants of these and their names, but Portmanteau (luggage) is one example (even though it later referred also to smaller bags). --Espoo (talk) 14:14, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

Jose Caez
He was the inventor of the suitcase. He was born in Puerto Rico on May 4, 1919. The suitcase was a great invention, but he sadly died on March 13, 1989. He died from a heart attack at the age of 70. He will be remembered forever. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.141.180.43 (talk) 23:12, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Odd reference to "packages"
Does anyone understand what this means or why it was inserted.

"A modern traveller can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, small possessions, trip necessities."

My clothing is in my luggage. And I don't have packages of anything. Kentucho (talk) 03:48, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

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