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Is a holdall OK as carry-on? UK airline rules Short answer: yes, but only if the holdall fits the airline's cabin bag sizer. UK carriers generally allow a cabin bag up to 56 by 36 by 23 cm (the IATA standard) or, in some cases, a smaller 45 by 36 by 20 cm. Most of our holdalls fit the larger size; some...

A short history of the British holdall The British holdall did not arrive as a fashion item. It arrived as a piece of working kit, the bag a doctor or a commercial traveller threw into the back of a carriage for two nights, and it evolved into the weekend travel bag almost by accident. The shape and the name stuck because the...

What is a weekender bag? A weekender is the bag sized for two to four nights away. Big enough to skip a suitcase, small enough to carry down a station platform without a taxi on the other end. The shape is wide, soft-sided, opens down the middle like a book, and sits upright on its own when you set it down. Most...

Holdall, weekender, duffel: three names for bags that look similar in a shop window and behave differently on a trip. If you have ever stood in front of the travel section wondering which one you actually need, this is the guide for you. None of the three is better than the others; each is built for a different kind of escape, and...