SUDBURY, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/21/08 -- Suitcase.com, one of the first in the industry to sell luggage, travel bags, briefcases and messenger bags online, now offers checkpoint-friendly briefcases and laptop cases by Briggs and Riley, Pathfinder and Victorinox Swiss Army. The computer bags were developed to follow in close compliance with TSA (Transportation Security Administration) checkpoint-friendly guidelines.

"Since August, TSA has allowed laptops to remain in checkpoint-friendly briefcases at the security checkpoint in airports," says John Ebb, owner of Suitcase.com, aka Bretts Luggage & Gifts. "Not only do these laptop cases offer convenience and less stress during the security screening, but they protect the computer on the X-ray belt."

In response, Pathfinder introduced the CompuBrief(TM) and Victorinox Swiss Army released the Security Fast Pass(TM) in October. These briefcases offer a book-style opening that allows the laptop to remain in a travel bag and lay flat on the X-ray belt without cords and other accessories obstructing the view. Briggs and Riley also recently introduced the SpeedThru(TM) Sleeve, which protects the laptop on the security belt and eliminates the need for airport trays.

TSA checkpoint-friendly guidelines for computer bags include:

--  A designated laptop-only section.
--  The laptop-only section completely unfolds to lie flat on the X-ray
    belt.
--  No metal snaps, zippers or buckles inside, underneath or on top of the
    laptop-only section.
--  No pockets on the inside or outside of the laptop-only section.
--  Nothing packed in the laptop-only section other than the computer
    itself.
    

Suitcase.com offers top brands on all luggage, tote bags, briefcases and computer bags, including: Delsey, Samsonite, Hartmann, Briggs and Riley, Travelpro, Pathfinder, Acegene and Victorinox.

About Suitcase.com

Since 1951, Bretts Luggage & Gifts has provided suitcases and accessories for everything travel, from luggage collections and backpacks to briefcases and computer bags. Then, in 1995, Suitcase.com was launched -- one of the first in the luggage industry -- to offer its products on a global stage. Today, the suitcase retailer employs 20 specialists to support its Massachusetts retail outlet, repair center and Website, Suitcase.com.

Relevant Links

Bretts Luggage & Gifts: www.Suitcase.com

Pathfinder: www.suitcase.com/suitcases/brand/Pathfinder+Luggage/

Victorinox Swiss Army: www.suitcase.com/suitcases/brand/Victorinox+Luggage/

Briggs and Riley: www.suitcase.com/suitcases/brand/Briggs+Riley+Luggage/

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