Nowadays, luggage comes in many sizes and shapes and makes and models. If you are in the market for new luggage you will quickly find that there is a massive variety of colors, styles, and materials, that all range in price.
Be sure to include tags on your luggage to have your name and complete mailing address on them. Luggage is something worth investing in. I get a small pleasure from exiting the plane and walking right out the door, while everyone else has to wait and shoulder there way to their bags on the conveyor belt.
It is always better to have a luggage bag with wheels so that it can be easily strolled. There are locking straps, which finds more usage for hard sided bags. Items like blow dryers are not necessary, considering most hotels come with one.
A number of people also like a number of external pockets, that way they can put in last minute items they forgot to pack. Remember, you can get luggage security gadgets which notify the bags owner if someone else tries to walk off with their baggage, and help reunite the bag with its owner if lost.