Are you heading out of town? Minimize travel trauma and bring a tote bag purse as your personal item. Unlike other types of carry-on luggage, travel totes can double as shoulder bags, beach bags, or market bags once you arrive at your destination.
Some travel tote bags even fold up when not in use, making them a convenient way to transport souvenirs home, especially if they don’t fit into other pieces of luggage. At Macy’s, you’ll find travel tote bag options suitable for all sorts of trips, from weekend excursions to business travel. Here’s what to know before you buy.
Totes as Travel Solutions
Personal tote bags accommodate way more than the bare essentials. A carry-on tote can store everything you need for a journey, from entertainment options like a tablet, headphones, and reading materials to travel accessories and items that make long-haul flights more bearable, such as a neck pillow, eye mask, and travel blanket.
Are you going away for one night only? Bring a large travel tote bag as your overnight bag. You’ll have to pack carefully (consider using packing cubes to save space), but most large tote bags for travel will fit a pair of shoes, a change of clothes, toiletries, and your wallet, phone, and travel documents.
What to Look For
The best travel tote bags can hold everything inside comfortably, with enough organizational features to find things quickly. Constant rummaging risks souring your seatmates, and nobody enjoys removing every item in their tote whenever they need something small like earplugs, snacks, or electronic cords.
We recommend buying a travel tote bag with a zipper top. Zipping the top closed keeps everything inside safe and prevents opportunistic theft. It’s also simpler to store zip-top travel tote bags under the airplane seat or in the overhead compartments since there’s no need to worry that the contents will fall out.
If you’re also carrying on (or checking) a piece of rolling luggage, look for a trolley sleeve tote bag. This type of tote has a panel on one side that slips over the handle of a rolling suitcase. The trolley sleeve helps to keep both pieces together and takes additional weight off your shoulders.
Goof-proof your getaway with everything from personal totes to large travel bags and luggage sets from Macy’s.
