Archive for October, 2008
All of us appreciate anything that makes travel easier and more fun! There’s a new item that is designed to make retrieving luggage around those busy airport carousels a dream come true! This is the new 
Luggage Locator Pro. This very handy item is designed to locate your entire set of luggage easily and quickly. You simply put the remote on your key chain. You then place a receive on each and every piece of luggage. The receivers will beep and flash when you are within sixty feet. All of the receivers can be activated by the one remote you keep on your key chain. These are designed just like garage door openers. You won’t be activating anybody else’s luggage, only your own! The airport carousels can be a nightmare, especially when more than one flight arrives at the same time as yours (which seems to happen quite often.) Sometimes another flight was delayed and that luggage is also circling around the carousel. Sometimes your luggage was put on an earlier flight and is sitting at the back of the luggage pick up area. Isn’t it nice that you won’t have to search frantically? You’ll just push your remote, and hear the beep and see the flashing on your own pieces of luggage! This very practical device is guaranteed to keep you from getting a headache at the airport carousel! It’s even handy when taking a cruise and all the luggage gets piled up outside. The Luggage Locator Pro Deluxe is compact in size, and you can add as many remotes as you need for the pieces of luggage you travel with! This means the one remote will notify you of all of your bags, no matter how many you like to travel with or how large a family you have. Travel easier with this great new travel item, sure to rate as one of your favorite travel accessories.
October 25th, 2008
There are lots of new pens or writing instruments available for holiday gift giving and receiving! Vantaggio introduced a new sterling silver pen at a fantastic price! This pen is only $60.00 and is a wonderful weight with a very elegant look and feel. The smooth gleam of sterling silver makes this an impressive pen to give or receive. Engraved with your initials this is a pen you’ll enjoy using forever. Sterling silver looks rich and expensive when you take it out of your briefcase or from your pocket and can be used by men or women. This is the way to make an impression! Vantaggio also has introduced a funky pen in a black lacquered body with chrome trim and blue inlay. This pen is heavier with a great “feel” to it. It looks very professional and also stands out from the crowd when you need to write or sign your name. A. T. Cross has offered the new Sauvage pen series for holiday gifts designed to be used by men or women. These are elegant writers in tourmaline colored lacquer with a giraffe pattern. They are extremely good looking with an elongated look. These Cross pens are also available in black lacquer with a shiny chrome top. These Sauvage pens from Cross are available in ballpoint style, rollerball style, or in the very traditional fountain pen style. Exclusively for women, Vera Bradley has introduced the Puccini pattern in their new pen collection. These pens are less than $20.00, and they look lovely and write very smoothly. There’s also a matching agenda or note pad cube! You know women of all ages love the Vera Bradley prints, and you cannot go wrong with these new pens. In fact, you won’t be able to resist one of these Vera Bradley pens for yourself. The World’s most comfortable pen is the Yoro pen. This is strange looking pen that has met with rave reviews from left-handers and right-handers alike. Those men or women with writing challenges like carpet tunnel syndrome and arthritis can write with comfort with the Yoro pen. This pen is so comfortable to use, it is extremely popular for gift giving. The Yoro pen has even won international invention awards. It is made of satin finished aluminum with an adjustable black grip. Still one of the most popular pens for holiday gifts is the made in the U.S.A. space pen from Fisher Space Pen. This is the pen featured in an episode of “Seinfeld” on television. It is also the pen used on space flights. You can write upside down with it, or over butter, or under water and this pen is under $25.00. This pen folds up small, yet is full sized when you write with it. You can keep it in your pocket, or it will fit in pocket organizers easily. The Fisher Space Pen also has a clip to find it quickly in your pocket. Village Luggage & Gifts will engrave your initials or first name on the pen for easy identification. How’s that for a neat gift?
October 22nd, 2008
It didn’t take long for designers to come up with computer briefs designed to make navigating airport security easier and faster! Two models that have just arrived in the marketplace are from Briggs & Riley luggage and Pathfinder. The Pathfinder model is featured on the back page of our 2008 holiday catalog and is sure to get a lot of interest! The wheeled model from Pathfinder has a leather handle wrap and lots of organizer pockets. The front compartment opens on both sides to lie flat on the x-ray belt, allowing you to leave your laptop in the case when going through airport security. This means you won’t be slowed down during the screening process because you have to remove your laptop. It also means there’s less chance of you forgetting your laptop, or having it misplaced while going through airport security. This Pathfinder wheeled case also has a front pocket designed for travel or office accessories, along with pockets for your PDA or cell phone. The leather handle wraps allow for ease in carrying when you’re not wheeling through busy airports or out to the taxi stand. The “compubrief” model without wheels has three zippered main compartments and a removable shoulder strap. Both models are made of 1682D nylon for strength and durability. The reason these Pathfinder briefs are TSA compliant is that the front pocket opens and holds your laptop only. On the airport conveyor belt, the bag zippers open and lie flat. Cables, documents and accessories are out of the way and do not interfere with the screening process, making going through security a breeze! Briggs & Riley luggage introduced the @work collection of rolling and regular briefcases with a new checkpoint friendly speedthru laptop sleeve. These speedthru laptop sleeves are “checkpoint-friendly” and have the diamond TSA acceptance emblem. While TSA may still ask you to remove your laptop, these speedthru sleeves have no metal snaps or zippers or buckles to cloud the images. TSA requires an obstructed image or your laptop. There are no pockets on the inside or outside of the Briggs & Riley laptop-only sections, and they unfold completely to lie flat on the X-ray belt. All of the Briggs & Riley products have a lifetime performance guarantee and are repaired free of charge, including any damage from common carriers.
October 13th, 2008
What is the newest and coolest travel accessory? It has to be the flip-open 
Pocket UV-C Sterilizer!. This travel sanitizer is safe, fast, and effective. It kills many bacteria, viruses, fungi and molds on most surfaces within seconds! The 4″ x 2″ x .88″ is about the size of a cell phone and uses four AAA batteries. This travel UV-C sanitizer has an automatic safety shutoff and one button operation. With a ten to thirty second pass of the wand within one half inch of most surfaces, it will kill up to 99% of many germs. The UV-C light wavelength of 254NM is emitted from the UV-C sanitizer and this is scientifically proven to target and destroy the DNA of viruses, bacteria and mold spores. Just think of all of the areas in your hotel room you can use this handy sanitizer! It’s effective on the bathroom vanities, the bedding and linens, the computer keyboards and television remote control, the desktop and the phone, etc., etc., etc. Of course, you can use this pocket-sized sanitizer wherever you go, but what a great travel item for the hotel or motel room you are using. Remember the UV light used in this handheld sterilizer is the same UV light used in hospitals to protect you against from e-coli, salmonella, and staph infections. It even protects against Asian bird flu! Another great new travel accessory is the IZAP toothbrush sanitizer, which was designed to eliminate 99.9% of germs on your toothbrush! This case comes with a toothbrush, but you can use it with any toothbrush or most electric toothbrush heads. The IZAP toothbrush sterilizer uses two AAA batteries and is compact and easy to take along wherever you’re going. Now there’s no need to worry about germs when you’re traveling. These UV sterilizers will quickly become your “must have” along with your other favorite travel accessories.
October 8th, 2008
