The best personal item bags are designed to fit under the seat in front of you and provide easy access to items you need to ...

More of a weekender than a true duffel, the Calpak Luka Duffel is a personal favorite of mine, but I didn’t just choose it as the best personal item bag overall for that reason alone. It will ...

The pink version of the Taygeer backpack is on sale right now for $18, but you can also choose from a wide array of different colors if pink isn’t your jam. Once you switch to this personal item ...

"A personal item, for the most part, is any piece of luggage or bag that fits under the seat in front of you," says travel expert and advisor Nicole Cueto. "Think of it as a tote, backpack, laptop ...

If traveling light, I tend to skirt the rules with a slightly larger backpack that offers more capacity while still squeezing under an airplane seat. Cotopaxi's new 28L Allpa has become my new ...

With the trolley pass-through, padded interior sleeve, and two water bottle pockets, this 1.8-pound multi-faceted backpack packs in personal items for every type of traveler.

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Pretty much any bag that fits these size requirements will work as a personal-item bag. I have used several bags in our guides to Laptop Backpacks and Tote Bags as personal items on flights.

We have a guide to personal-item bags, with four rigorously tested picks. I decided to test Away’s The Everywhere Bag, one of our sleek-looking personal-item recommendations, because our ...