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The Travel Club Makes Family Travel Easier

by Nicole Limlengco
September 7, 2026

New family travel essentials help parents pack smarter and travel calmer with kids in tow

Packing for a family trip rarely goes as planned. Someone forgets a charger. A kid outgrows their sandals mid-vacation. The diaper bag somehow ends up heavier than the suitcase. The Travel Club is expanding its lineup of family travel essentials. New luggage, footwear, apparel, beauty picks, and gear now fill the shelves, built for parents who move through airports with strollers, snacks, and small hands to hold.

Luggage And Everyday Bags Built For Family Life

A family trip is tougher on a suitcase than a solo one. Durability matters as much as looks. Samsonite’s Octolite Neo uses lightweight polypropylene with expandable capacity, handy when souvenirs need to fit in on the way home. The Zenpod keeps things simple: a wide handle, a 20:80 packing split, and an Easy Brake™ System that keeps the case steady when it’s parked next to a stroller or a restless toddler. That’s one less bag rolling away while hands are full.

ACE and HANT bring decades of Japanese travel design into everyday and business pieces. Kanana Project builds bags around how women actually move through a day, whether that’s a work commute or a school run. LOJEL’s Cubo collection opens from the front, so parents don’t have to unpack the whole bag to find a missing swimsuit. Its Niru line, made from recycled nylon, doubles as a diaper bag on a school day and a carry-on on a flight.

Gaston Luga’s waterproof Spläsh Crossbody Bag handles a soccer practice run. The roomier Däsh Duffle covers an overnight stay. Secrid’s Miniwallet uses an RFID-blocking aluminum core, small enough to hand to a kid without worrying about a lost credit card. Tomtoc’s Defender Series and Navigator backpacks keep laptops and tablets organized, useful for anyone working — or streaming cartoons — mid-flight.

For families headed somewhere more rugged, The North Face and Montbell bring outdoor-tested gear into the mix. The North Face’s Borealis, Jester, and Hot Shot Mini backpacks move easily from a city sidewalk to a hiking trail. Montbell’s Superior Down Jacket and Pocketable Light Pack series pack down small, ready for a sudden change in weather without eating up suitcase space.

Footwear And Apparel For Long Travel Days

Anyone who has chased a toddler through a terminal knows travel days are exhausting on the feet. The Travel Club’s footwear picks are built for those miles — layovers, luggage carts, the long walk to the last gate. They aim to cut down on the soreness that usually hits by day two.

The apparel selection follows the same logic. Lightweight layers and easy-care fabrics adjust fast: a plane that’s too cold, a beach that’s too hot, everything in between. Pieces fold small, too, leaving room in the suitcase for whatever the kids pick up along the way.

Travel Cosmetics That Fit In A Diaper Bag

Traveling with kids means a different kind of packing list. The Travel Club’s Traveling with Kids collection covers it: durable luggage sized for smaller hands, easy-access organization for snacks and wipes, and pieces that make the walk from check-in to gate a little less chaotic for everyone.

Pets get the same consideration. Traveling with Pets includes airline-ready carriers, collapsible water bowls, and travel bedding. The family member with four legs gets through the trip as comfortably as the rest of the family.

These family travel essentials are available at The Travel Club stores nationwide and at The Travel Club+ locations in Rockwell Power Plant Mall, TriNoma, and Shangri-La. More details are available at www.thetravelclub.ph and on Instagram at @thetravelclubph.