Travel Sentry Product Awards 2026

Travel Sentry Product Awards 2026

The 2026 Travel Sentry Product Awards, drew 50 brands, 72 products and 3,700 public votes, up from 3,300 in 2025 (an increase of around 12%).

Entry is free for licensed brands. Every product must feature a Travel Sentry TSA lock or a TSID (Travel Sentry ID) tag.

What are the Travel Sentry Product Awards?

The Travel Sentry Product Awards recognize the best luggage, locks and marketing from brands with a Travel Sentry licensed lock. 

The Travel Sentry lock lets airport security staff open and re-lock checked bags without damaging the bag or the lock.

Judging happens in two stages. First, the Travel Sentry team shortlists the entries. Then the shortlist goes to a public vote, promoted to more than 50,000 Travel Sentry social media followers.

Winners receive a trophy and a set of social media assets they can use in their own marketing.

2026 was the forth year of the awards and the public voting has grown each year. This year, 50 brands entered 72 products and consumers cast 3,700 votes. That is up from 3,300 votes in 2025, a rise of around 12%.

Who won in each category?

Favorite Softside Luggage

• Gold: Verage: Cambridge. A water-resistant coating over a carbon fibre frame keeps weight down without giving up durability.
• Silver: Safari Industries India: Panorama Trolley Bag. Pairs a Travel Sentry TSA lock with an anti-theft zipper in a clean, modern design.
• Bronze: Marks & Spencer: Rubberized Cabin Suitcase. A hard-wearing rubberized finish and reinforced corners for everyday travel.

Favorite Hardshell Luggage

• Gold: President Luggage: Kubiko V2. Two cases lock together magnetically to form a seat that holds up to 120 kg, or a portable work desk.
• Silver: Urban Jungle: Urban Jungle Original. A scratch-resistant matte shell with streetwear styling and an anti-theft zipper.
• Bronze: Bagasi: Galena Zipper Frame. Zipper-frame construction for a strong but flexible structure, with corner protectors and multiple compartments.

Favorite Sustainable Product

• Gold: Verage: Greenwich. Made from rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate), with braking dual wheels, a phone-stand handle and a built-in cup holder.
• Silver: IT Luggage: Lykke Collection. Made from recycled plastic bottles, certified to the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) and backed by a 10-year warranty.
• Bronze: Sestini: Eco RPET Collection. rPET construction with 360° spinner wheels and an internal zipped divider.

Best TSID Execution

• Gold: CabinZero: Classic Tech Backpack. Recycled, water-resistant fabric, a laptop compartment and a trolley sleeve, with a TSID Lost & Found tag.
• Silver: Legend Walker: 1513 Blade Aluminum Biz. An aluminium-magnesium shell with an accordion-style interior and built-in TSID.
• Bronze: Think Tank Photo: Airport Navigator. A rolling case for photographers carrying expensive kit, with TSID to improve the chances of recovery.

Best Marketing Campaign

• Gold: Verage: Spring Outing – Edinburgh. Presents lightweight luggage as freedom rather than compromise, in a fresh spring-summer palette.
• Silver: Rollink: Luggage Smashing. Quarry smashing, a vehicle rollover and escalator tumbles turned quality claims into shareable proof. 
• Bronze: Echolac: 60th Anniversary: For Beyond. An immersive exhibition at the U-Show in Shanghai marking 60 years of the brand. 

Best Lock or Padlock Innovation 

This category had two gold winners and no silver.

• Gold: Sinox: TSA AirTag Padlock. Hides an Apple AirTag inside the lock body for discreet tracking, with a resettable 3-dial combination.
• Gold: Plum-Blossom: Aluminum TSA Padlock. A one-piece aluminium body that is light, impact-resistant and naturally resistant to rust and corrosion.
• Bronze: Airbolt: Truly Smart Travel Lock Gen 5. A keyless lock controlled by smartphone, with separation alerts and location tracking.

How can brands enter next year’s Product Awards?

Entry is free. To take part, a brand must:

• Hold a valid Travel Sentry license (there is no licensing fee).
• Follow Travel Sentry’s Brand Must-Haves on logo use, customer notices and distributor information.
• Submit a product that features a Travel Sentry TSA lock or TSID.

Brands can submit one product per category and the same product can be entered into more than one category, for example softside luggage and sustainable product. Brands that are not yet licensed can apply for a license through the nomination form. You can check for reminders when entries open on the Travel Sentry Product Awards page.