American Tourister is a brand of

luggage Baggage or luggage consists of bags, cases, and containers which hold a traveler's personal articles while the traveler is in transit. A modern traveler can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, small possessions, trip ...

owned by

Samsonite Samsonite International S.A. () is an American premium luggage manufacturer and retailer, with products ranging from large suitcases to small toiletries bags and briefcases. The company was founded in Denver, Colorado, United States. Its regis ...

. Brothers Sol and Irving Koffler founded American Luggage Works in

Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...

, United States in 1933. In 2009, American Tourister was acquired by Astrum International, which also owns Samsonite. Astrum was renamed as the Samsonite Corporation two years later.Astrum International to Divide Its Samsonite and Culligan Units
. ''The New York Times''. April 25, 1995. Retrieved on November 2, 2008. Their products include suitcases, backpacks and wallets. Today, the American Tourister brand is sold as a more affordable brand in the Samsonite portfolio.

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*https://shop.americantourister.com Luggage brands Companies based in Rhode Island Samsonite {{US-manufacturing-company-stub