I travel for a living, and so does my husband.  We each have a set of Travel Pro Luggage.  I got SO sick of buying cheap to mid range luggage and having the rolling wheels wear out in the middle of a trip.  My husband is even harder on his bags.  When his dufels broke he would borrow and(inevitably)break mine.  Finally he decided he'd had enough.  He did a lot of research and chose some Travel Pro luggage based on the great reviews he read. It was a bit more expensive than what we were paying for luggage before so we bought one set just to try it out.  We soon wound up getting a second set for me.  This is well made luggage that looks fantastic!  I always know which is my luggage at the carousel since no one else ever seems to have a Travel Pro bag.  I've gotten so many compliments, friends, fellow travelers, airline employees, pilots and luggage handlers all want to ask me where I got such great luggage.  I really don't think you could find better luggage for the money.  We've had my husband's set for over two years now, in use almost constantly, and it still looks and works as if it was brand new.  This luggage almost managed to put the fun back in traveling.

This is the smaller case that I take on short trips.  It fits easily into overhead bins.  It is soft sided so can compress a bit.  The material is rugged enough that i have not seen any snags or wear even after some tight squeezes into crowded bins.