This luggage held up very well on a month long trip to South America with several flights, but we haven't had a chance to put it through any other punishment.  It does seem very well constructed and we chose it for that quality after viewing many different brands at physical stores.  We bought it here because the price was almost $100 cheaper than anywhere else.  This is the smaller size and is supposedly acceptable as carry-on though we didn't even try that.  My wife was able to use it along with a school size backpack for the 38 days of our trip and the zippered expandable measurements allowed us to bring home gifts.