UK. Travel goods retailer and service provider Luggage-Point has opened a store at Edinburgh Airport’s new terminal extension.
The outlet offers luggage brands including Samsonite, Kipling, Trunki and Fiorelli. It also offers exclusive products from Rise Gear, a luggage-to-storage brand featured on the television show Dragon’s Den in Canada.
Services offered include dry cleaning drop-off and collection, lost property, storage and bag wrapping. The airport’s Shop and Collect service will also be based at Luggage-Point, and state-of-the-art weighing units allow passengers to check that their luggage is within airline allowances.
Edinburgh Airport Head of Retail and Property Richard Townsend said: “Having the new Luggage-Point store in our new terminal means that customers can have the choice of fantastic products and services in the one place.
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The family-owned Luggage-Point brand offers an eclectic mix of baggage services |
“We want to make the passenger journey as easy and stress-free as possible so the fact we can now offer services like bag wrapping and dry-cleaning will be a real benefit to our customers.”
Luggage-Point was founded by Carole and Gerard Stewart in 2012, with sons Marc and Graeme also working for the company as Director and UK Manager.
Marc Stewart said: “We’re extremely proud and excited not only as a company but as a family to be opening our new travel retail and passenger services store at Edinburgh Airport.
“Edinburgh Airport is growing whilst committed to enhancing and improving the passenger experience. Luggage-Point shares the same philosophy and looks forward to working with Edinburgh Airport to achieve these goals.”
Luggage-Point is the retail and services division Weigh-ahead, which is operational in 11 UK airports. The company has also made recent installations in Nigeria and is in discussions with airports in Australia and New Zealand.
