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UBrand Travels to Asia: Part I, Hong Kong

UBRand fan, Ashton Udall, comments on his first international travels to Asia with UBrand:

How is it that, out of my last few flights to China, I've missed one international flights over there and nearly missed another?  I'm getting senile in my late 20's.  "Third time's a charm" flashed in my head as I pulled my UBranded bags out of the cab trunk at San Francisco International, a full 2.5 hours before lift-off.  I felt pretty sure that I'd make it this time as long as I didn't get distracted by the latest magazines in Hudson News.

Bags checked.  Boarded.  And 14 hours after chatting it up with a member of the US Women's Rugby Team/Veternerian who specialized in pig virology in her day job, I landed in Hong Kong a little sleepy at 5pm.  Bleary eyed, I stared down the long carousels looking for my stuff.  My luggage has seen many international flights, but this was the first UBranded.  The designs made it with flying colors.  Yes, I actually asked a guy to take a picture of me inside the baggage claim area.  He must have thought i was a bit of a dorky tourist, but...maybe deep down inside, I really am.

Travel Goods Show 2008

UBrand's coming out party was at the 2008 Travel Goods Show in San Diego. For anyone who loves to travel, this event showcased more than 40,000 of the latest, most exciting travel products coming on the market. NBC's travel editor Peter Greenberg even came by the UBrand booth to check out our new product line and take some home to try.

Perhaps one of the most exciting aspects of the Travel Goods Show, was meeting entrepreneurial success stories such as Laura Udall from Zuca as well as other entrepreneurs with new travel products. UBrand will be featured in the post-show magazine and when it arrives, I'll post it here.

Why Not Bags?

Cars have bumper stickers and magnets; bodies have tattoos, t-shirts, awareness bracelets and more. Yet bags, backpacks and luggage – items that everyone carries around with them everyday - carry only the brand of the bag maker (and maybe occasional zipper pulls and rock band buttons!). If personalization is everywhere else, why not bring it to baggage?

At UBrand, we believe that those bags you carry around everyday should be as individual as you are. We make our products simple to apply and durable as you would expect them to be. When you put a UBrand label on your bag, it's there until you decide to take it off - our unique adhesive system ensures it. And if you do decide to remove it? No residue stays on your bag.

So go ahead! Make that piece of black luggage stand out from the crowd at the airport baggage carousel. Adorn a child's backpack with designs they'll love. UBrand makes it easy...and personal.