Hi, for my pennies worth, I was in the same situation a while ago. A lot of air travel and buying new suitcases every few years so I bought a Rimowa case in the classic style. I LOVE IT, best case I've ever had. The first time I used it, the local baggage checkers tried to "ding" it and put a few small marks on it but now it looks a bit used, they leave it alone. I recon it's done 65-70 airline flights in just under a year and it's still as strong as ever. It was expensive but as far as I'm concerned , worth it.