Abstract: A compact luggage system including a front housing portion and a rear housing portion hingedly connected to the front housing portion, and an accordion insert attached to the front housing portion and the rear housing portion. The accordion insert includes an accordion pocket adapted for storing one or more articles during travel.

Abstract: A luggage system can include a rear shell housing defining a rear storage area enclosed around a perimeter of the luggage system and a back of the luggage system and a front frame housing defining a front storage area enclosed around the perimeter of the luggage system with a hinge connecting the rear shell housing to the front frame housing to enclose the rear storage area and the front storage area together when the luggage system is in a closed configuration. The luggage system can include a front panel connected to a front of the luggage system along an axis defined by an edge of the front panel, wherein the front frame housing is configured to permit the front panel to be substantially flush with a front surface of the luggage system when the front panel is in a closed configuration.