We purchased the 30 inch hardside case a couple of years ago but waited till we had done a bit of traveling before reviewing. We have made a few trips now, most recently from west coast of Canada to the Caribbean requiring multiple plane changes etc each way. The case made it through without any damage.....scratch marks are expected as the luggage travels through various conveyors and handlers etc. We are very happy with our purchase. We purchased the yellow case which made it easy to spot on carousels while everyone was looking through name tags of dark colored suitcases. We would definitely purchase again.