AWAY Travel

Away Travel at 3237 M Street NW is the direct-to-consumer luggage brand’s Georgetown retail location, providing the Away suitcase and the travel accessories in the M Street commercial district. Away was founded in New York in 2016 by Steph Korey and Jen Rubio, who identified the gap between the fashion-forward luggage that the Rimowa and the Tumi brands provided at the high price tier and the uninspired design of the mid-range luggage brands. The Away hard-sided aluminum-alloy suitcase, which uses the Hinomoto Japanese spinner wheels and the built-in USB charging port that became the brand’s signature feature in the original design, provided the Georgetown traveler with the design quality of the premium luggage brands at the mid-range price.

The Away suitcase has become one of the most recognizable pieces of luggage at the airports and the hotels that the Georgetown diplomatic and professional community uses: the specific profile of the Away case, with its polycarbonate hard shell and the combination lock, is as familiar in the Georgetown departure hall as the Away brand’s social media presence in the Georgetown professional’s feed has made the product to the brand’s target audience.

The Georgetown M Street retail location at 3237 NW provides the Away customer with the physical store experience that allows the luggage purchase to be made after the hands-on evaluation of the size options, the color selection, and the packing capacity.

Hours run from 10am most days and 11am on Sunday. The Away Travel Georgetown at 3237 M Street NW provides the Georgetown frequent traveler with the ability to evaluate the Away luggage collection in the physical format that the online Away purchase cannot provide: the assessment of the carry-on’s actual dimensions relative to the airline overhead bin standard that the Georgetown traveler’s specific airline routes use, the feel of the wheel quality and the telescoping handle, and the evaluation of the interior organization system that the Away packing cube and the compression component provides.

The Away Georgetown M Street location at 3237 NW also serves the Georgetown gift market: the Away suitcase in the specific color and the specific size that the Georgetown recipient will use is the travel gift that the Georgetown professional who travels frequently specifically wants. The carry-on, the medium, and the large suitcase sizes and the full Away color palette are available at the M Street store. Hours run from 10am most days and 11am on Sunday. Away Travel at 3237 M Street NW Georgetown is open from 10am most days and 11am on Sunday, providing the Georgetown frequent traveler with the Away luggage evaluation and purchase from the M Street commercial address. The M Street retail store at 3237 NW allows the Georgetown traveler to assess the Away carry-on dimensions, the suitcase weight, and the wheel quality before the purchase commitment.