Who owns American Tourister?
American Tourister is owned by Samsonite Group (Luxembourg, HKEX: 1910).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Samsonite Group S.A. Annual Report 2025, 28 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Samsonite Group S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Handbags & accessories
- Parent ticker
- HKEX: 1910
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About American Tourister
American Tourister is Samsonite's value brand and the third of its three core names, with net sales of US$544.8 million in 2025, 15.6 per cent of the group total. It had the steepest fall of the three that year, down 12.8 per cent. Samsonite has been widening it well beyond suitcases, into duffel bags, backpacks, handbags and children's school bags, as part of a deliberate push into products bought for reasons other than travel.
Ownership timeline of American Tourister
- Current owner Samsonite Group [1] reported
Where American Tourister sits in Samsonite Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Samsonite Group
Samsonite Group controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in handbags & accessories, and who owns them
Samsonite Group has more brands in handbags & accessories on Brandtree than any other owner: 8 of 17.
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|---|---|---|
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| Braun Büffel | Bonia Corporation | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Carlo Rino | Bonia Corporation | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Sembonia | Bonia Corporation | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
About the owner: Samsonite Group
Samsonite Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, founded in 1910. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as HKEX: 1910.
Samsonite Group calls itself the world's best-known and largest travel luggage company, with a heritage dating back to 1910 and net sales of US$3.50 billion in 2025. It is registered in Luxembourg, keeps joint corporate headquarters there and in Mansfield, Massachusetts, and is listed on one exchange only, Hong Kong, under stock code 1910. Three core brands — Samsonite, TUMI and American Tourister — made 92.3 per cent of its 2025 sales between them. Travel products were 63.6 per cent of the total and the rest was business and casual bags, backpacks and accessories, a category it is deliberately growing because the margins are better.
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🇺🇸 American Tourister and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, American Tourister among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of American Tourister?
The parent company of American Tourister is Samsonite Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Luxembourg.
Is American Tourister American or Luxembourgish?
American Tourister originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Samsonite Group, which is headquartered in Luxembourg. So American Tourister is an American-origin brand under Luxembourgish ownership.
Is American Tourister still owned by Samsonite Group?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, American Tourister is still owned by Samsonite Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Samsonite Group S.A. Annual Report 2025 — Samsonite Group S.A., Annual report, published 28 April 2026; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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