Thank you, everyone. Definitely some things in here I hadn't considered.

And that LV bag is gorgeous. Little outside my price range (gulp), but sounds like the absolute perfect bag.

I'm currently using an REI handbag that's great for personal travel. Mine's all black, but this is the same bag. It's travelled thousands of miles with me, and I've stuffed all sort of things in it. It looks small, but I can fit a rolled-up thin sweatshirt into it along with all my usual travel bits, sometimes to the amazement of the people sitting near me on the plane.

It's got a compartment for my iPad, enough room for a couple novels, pockets for hotel keys and the Blackberry, separate pockets for water bottles, a mesh pocket for receipts... It's just not good-looking enough to take into meetings with me, hence this project.

Any other thoughts, please send them through. And thanks again!