Except for a monthlong trip to Europe, I never travel with more than a rollaboard and a small, chic daypack. But still I've had bellhops at the hotel where I merely wait to catch the airport shuttle try and take my bags to the bus without asking. I tell them politely but firmly that I can manage. A few of them try to ignore it, which is a bad move. <g> I just grab them by the forearm and say - with a smile - "no thank you." They are stunned when I do that.