Summer is the season of traveling, and whether you’re just going for a few days or a few weeks, tote bags are an essential accessory to travel comfortably. They are large enough to store all our travel essentials, comfortable to carry on the shoulder leaving the hands free and also easy to access at any moment.

If you are looking for a tote, this year you should get one with ethnic patterns and by fair trade suppliers, not only it is one of the trends of the season but it will also display your ethical choices to others, hopefully inspiring them to do the same.

Slide Fair trade ethnic pattern bag from Madagascar A great mix of modern and traditional, this tote with metallic details and mosaic print comes from Madagascar.
$ 64 from Global Goods Partners Slide African batik tote bag by Sseko designs The hand-dyed African batik of this bag has the colors of the perfect summer sunset!
$79.99 at Sseko Designs Slide Vietnamese Pattern Tote bag This beautiful leather and fabric tote is made with a traditional Cham (Vietnam) pattern representing what the artisans see around them: animal footprints, fruit, vegetables, trees and people.
$ 134.00 at Wild Tussah Slide Indian embroidered tote bag Simple yet stunning this tote is inspired by peach blossom and it is embroidered in the traditional aari Indian technique. Leather handles and fabric, fully lined.
$49.99 at Novica Slide Shibori tote bag An elegant blue and white tote made of Shibori dyed denim with leather handles and bottom.
$150 at Shopping for a Change Slide Guatemalan blue tote The pattern of this bag reminds of the clear sky with white clouds running across it. Made of handwoven jasper cotton, it hails from Guatemala.
$ 60 at Fair Trade Winds