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Apple appears to be quietly discontinuing the Vision Pro Travel Case in international markets, with the $199 accessory removed from storefronts across much of the world.

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MacRumors can confirm that the Apple Vision Pro Travel Case is no longer listed on Apple's online storefronts around the world, including the UK, Japan, Germany, France, Ireland, and Hong Kong. The Apple Vision Pro accessories page in these countries no longer list the Travel Case at all, and the product web pages that once contained it have been completely removed, which would indicate discontinuation with no plans to revive the product, at least in these countries.

In China and Australia, the listings remain live and visible but the product is grayed out and unavailable to purchase. The case continues to be sold as usual in the U.S., Canada, and the UAE. It is unclear when the changes were made, but they appear to have taken place recently.

The Belkin Travel Bag for Apple Vision Pro remains available for customers in international markets as an alternative. Apple has not announced any changes to the original product's availability.

The move comes as Apple appears to have scaled back its Vision Pro ambitions. The headset's October 2025 M5 refresh reportedly failed to revive meaningful consumer interest, with the $3,499 price tag remaining unchanged despite the chip upgrade. Apple is believed to have sold around 600,000 Vision Pro units in total, and sources have noted an unusually high rate of returns compared to any other recent Apple product.

Following the M5 model's weak reception, the Vision Pro team was reportedly disbanded and its members redistributed across other projects. Vision Products Group chief Mike Rockwell has been leading Apple's Siri team since March 2025. Plans for a cheaper, lighter "Vision Air" were reportedly scrapped in October 2025, and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that if a new headset does eventually materialize, he would not expect it for "around two more years at least," given that the bulk of Apple's mixed-reality hardware talent have been moved to other projects.

Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported this month that incoming Apple CEO John Ternus signed off on canceling both a second Vision Pro and the Vision Air, with Apple's focus now shifted to smart glasses. Kuo says two products remain in development: AI-equipped glasses to rival Meta's Ray-Bans, expected in 2027, and a display-equipped set of AR glasses unlikely to arrive before 2029. Gurman separately indicated that a slimmer, cheaper Vision Pro remains a possibility in the long term, but is unlikely to arrive before late 2028 or 2029 at the earliest.

Whether it signals a complete discontinuation or simply a quiet inventory wind-down, it is difficult to not see the apparent phasing out of the Vision Pro Travel Case as part of the device's uncertain future.

Thanks, Ben!

Article Link: Apple Seemingly Discontinuing Vision Pro Travel Case Around the World
 
Glad I did not buy one. I could have afforded one, but the isolation is the issue. If I lived alone, then this type of device would be something to consider as I would not offend anyone else in the home.

One less operating system to maintain? Perhaps those folks could be assigned to QC in the software department as that department needs all the help it can get.
 
Travel cases/accessories need to be travel friendly. Apple seems to ignore that with both this and the AirPods Max in general. They’re both HUGE compared to what they need to be.

I agree. I don't have an Apple Vision Pro (AVP) although I did consider getting one as essentially a travel monitor for my MacBook and while researching it I came to the same conclusion that the Apple AVP case and many of the competitors are far too large to the extent that I would characterise them as somewhat travel unfriendly especially if you're only travelling with carry-on bags as I almost always do.

This is the most compact case I could find and unless anyone knows of anything better is the one that I would go for were I ever to get an AVP ...


[ I have no connection with this company, not even as a customer, so this is just what I found while trawling the internet and is not a recommendation based on any hands-on experience with the product. ]
 
Too expensive was always the problem.
And heavy. My only experience was doing a demo while waiting for my iPhone to be fixed, but I thought it was really cool and truly (for lack of a better word) immersive in a way I’d never experienced before. At the same time, I was noticing the weight even after 20 minutes, and I was never going to cough up $3.5K to own one. To me, it might’ve been worth it if the price came down to, say, comparable to a well-spec’ed Mac then I might have succumbed.
 
I actually love the Apple AVP case. May pick up another one as a backup just in case they discontinue it in the US.
I love it too, but as a home-use case and not for travel. This case is big and puffy, but perfect for keeping my AVP safe from bumps at home. It's easy to use and is premium quality. I haven't travelled with the AVP yet, but would likely get one from SFBags if I did. They have great cases and I have a similar one for my Mac Studio.
 
When I bought my AVP, they were pushing the Belkin one and mentioned the Apple one. Belkin's was half the price and at least just as good.
 
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