People who race put their treasured bikes in those hard cases,
which get used many times
in their racing career.. & they stay in a place as a base when they get there..

As a tourist, I've abandoned cardboard cartons at the arrival luggage .
then Rode off from the airport.

Like: leaving from Shiphol AMS, ride the bike paths right up to the terminal,
KLM has boxes FS..


LBS here does both receiving and shipping of tourist's bikes
being at start /finish of a couple popular tour routes.

sometimes hard cases , sometimes boxes.

LBS have a touring rider's hard case, after assembling the bike,
in preparation for departure,
the empty case is being picked up by UPS.
returning to point of origin/ end of ride for repacking..