The Best Travel Hacks You Will Hear in 2024

These are 33 of the best travel hacks with tips and tricks for the airplane. I also show you hacks for a carry-on suitcase.

What I Use With My Hacks in This Video:

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What I Use With My Hacks in This Video:

[shelleyjennings]

One more hack. I used to work in the travel industry. Pack a piece of paper in your bags that has the dates of your flights as well as the airline and flight numbers. Add your email/and or cell phone. The baggage and lost bag staff folks are mad busy. Anything you can do to get your bag returned to you pronto is a plus.😊 Regarding shampoo and other liquids- if you place Saran Wrap or other thin plastic beneath the bottle cap and then screw on the cap. It makes any bottle leak proof. I’ve been doing this for years.

[TheWanderingWife]

My husband and I are very frequent travelers, so it’s really not a surprise that we’ve had a few times that one of our checked suitcases didn’t arrive, but we’ve never had both delayed. So, we each pack 2-3 days of underwear, socks and tops in a packing cube and put it in the other person’s suitcase. That way, we at least have a few days worth of clothes until our bag shows up.

[Miss_sassyxx]

Last holiday abroad I took some dresses, t shirts, older shoes. Wore them then washed them and put them in a charity shop then gave me room for new goodies

[CC-krmr]

Oh, and one more thing. Our family friend, who flies a ton business with emirates for his job had Dora the Explorer stickers on his TUMI luggage. Since he doesn’t have any kids and it was totally not on brand for him, I asked him why he had kids stickers on his suitcase. He said no one has ever tried to temper with his suitcase, or steal it. Thieves are more likely to assume there’s children’s clothing or toys, and nothing of real value etc. in the suitcase.

[AudreySimpson-wq]

Hi Laurie. I've used a lot of your tips in the past - thank you. One thing I do, and have told my friends to do, is put something on the bottom of your checked suitcase so if it's coming towards you on the carousel with the bottom facing you, you'll recognize it right away without having to wait to check the handle for your piece of ribbon. I found this out years ago by covering a small tear on the bottom of a soft-sided case with a four or five-inch piece of duct tape. (I no longer have that suitcase - I have a hard sided one that I painted dog paw-prints on the bottom.)

[michellenewman]

Very helpful tips Laurie. One tip I like to share is to bring a few pieces of bubble wrap to wrap your breakable souvenirs. It folds flat and can go in the inner lining ( the zippered part that hides your handles) of your carry on suitcase. This is also where I store copies of my passport and travel insurance. Thanks again! Michelle from Canada 🇨🇦

[kswanson]

I travel by backpack only, and always carry a cinch-top trash bag. A man puked on me and my backpack mid flight. I had nothing clean to change into because of this. It made me realize how nasty plane floors are. I now pull my folded bag from an outside pocket and slide it over my pack before sliding it under the seat

[AnnikenAllis]

If you buy liquids, creams, toiletries in the departure lounge, keep the receipts. Last year my daughter & I boarded a plane from London to Oslo. Then they made us get off due to a technical problem but they sent us towards passport control. So we had to go through security again. We had proof of what we'd bought in the departure lounge & they allowed us to keep those things (we had way more than the liquid allowance).

[barbarafrench]

This year I was carrying Christmas presents, some of which were electronics. I did a pre-pack of my carryon to make sure I could fit everything. Then I put the electronics (including my laptop) in a nylon reusable shopping bag. Once I got to TSA I was able to put all the electronics in gray bins without searching through my luggage. Once I was through security, I easily repacked my bag.

[CC-krmr]

Also, one thing that really helped me save a lot of space is having a very neutral and interchangeable colour palette. Personally, I prefer black and cream or tan with gold jewelry. You can bring some costume cocktail jewellery like a cocktail ring and some drop earrings or a statement necklace and just a basic black slip dress that you could even wear during the day and another way. I also pack my toiletries in little black or gold sparkly bags so that I can just use those evening bags as a clutch

[lap]

This TP hack may sound as if it’s verging on OCD, but I’ve done it for years and it works. Grab a roll of TP, a pencil and a few small elastic bands. When you’re sitting around some evening watching TV do this: Start winding the TP around the pencil. When you get a few winds, it will be firm enough so you can remove the pencil. Keep winding until you have a roll with a diameter of about a 50 cent piece, or a bit smaller (whatever size you like for purse-size, actually). Pop on the elastic band to keep it from unrolling. Repeat this until you have re-wound the entire original roll. You will be surprised at how compact these mini rolls have become compared to the large original roll. Store all your mini rolls all in a ziplock bag, and transfer one or two to a small snack-size ziplock to keep them clean and intact in your purse. I usually carry one roll, together with a small hand sanitiser and a pocket-size soap leaf dispenser in a little baggie. These mini rolls, BTW, are really easy to pack. You can drop them into any tiny space in your bag, or fill your shoes with them.

[maryharte]

Laurie, Thank you so much for the TSA Cares mention. We are traveling next week with our son who is in his 30's and sustained a traumatic brain injury. He's in a wheelchair, just regular one, but TSA has been SO helpful in getting back to me with the information we'll need and explaining how it all works. It's been YEARS since we've been able to fly with him and this is our Christmas gift to him. Really enjoy your video's and may you and your husband have a wonderful Christmas.

[instantkarmalr]

I’ve been using the mini dual carabiner zipper hack on my purse in pickpocketing-heavy areas for several years now. In fact, Nite-Ize has a locking version (I think it’s called the S-biner Microlock) that adds yet another layer of protection in areas where you’re particularly worried. I’m always very careful about where my bag is in areas known for pickpocketing, but the carabiner trick gives me some peace of mind

[mrsdrhill]

The diaper hack works - we had our bag rifled through at our local water park. Since then, we put our keys, pass, and the 1 debit card we bring in a feminine pad or diaper. Someone did rifle through our bag another time but the pad was undisturbed. The bummer is that sharing these tips will start to encourage thieves to try to outsmart us…ce le vie

[micheleemmerich]

My luggage was delayed when I flew to Scotland this summer. Arrived in Edinburgh on Sunday didn’t get my bag until Thursday, luckily I had worn merino wool and alpaca garments. Fortunately I had put a cheap rain poncho at the last minute in my personal item. After I cleared TSA unfortunately I had moved my toiletries bag to my carry on. Because of your tips I had my meds and absolutely everything I needed for two days. I love your pouches for everything, I had my sleep pouch, and a comfort pouch. Sleep pouch had sleep mask, anti acid, and melatonin as well as other things. Comfort pouch had crest disposable tooth brushes, breath mints and eye drops and other things. I did get a few pieces of clothing to get me by until my bags arrived. Love your videos!

[michelealkins]

For the tape to cover lights, I wrap a few pieces around a small ink pen so I have them when I need them but they don’t take up any room anywhere and I always know where they are.

[CC-krmr]

Also, silk scarves take up virtually no room and you can turn it into a purse, head scarf, wrap around your wrist as accessory, use as sleeping mask, you name it!

[noahs]

The post it notes are especially helpful to cover auto flush toilet sensors so the yucky toilets don’t flush on you and you can open the door then pull the post it as you exit. No gross germs toilet water spraying your way!

[HollyBird]

Love the idea about putting extra pockets in your jackets.