Travel Hacks For Saving Space In Your Luggage

Travel Hacks For Saving Space In Your Luggage

Is your next holiday going to be a city adventure? Or are you planning a beach holiday? The Maldives, Barbados, and New York are just some of the top ten destinations from Virgin Holidays that might be popular to check out in 2020. No matter where you are going, one of the most dreaded parts is deciding what you need to pack for your trip away. So, we’ve got some useful tips for saving space in your luggage.

When people say you need to pack lightly for a trip, it doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your favourite clothes and accessories. Instead, you can be smart with your packing so that you can reduce the overall weight of your luggage and save a bit of space.

Many airlines have strict rules when it comes to the weight of bags, so it’s important that you stick to the weight limit. If you want to save some space in your suitcase on your next trip away, here are some useful travel hacks that can help you…

Travel Hacks For Saving Space In Your Luggage

1. Pick Clothes with Lighter Fabric

Even though your chunky knits and comfy hoodies can keep you warm and comfortable on a trip away, they can take up a lot of room in your suitcase. It’s therefore useful to pack lightweight, space-saving clothes instead.

Rather than taking many pairs of jeans, adding some lightweight trousers to your luggage can help you fit more trousers into your luggage. While denim can be a useful travel item to wear, jeans and denim jackets are also quite heavy and can increase your luggage weight considerably.

2. Take a Kindle Instead of Books

Do you love reading books while travelling? If yes, then it might be best to carry a Kindle instead of books in your luggage. Taking one lightweight Kindle is much better than taking several books with you as Kindles can store hundreds of books on them. Even if you take one paper book with you, it can still take up valuable space in your luggage.

If you’re looking for a new book to read on your next trip, then take a look at some of the best books of 2019 from The Guardian. 

3. Wear Heavier Shoes to the Airport

Want to carry your favourite trainers or boots but worried that they would be too heavy for the luggage? Why don’t you wear them instead of taking them in your bag? Most people make the mistake of wearing flats or sandals to the airport while carrying heavy shoes in their luggage when they should be doing the opposite.

By wearing your heavier shoes to travel in you can save space and weight in your luggage. 

Travel Hacks For Saving Space In Your Luggage

4. Take Lightweight Gadgets

When you have long waits in departures, a lightweight laptop might be useful to take in your hand luggage to keep you entertained. You can check emails, watch videos, and even check out some of the best online casinos for slot games you can bet on.

You might also want to consider whether a laptop is necessary – a tablet or even your smartphone might do instead.

Although many of us like to listen to music and watch videos while we are travelling, earphones can save a lot more space in your luggage than packing a pair of headphones. 

5. Don’t Pack Toiletries

Although some may disagree, one of the best ways to pack toiletries for your trip is not to pack them at all. Should you pack toiletries when you can purchase them at your destination instead? Deodorant, toothpaste, and mouthwash, are some toiletries that you could find available at local shops at your destination instead.

Many hotels can also provide free shampoo and shower gel in hotel rooms too. However, some may prefer the peace of mind of packing toiletries as they know they will definitely have them…

Sarah Clayton-Lea

Co-founder of Big 7 Travel, Sarah created the company through her passion for championing the world's best food and travel experiences. Before her career in digital media, where she previously held roles such as Editor of Food&Wine Ireland, Sarah worked in the hospitality industry in Dublin and New York.

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