Travel guides
8 practical guides to fly better: how to choose a suitcase and make the most of your hand luggage, what you can take on a plane, how to carry your documents, travelling with kids, what to do if your bag goes missing, and how to eat and sleep on board.
How to choose the best suitcase for travel
Hard or soft, carry-on or checked, two wheels or four. What really matters when choosing a suitcase, and what isn't worth paying for.
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Travelling with kids at the airport without losing your cool
How to prepare the trip, get through security, keep them busy while you wait and survive take-off with babies and young children.
3 min read
How not to lose your luggage (and what to do if it goes missing)
Tips to make sure your checked bag arrives with you, how to track it down and what to claim from the airline if it doesn't show up on the carousel.
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Suitcase + backpack: how to make the most of your hand luggage
How to combine your carry-on suitcase with the backpack that goes under the seat, what to pack in each and how to make everything fit without paying extra.
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How and where to carry your travel documents
Which documents you need to fly, how to check your destination's entry requirements and the safest, easiest way to carry them.
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How to sleep on a plane
The seat, the pillow, the light and the noise. Simple tricks to rest on long flights and arrive with less jet lag.
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What you can take on a plane (and what you can't)
Liquids, batteries, medicines, food and banned items. The hand luggage rules for getting through security without surprises.
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What to eat and drink on a plane, and what to avoid
How to order special meals, which dishes sit best at 10,000 metres and which drinks to avoid so you arrive rested.
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Photo credits
- Two hard-shell carry-on suitcases in a shop: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Children's play area in an airport terminal: Vasyatka1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baggage carousel at an airport: Stimpy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Open suitcase full of clothes next to a toy plane: Familydestinationsguide.com Images, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Passport and boarding passes on a table: Wei-Te Wong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inflatable travel pillow on a seat: Takahiro Yamagiwa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Airport security checkpoint with queues of passengers: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meal tray served on board a plane: User:Mattes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons