Whether you travel using air flights, luxury cruises, trains, buses, or rental cars on your vacations and holidays, you are probably curious and want to know what's new and cool in vacation and holiday travel accessories.
If you would like to find out about some of the travel accessories that are available to make your trip more comfortable, easier, and safer, here are some great products. These items should be available at any luggage and travel accessories stores.
What are compression bags and how much space can they save you when you pack your luggage?
If you use space saving clear plastic compression bags when packing your clothes, you can save up to a whopping 80% more space in your luggage. They can be used over and over again for many years of very easy packing.
How does a non-slip security wallet work?
One accessory you should purchase is the non-slip security travel wallet. It is about the same size as a regular wallet but has non-slip rubber on one side which will catch on the inside of your pocket if it accidentally slips out of your pocket, or if pickpocket tries to pick your pocket. Always put your wallet inside your front pocket. Under no circumstances should you ever carry your wallet in a back pocket. Professional thieves have called it "the sucker pocket".
Here is a great trick! You can change your wallet into a non-slip wallet by putting a couple of wide elastic bands around it. Another solution that will help with the problem of pickpockets is a chain-equipped security wallet which can be attached to your belt.
The secret waist wallet is a wallet which can compliment a non-slip travel wallet. It fits under your shirt or blouse, but it's still easily accessible. It is not a good idea to lift up your shirt or blouse to open this wallet in public as you can never be sure who is watching, like a possible pickpocket, or robber. It's best to open it discretely where no one can see what your doing, like in a public washroom stall.
A leather money belt that has a concealed, zippered pocket on the inner side of it, is an excellent security travel product. You can hide paper money, small, foldable documents, or a key in the secure, zippered pocket.
Elastic security socks are stay-up, elastic stretch socks that have a concealed, zippered pocket on the inside of each one of a pair of these socks. These socks would be very difficult for a pickpocket to access.
Another unique accessory is an RFID blocking passport holder. This radio frequency identification passport holder protects your passport and other documents that can be electronically compromised by data-stealing hackers.
Combination and key accessible combo luggage locks make it possible for custom's officials to unlock your checked luggage for inspection with special skeleton keys, then lock your luggage up again. You then can dial the combination and you can open your luggage. This can save you a lot of time and money replacing regular locks that custom's agents had to break to gain entry to inspect your luggage. Another great plus with these combo locks is that you don't have any keys to worry about losing or replacing.
You can carry a personal, battery-operated security alarm that emits a loud, piercing sound that may help ward off a robber or mugger. Another product that is inexpensive and that will produce the same effect is a referee's whistle, which you can hide under your shirt or blouse, attached to a string and hung around your neck.
Battery-operated hotel room intruder alarms are excellent hotel room safety devices. One kind of alarm hangs on the room's door knob. Any movement of the door or door knob will set off the alarm. Another one is the doorstop type which you push under the hotel room door's bottom edge. If someone tries to open the door, the alarm will sound.
Women travelers can buy an innovative security purse that has a steel cable sewn in the strap. This will foil a thief who makes an attempt to cut through the strap and run away with their purse.
Easy is the word for the pocket pillow that is approximately 6" x 4" x 1". It inflates to about 19" x 15", and is handy to carry with you. It makes a comfortable pillow to rest your head upon.
Always protect your eyes from the tropical sun when traveling by wearing sunglasses that carry both a UVA as well as a UVB certified protection label.
A handy little book light that clamps on to the edge of your book enables you to conveniently read in dim light or total darkness. It also allows you to read in the dark without disturbing your sleeping travel companion.
If you like to wear a backpack you should consider a steel-mesh equipped backpack. These security backpacks have a steel mesh that is sewn in the bottom and sides, the vulnerable places where a thief could slash it with a knife. If this happens, everything will tumble out, and the thief and his accomplices can grab anything of valuable and run away in different directions.
Keep in mind that you will probably have to use adaptor plugs and converters if you are traveling to certain countries.
A large travel accessories store, Magellan's, has an award-winning catalogue that has everything for travelers from adaptor plugs to secret security wallets. You can order their catalogue online, at Magellans.com
Tilley Endurables, a legendary manufacturer of sun-protective travel clothing and accessories,created the world-famous Tilley Hat. They specialize in making stylish, comfortable, and practical outdoor hats and travel clothing. Most fabrics they use in manufacturing their hats and clothing carry a certified UPF 50 rated label, which is the highest rating for sun protection available. You can get their sun-protective clothing and accessories catalogue by going to their website, at Tilleys.com.
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