TravelHaven Tips — Pack Like a Travel Professional

Here are some great packing tips from Laura Manske‘s article Surprising, Smart Secrets Of Top Travel Pros.

“Carry on your luggage. How does a lady do it? Easy: I pick one color — black, brown, blue — then build the suitcase contents to match. Scarves, jewelry, shawls, sweaters add color. Every jacket has both a skirt and pants that compliment. Twin sweater sets mix and match. Keep shoes to a minimum, one low and one high heel should do it. Finally, a little hand wash detergent saves the day.” — Lou Hammond, president, Lou Hammond & Associates Public Relations

“Check your luggage. While you hear most frequent travelers talk about how they can squeeze everything for a week into a carry-on bag, I am the opposite. I spend half my life traveling and wouldn’t enjoy it without my favorite things. My cosmetics bag has small-size versions of all the many products I use at home so I don’t feel like I’m always in a strange place. It’s worth it to me to check my luggage and make my travel life more comfortable.” — Marcia Frost, travel journalist and content editor, cocktailsandjoints.com; wineandspiritstravel.com; and marciafrost.com

“Select lightweight fabrics, so you can layer your clothes. They don’t take up a lot of room in luggage. Also, I never feel like I’m wearing the same thing over and over.” — Marcia Frost, travel journalist and content editor, cocktailsandjoints.com; wineandspiritstravel.com; marciafrost.com

“If traveling with a companion, swap a day’s worth of clothing into each other’s luggage. My husband and I do this. That way if one of our bags goes AWOL, neither of us has to run to the gift shop for an emergency T-shirt.” — Sally Kilbridge, editor-in-chief, destinationw.com