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How to save space in your carry-on luggage this summer

Easyjet halves cabbin luggage allowance
  • Packing light for travel requires a strategic approach, enabling travellers to maintain style and essentials without needing large luggage.
  • Key strategies include choosing a carry-on with exterior pockets for easy access and utilising packing cubes to organise clothes and maximise space.
  • Travellers should create tailored packing lists, roll clothes instead of folding, and wear their bulkiest footwear to optimise suitcase capacity.
  • Creative space-saving hacks, such as filling travel pillows with clothes and stuffing shoes with small items, can also free up significant space.
  • Using reusable mini toiletries, solid bars, and flat lay bags helps comply with airline liquid rules and keeps personal items compact and organised.
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