Must Have Travel Gadgets

There are gadgets that tourists need to make their trip as easy and pleasurable as possible – from battery chargers and travel adapters to noise-cancelling headphones for red-eye flights or mini camera/smartphone gimbals that allow for smooth footage or photos.

1. Luggage Scale
And there is no travel without a luggage scale so that you don’t incur over-weight charges and costs. You can use this handy, little gadget to weigh your suitcases and carry-on bags before you depart for a trip to ensure they comply with airline weight restrictions.

Most luggage scales have digital displays for tracking bag weight conveniently. This model has a solid hook to attach it to any luggage handle and is up to 110 lbs of luggage weight.

This battery-free, light-weight luggage scale is environmentally friendly and easy to operate and gets four stars from buyers for accuracy and ease of use. Small enough to fit in any backpack or suitcase with the drawstring carry case reducing damage while traveling and the chance that it will get lost on the way.

2. Luggage Tracker
An luggage tracker is good for your travelling. No more panicking on the phone with airlines or waiting in line at baggage claim; pull out your phone and instantly find your bag!

Think of luggage trackers that offer geofencing notification to draw a line and locate anything not within reach, or locate the items not near it. Also look for models that feature GPS for better tracking.

Our picks for the best luggage trackers are Tile Pro Bluetooth Luggage Tag and Finder Card. Both of these tiny trackers fit comfortably in your suitcase, backpack or purse; Tile pro emits a beep when it’s time to look for your bag; Finder Card’s Community Find can locate objects outside Bluetooth range.

3. E-Reader
E-readers are fast becoming an indispensable companion on the road. Lightweight, battery-backed, and stacked with all the advantages of smartphones and tablets, e-readers give travelers digital books, anytime, anywhere.

E-readers have displays known as e-ink that replicate the feel of paper books without the glare, so you can read in direct sunlight or at the pool without straining your eyes or compromising your eyesight.

If reading is your style, an e-reader with a dimmable front light will help you to read at night by transitioning between cool blue and orange lights in the day and night. You can even sync your reading progress between audiobooks and e-books on some devices.

4. Portable Charger
There is nothing like not having power in your room when you get to the airport or hotel room and you do not have anything to charge your devices and power banks are safe in that case.

Charge tablets, laptops, and other devices at once with a multi-purpose portable charger. Take it on the road, go for something thin and light so it can be easily carried in your luggage or to work.

We liked Anker Portable Charger a lot on Prime Day, it charges one or two phones in full. Its minimalistic design and lightweight is ideal for travel with integrated cables so you don’t have to carry any more cords around – definitely a good buy!

5. Travel Adapter
If you’re travelling internationally, an adapter is a must. Consider it as mapping between the different plug types you will encounter along the way.

Others have built-in voltage converters so you can use them in different countries with different power standards and others have more than one USB port to charge multiple devices at once.

There’s a struggle to find an adapter that is small and lightweight so you can carry it everywhere, and look for one with colored pieces so you can see which parts need to be charged at any given moment. News Editor Asia Palomba had one (as the name suggests) called FLIGHT 001 5-in-1 Adapter when she recently visited Azores, and it successfully charged her iPhone, AirPods, portable charger, Amazon Fire Tablet and the parts for her DJI Mini Drone.