Travel Products for Hassle-Free Vacations

June 18, 2008 -- Summer travel often brings stressful headaches from packing nightmares. As airlines charge $15 for your first checked bags, it seems like everyone is trying to pack small, bring more and still save money.

But you can turn travel nightmares into sweet dreams, with this season's must-have travel accessories.

Jaimee Zanzinger, editor of Real Simple magazine, joined "Good Morning America" to offer products that will help you survive your summer's travel plans.

Before You Leave

Inflatable Hangers: Perfect for hanging wet laundry to dry, these inflatable hangers are a welcome alternative to the hotel-provided wire variety.
Cost: Two hangers/$5
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Innovative Laundry Bag: The best feature of this drawstring bag for dirty laundry is its nylon interior, treated with chemicals to prevent odor from spreading into your suitcase or carry-on.
Cost: $20
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Luggage Lock: Airport security can open this lock to inspect your bag and lock it again. Plus, a security window turns red if your bag has been searched.
Cost: Two locks/$20
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Digital Luggage Scale: Avoid extra fees by checking luggage that is overweight with this digital scale. Secure its strap to a bag weighing up to 100 pounds and wait for the beep.
Cost: $25-30
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Travel Care Kit: Everything you could possibly need is in this Travel-Smith pack. All the essentials for smooth travels are included: a sleep mask, earplugs, a mirrored brush, soap petals, a facecloth, a toothbrush and a deck of cards (for whiling away the miles).
Cost: $29
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On the Plane

Once you've actually made it to the airplane, these must-have accessories will make your flight, however long or short, much more comfortable and relaxing.

Ear Plugs: Ear plugs are a necessity when flying, especially if your fellow passengers are noisy. Bonus — they're inexpensive and disposable.

Cost: $2-$10
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Intriguing Inflatable Pillow: Inflate this travel pillow on a tray table, lean forward and pass out. You might look silly using this strangely-shaped pillow, but you'll have the last laugh when you wake up feeling refreshed.
Cost: $30

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You've Arrived!

After any flight swirling with stale air, you'll want to freshen up. We've got the some carry-on friendly products that will help you feel your best once you arrive at your destination.

Solid Perfume: Worried that your sweet-smelling perfume will leak in your suitcase and drench all your carefully packed belongings? Spillproof solid — yes, solid — perfume is the way to travel.
Cost: $20-55

Click here for the Marc Jacobs solid perfume for $55.

Click here for Stila solid perfume for $20.

Click here for Aquolina Pink Sugar solid perfume for $22.

Dove Facial Cloths: Since hotels often give "facial" soap that's actually identical to their deodorant soap, you may want to use these gentle solutions. Pack Dove's disposable cloths, which foam up when water is added to remove any makeup. Bonus: They're airplane-friendly.
Cost: $6.49/30 Cloths
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For more summer travel tips, pick up Real Simple's new issue.