Brits warned to always pack a large piece of cling film in their suitcases
Holidaymakers are being told they should always pack "a large piece of cling film" in their suitcases, and it could actually make unpacking that little bit easier when you arrive at your destination.
While arriving on holiday with a nice bag of shiny jewellery to complement your outfit is clearly desirable, travelling with such valuable items can be difficult. Bracelets and necklaces not packed properly can emerge at the other end tangled and useless.
Sarah Rowlands, a jewellery expert at Pandora UK, has shared her top tips to protect jewellery when travelling to avoid such a frustrating situation. She said: "Take a large piece of cling film and lay your jewellery out about 5cm apart on one half of the film.
"Then fold the other half of the cling film over so the jewellery is encased in film. Lastly, gently roll up the cling film with your jewellery inside so it will be compact and tangle-free for packing in a little box or pouch."
The cling film should protect a necklace or bracelet from becoming tangled. If that doesn't work or you don't have any cling film to hand, you could also try threading the necklace through a straw to avoid it tangling.
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Clingfilm is a great way to protect your jewellery (Getty Images)Sarah added: "Reuse an old piece of cardboard of polystyrene and pierce little holes for your earrings to get through. Or pierce earrings through a fresh cotton ball for safe transport. This is better than storing multiple earrings loose in a little bag or pouch where they can bash each other and cause damage."
Earrings are vulnerable to being damaged if they’re stored in a pouch or box. A piece of cardboard will lie flat in the suitcase and won’t take up much room, while also protecting your valuable goods from being knocked or scraped.
Precious gold items - particularly those with a high carat content - are soft and very prone to being accidentally damaged in transit. Sarah also recommends packing necklaces in a zip lock bag to avoid them becoming tangled.
She continues: "A great hack is to make use of small plastic bags and put your chains 90 percent inside but leave the ends dangling out. Seal the bag as usual and this will prevent any tangling of necklaces, chains, bracelets or anklets."
As for more expensive items? It may be worth leaving them at home - or making sure they're insured if you are taking them abroad.
Then of course, there's always the risk of a suitcase going missing - so one travel expert has recommended you always pack at least one random item in your bag.
Peter Drummond, head of baggage at air transport IT provider SITA suggested adding a "soft toy or unusual clothing item" to your bag. That way, if it gets lost, aviation workers can easily search their database to see if they have a match. Tying something bright such a ribbon to your bag is another way to mark it out from the crowd.
Peter added: "One of the most common causes of bags getting lost is that they look just like someone else’s bag, and they get taken off the carousel in error."
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