If you’ve ever found yourself trying to sleep during a long flight, you’ve likely used a travel pillow for support.
However, many travellers have recently discovered that they’ve been using these small inflatable supports wrong all this time. A TikToker known as @Sidneyraz has demonstrated the correct way to use a travel pillow while flying.
Contrary to popular belief, the C-shaped neck pillows should not be placed with the thick, rounded part at the back of the neck, but rather the other way around.
In fact, leaning forward over the pillow supports your neck and prevents your head from falling forward.
With the open end of the “U” behind your neck, it also provides support to the sides and back of your head, keeping it from bobbing side to side as you sleep.
This is not the first time TikTok users have shared their travel tips and experiences.
In a recent video, Lora McLaughlin showed her viewers how she travels with her dogs on planes. Most US airlines allow dogs into cabins, provided they are properly housed in a suitable bag and have a ticket.
While service animals such as guide dogs travel for free, holidaying hounds must be paid for and count towards carry-on luggage, reports the Mirror.
The 52-year-old ex-news correspondent often travels across the US with her pooches Tippy and Tiger, neatly tucked into compact roller bags.
She explained: “One of the reasons we went with little dogs is… for ease of travel for both the dogs and us. It was really hard on our larger dogs and us to put them in cargo.”
Notably, airlines including easyJet, Flybe, Jet2, Ryanair UK, Virgin Atlantic, and Wizz Air UK enforce a strict no-pets policy, barring animals from both the cabin and hold.