Airline workers share their 22 best tips for making travel less painful

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Successfully and painlessly getting from one part of the world to another can be difficult.

Between booking the right flights, planning and packing for all contingencies, and ensuring your travels are as stress-free as possible, a lot of things can go wrong along the way.

Luckily, there are plenty of people in the airline industry who can offer extensive knowledge on the matter.

So we asked more than 80 airline workers including flight attendants, gate agents, ticket agents, and other airport customer service reps to share their best travel hacks with us, and we scoured the internet for even more.

Here are 22 things that could help make your next trip less painful:

Save space in your suitcase

"My favorite travel hack is definitely the clothes-roll technique. I am often gone from home for several days, even up to three weeks, and I save space by rolling my clothes instead of folding them."

— A flight attendant with one year of experience

Always sleep in clean sheets

"Don't sleep on hotel sheets that don't have creases from being folded; someone slept on them already."

— A flight attendant with 19 years' experience

Get a cheaper upgrade

"Some airlines do offer reduced-price upgrades the day of the flight — there's sometimes even first-class flights available. So be in the boarding area good and early during boarding, because this is when you'll hear the announcements for last-minute upgrade purchases you might be able to get. It's not for every airline, but it does happen."

— A flight attendant with three years of experience