Tl;dr: Big savings on travel essentials.

It’s Prime Day today over at Amazon, and that means big discounts. It also means re-running our Prime Day article on travel essentials to enhance your travels, most of which are available with sizable discounts today.

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Best credit cards for Prime Day

The Amazon Prime Visa’s 5% cash back on Amazon purchases could make these deals even better, but you don’t need that card to snag extra points at Amazon. Until the end of the year, holders of the no-fee Discover It card earn 5% back at Amazon (and Target) as well, on up to $1,500 in purchases. (Apply via our referral link for a $100 statement credit plus the usual unlimited cash back match at the end of the first year.) Amex’s Blue Cash Everyday earns 3% back on online retail. And cards with good base spending rates like the Capital One Venture X (2x) and Citi Double Cash (2%) can be strong as well.

You can also check SimplyMiles to see if you can earn bonus AA miles when using a MasterCard (like the Double Cash or Bilt card).

Essential travel products

A tablet

Most flights these days have on-board entertainment with an extremely wide variety of programming options, often on seatback screens, but also usually available via free in-flight wifi through the airline’s website. However, I prefer to download whatever I’m binging on Netflix or Hulu. That way, I know I’ll be able to watch what I want to watch (currently Grande Maison Tokyo), and that I won’t be dependent on the (iffy) reliability of in-flight wifi for entertainment. I use the Kindle Fire 8, which offers a large-enough screen, great portability, and excellent battery life and storage capacity to make even the longest flights tolerable. It’s usually a worthwhile investment at $99 but going for $55 today .

Flight Flap

The Kindle is great, but you won’t want to hold it for 5-10 hours. The Flight Flap is a sleek, light little device that gives you a handy stand to watch shows from your in-seat tray table. You can also use it to hang a tablet from the tray table in its upright position, getting your neck into a more comfortable and upright position. The device is flexible and durable, so depending on the layout of the airplane you might find any number of ways to deploy it. It’s not quite big enough to comfortably span two tray tables if you want to place it between two people in adjoining seats, so if you like to watch Netflix with a partner on a flight, you might want to check out the XL version, though the XL will be bigger than necessary in most cases.

Portable power

My Kindle usually lasts for at least 8 hours, more than enough for all but the longest international flights. But on those long flights, I can cut it close on battery life. My phone, meanwhile, doesn’t always last all that long. While most airline seats these days have power outlets, their effectiveness is inconsistent at best. Meanwhile, finding a power outlet in certain airports can sometimes be an adventure unto itself. Having a power bank on hand just makes life that much easier. I have and like this one from INIU. This one from Anker is also great. These smaller ones from Miady don’t hold a lot of power but are very convenient to carry when you only need a little bit of extra power.

Noise-cancelling headphones

Okay, so you’ve got a tablet filled up with bingeable Netflix shows, fully charged thanks to a power bank, and a flight flap to watch it from. That’s great, but not much good if you can’t hear anything. The single greatest flight investment I’ve ever made is this pair of Anker noise-canceling headphones. The noise-canceling feature greatly reduces the oppressive noise of the cabin, and the high maximum volume makes it easy to hear all the important audio from whatever show you’re watching or podcast you’re listening to. If you don’t want to sacrifice all the space that the over-ear headphones take up, the EarFun Free Pro 2 wireless earbuds have solid noise canceling performance, and I will often use them to give my ears a break on longer flights.

Air Tags

I hate to pay to check bags, but I often find myself checking them because I can usually do so for free thanks to airline credit cards. That allows me to avoid keeping an eye on a carry-on in the airport, allows me to get off the plane faster, and sometimes even lets me stuff my backpack in the overhead compartment, giving me more legroom.

Overall, checking a bag is a low-risk proposition, but bags do get lost, and if it happens to you it can be a very costly inconvenience at best. Our bags got misplaced by AA during the CrowdStrike meltdown in July, and while AA got the bags back to us in a few days, they still haven’t covered our expenses for the toiletries and clothes we had to buy when we were luggage-less. By placing Air Tags in your bags, you can at least keep an eye on your luggage, reducing the risk of your bags running off and increasing your odds of recovering them if they do. Prime Day is always a great time to stock up on Air Tags; don’t shy away from the 4-pack–as we learned in July, it’s always better to have one Air Tag too many than one too few!

Hand sanitizer

While many airlines offer wipes or gel at the entrance to the plane, it’s always nice to have some extra on hand. Just make sure it’s a TSA-friendly size, like this one.

Underseat bag

We both purchased versions of this Matein bag prior to our last trip to Europe, and we’ve been quite happy with them. It fits comfortably under the seat, has an excellent collection of pockets, and has useful travel features like an anti-theft wallet pocket, exterior USB charging port, and a strap to allow you to easily slide the backpack over the handle of roller luggage.

Luggage scale

If you’re a heavy packer, you’ll want to make sure you avoid the massive fees for overweight baggage. A portable luggage scale can help you plan your travels and give you peace of mind. We find this one convenient and affordable.

Portable fan

I recently invested in the Jisulife portable mini fan, and I’m a big fan of this fan. It folds itself into a compact cylinder, making it easy to tote from place to place, and can be extended either fully to hold in your hands or 90 degrees to set on a desk or other surface. It has very long battery life and can also be used as a flashlight or portable charger. It’s a bit of a jack of all trades, master of none, but I love having this fan handy when air conditioning is not available.

Conclusion

If you’ve got travel in your future, Prime Day might be the perfect opportunity to get some great deals on products to make your next journey a lot more enjoyable and convenient.

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