I am now visiting England for two weeks and bought this pillow just before my long trip from California. I am not a big fan of airline pillows, but I do like to have a pillow to place in the window of the plane so I can lean against it and sleep during flights.

This pillow does not need to be inflated, and it fits nicely at the bottom of an inflight carry-on bag. It rolls up quite small which is ideal, but comes out a decent size. It is very comfortable and I like the fact that it doesn’t need to be inflated. I just “puff” it up a bit with my hands and it expands nicely. I slept on all three flights to England and was very comfortable. I also felt safer, not using a pillow previousy used by other passengers (who might have been sick. There were plenty of sick passengers around me, coughing and sneezing), and I fell into a peaceful, restful sleep in my window seats. Perfect!

When I return home from England, I will be glad to know that I have this pillow with me!

Loved this travel pillow for a long International flight to Paris. More supportive than others we’ve tried. Buying 3 more for our children for another long flight.

We did open them a week early to “air out” because it had a strong smell of plastic. If they do end up leaking, no big deal–they are affordable and we would rather keep buying them. We think they are more supportive than the buckwheat type pillows that shift and aren’t as supportive.

If the seam rubs your neck, just put up your shirt collar or carry a lightweight scarf with you as a buffer between the pillow and your skin. It’s not a big deal.

The pillow is just like a pillow you would get on an airline; small, easily flattened and should be disposable. The blanket is the same. The beauty of this kit is that you know where it has been. No one has drooled on it before you. It is yours and yours alone. At this price (2 for 1) it can be disposable. A nice little travel kit.

This book is a compilation of reader-submitted tips from the 20 Travel Tips feature in Budget Magazine. A tip of mine appeared in their February 2007 issue, unfortunately I think it was a little too late to be included here. So, yes, I think I’m a little biased, but there are some cool ideas here. It’s nicely divided into sections based on all parts of your trip. The safety section is particularly good and important, of course. It does tend to focus more on foreign travel, so if you only take two trips to grandma’s house a year, it might not be worthwhile for you. But otherwise, give it a shot! high-security concerns.