The 14 best luxury travel accessories

Let’s face it: travel these days can be a hellish experience. Shoes off, computers and liquids in the tub, line up and shuffle through the scanner, all while trying to ignore the aroma of other people’s feet and dodging their children. Luckily there are a few little luxuries that can help make your journey just that little bit more glamorous.
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There is nothing worse than a chatty plane neighbour. Tune it all out with the ultimate in noise-cancelling headphones, from Bang & Olufsen. Beoplay H95 Headphones, £879, fenwick.co.uk
No more tangled necklaces or missing earrings — the chicest way to transport your most treasured items is with a custom Globetrotter jewellery case. Safari Jewellery Case, £1,395, globe-trotter.com
Dry air at 30,000ft often means dry skin. Keep a bottle of this Hermès hand cream close by and you’re sure to arrive with particularly hydrated skin. Les Mains Hermès hand cream, £86, selfridges.com
Many people have an Apple AirTag in their bag for flying to keep track of their personal items — but not many have it safely ensconced in an Hermès case. This keyring is the chicest in travel tech and a must for keeping an eye on that AirTag at all times. Apple AirTag keyring, £359, hermes.com
Some people swear by the roll method, others stick to stacking, but those travellers truly in the know use packing cubes. Not only do they help to organise the contents of your suitcase, they also make unpacking an absolute breeze. The best ones are by Paravel and come in sets of four. They’re made from recycled nylon so crucially don’t make your luggage any heavier, unlike other bulky cubes. Packing cube set, £65, selfridges.com
If it feels like you’re seeing this Dior Book Tote everywhere in the airport these days, it’s because you are. And with good reason: the perfect size to fit atop your wheeled carry-on, it is structured enough for laptops, books and magazines but soft enough to bend to fit into an overhead compartment or under a seat. What more could you possibly want? Large Dior book tote, £2,550, dior.com
Why does it seem like you always misplace your passport the very second you need it? Probably because you don’t have it in a fabulous watermelon-red, crocodile-embossed Smythson cover. Passport cover, £150, smythson.com
If you’re flying this summer, be prepared to rifle through your bag and take your liquids out for security screening. Yes, we’re still doing this. Lucky for you, Anya Hindmarch’s In-Flight travel case eliminates all the fuss. It has a clear exterior, so you can see everything at a glance and access it easily for airport controls. Bespoke Walton In-Flight Case, £295, anyahindmarch.com
Collecting miniatures of all your favourite products is a must for a frequent flyer and no carry-on is complete without an excellent moisturiser to save your skin at 35,000ft. Augustinus Bader now offers travel sizes of its cult Rich Cream. The Rich Cream 15ml, £71, augustinusbader.com
Phone, passport, tickets, wallet, earbuds… sanity. The list of things we have to keep track of while travelling is never-ending. Streamline your essentials with a travel organiser from Aspinal. Just make sure to customise it with your initials so no one else picks it up by mistake. Travel collection, £210, aspinaloflondon.com
Get a little shuteye in the sky in style with Gucci’s travel pillow and eye mask. Printed with the brand’s classic horsebit pattern, this is the best possible upgrade from an airline pillow. Horsebit-print cotton travel set, £520, gucci.com
The idea of sun-dried holiday hair sounds lovely in theory but doesn’t work for everyone in real life. For those who can’t travel without a little hair help, there’s the Hersheshons Great Hairdryer. Light as air and just as quiet, this is the secret weapon of anyone with great “holiday hair”. The Great Hairdryer, £295, hershesons.com
Nothing ruins a travel day like a low battery on your phone, tablet or earphones. Racing through the airport searching for an outlet is a thing of the past thanks to wireless chargers, and this 3-in-1 Mophie version does it all. Dedicated spots for an iPhone or other Qi-enabled phone, Apple Watch and AirPods means you’ll never be without charge on the go again. 3-in-1 Mophie wireless travel charger, £134.95, zagg.com
If you’ve ever travelled with a child under the age of ten, you’ll know that the greatest luxury of all is a few minutes’ peace when said child is asleep. Unfortunately airplanes and sleeping children don’t often go hand and hand. Enter the JetKids BedBox by Stokke, which is a carry-on bag that transforms a regular airplane seat into a lay-flat bed for a child. A few minutes’ quiet mid-flight? Actually priceless. JetKids Bed Box, £169, stokke.com