The best travel life hacks on TikTok that are worth using

Sometimes TikTok can be a source of quite useful tips on how to travel better and easier. Despite the fact that you can find quite a lot of fictional stuff there, it's also a good place to get some pretty useful information.

SSPDaily has found travel life hacks that cover three main points.

The best travel life hacks for passing security

These life hacks relate to carrying liquids through scanners undetected. One of the users suggests freezing them and taking them to the airport in a thermal bag. This way, when you go through the screening, they will remain solid. Another tip is to put liquids near large items in your luggage. Thus, they may not be noticed.

Tips for getting promotional offers on airline tickets

One TikToker suggests a way to navigate the Southwest Airlines website during periodic sales to better see where the best deals are. You can view all the destinations from your home airport, and from there you can see options to get to cities that can cost as little as $29.

Another traveler recommended going to the airport to buy cheaper airfare on budget airlines rather than booking them in advance online.

Tips for finding accommodation

While some travelers prefer Airbnb to hotel reservations, some find the prices and requirements for guests (in the form of "to-do lists") too exaggerated.

But if you do use Airbnb, a traveler on TikTok recommends saving the hosts' phone numbers and negotiating rates with them directly, noting that "some people have multiple Airbnb properties and prefer to rent to people they know have been good guests in the past." However, at least one travel expert has criticized this advice, noting that Airbnb has safeguards in place to help protect consumers, and not working directly with hosts could put you at risk of being scammed.