{"id":361310,"date":"2019-12-11T07:34:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T05:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=361310"},"modified":"2019-12-19T15:30:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T13:30:51","slug":"halve-your-travel-bag-using-this-one-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/361310\/halve-your-travel-bag-using-this-one-trick\/","title":{"rendered":"Halve your travel bag using this one trick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>There\u2019s nothing worse than hauling a bag that\u2019s half your weight out of taxis, across busy streets or up hotel stairs. Declutter your holiday and streamline your travel bag with this one ingenious trick.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our lives are rushed and cluttered, which is why your much-needed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitecbank.co.za\/bank-better-live-better\/articles\/saving\/top-tips-to-save-for-your-next-holiday\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Dec2019_Article1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>December holiday<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> should be as stress-free as possible.<\/p>\n<p>That applies as much to the contents of your bag as to the actual <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitecbank.co.za\/bank-better-live-better\/articles\/travel\/plan-the-perfect-holiday\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Dec2019_Article1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>planning of the trip<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With this one tried-and-tested packing trick, you can minimise the items in your bag and essentially halve its weight.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitecbank.co.za\/bank-better-live-better\/articles\/good-for-credit\/live-better-with-our-credit-card\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Dec2019_Article1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here for more ways to live better with Capitec<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This trick is so simple it may seem obvious, but it\u2019s still easy to miss.<\/p>\n<p>It is tempting to toss your favourite clothing items in the general direction of your bag before battling to zip them all in. But don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Take a breather and approach your cupboard with purpose. This time you\u2019re going to apply a\u00a0simple trick: you\u2019re going to pack by outfit.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>How to streamline your holiday packing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Packing by outfit means laying out all your outfits before packing them into your bag.<\/p>\n<p>It will help you only take along clothing that can be mixed and matched. Here\u2019s how it\u2019s done:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lay out your clothes by item \u2013\u00a0bottoms first, for example \u2013 then combine items to put together enough outfits for half the time you\u2019re travelling<\/li>\n<li>See if you can mix and match each item of clothing to create more outfits. Do those shoes only work with one of your outfits? Replace them with a\u00a0more versatile pair. Does that top only work with a pair of pants you weren\u2019t even planning on packing? Put it back in the cupboard<\/li>\n<li>For extra packing credit, consider heavier items first \u2013 jackets, shoes and pants \u2013 and work your way down to the lightest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Simplify travel. Live better.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The beauty of travelling light is that there\u2019s more space for holiday shopping.<\/p>\n<p>There are zero fees when you <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitecbank.co.za\/bank-better-live-better\/articles\/good-for-credit\/live-better-with-our-credit-card\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Dec2019_Article1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>use your Capitec credit card<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> at any Mastercard card machine worldwide or make bookings online.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling overseas? There are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitecbank.co.za\/bank-better-live-better\/articles\/travel\/the-easiest-way-to-save-money-when-travelling-abroad\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Dec2019_Article1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>no currency conversion fees<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> for international payments either.<\/p>\n<p>For more inspiration to simplify your life, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/capitecbank\/?hl=en&amp;utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Dec2019_Article1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>follow us on Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> or sign up to receive our weekly newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing worse than hauling a bag that\u2019s half your weight out of taxis, across busy streets or up hotel stairs. Declutter your holiday and streamline your travel bag with this one ingenious trick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":361314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[1798,26],"class_list":["post-361310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-capitec","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361310"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":362832,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361310\/revisions\/362832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}