11 common travel annoyances and how to fix them immediately

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Travel, no matter how often you may do it, is riddled with stressors and common grievances — long security lines, dead phones, disrupted schedules, and wrinkled shirts in your post-flight meeting.

However, there are simple solutions out there — and most won't cost you an exorbitant fee to fix once and for all. 

In the interest of making travel a more painless process, below are 11 of the most common complaints about travel and quick and effective fixes for them, so you can enjoy your trips without the hair-pulling or aggressive foot stomping in a winding TSA line. 

Below are 11 common travel annoyances and immediate solutions for each:

Dead phones and devices.

Away Carry-On, $225-$245, available on Away

There are few things more aggravating than having your phone die in the midst of an unexpected delay or six-hour layover. You can grab an external battery (Amazon's choice, $29.99) or do yourself one better with a carry-on that has a powerful battery built into its design. Away's beloved design purposefully attends to the most grievous of travel complaints. It has 360-degree wheels for easy lugging, an internal compression system, and an ejectable built-in battery that's compliant with all airline policies, TSA-approved, and safe to fly.

You may also want to check out our review on G-RO, which also has a built-in power bank and smooth-ride wheels. 

Planning every move to maximize your trip.

Travel with Journy, $25/day, available on Journy

Journy is a personal travel planning service that takes the pressure off of traveling, booking hotels, and figuring out the best spots to go to while you're there. 

For $25 a day, you work with a seasoned concierge who designs the ideal itinerary, books hotels, and makes restaurant reservations for you, all with your preferences and priorities in mind. It's basically a cheaper and more convenient travel guide. For a first-person review, check out our breakdown here. 

Expensive out-of-country data charges from your cell phone service provider.

Skyroam Solis Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot and Power Bank, $149.99, available at Amazon

5 Skyroam day passes for the price of 4, $40, available on Amazon

One of the biggest annoyances is trying to figure out how to use your phone (to keep in touch, navigate, and Google further information on all the new things you encounter) without expensive roaming charges. The Skyroam Solis is one of the best solutions to the problem that we've found. 

It's a portable Wi-Fi hotspot with unlimited 4G LTE service. That means you don't need to worry about SIM cards or overages. 

The Solis device is $149.99 on Amazon. From there, you just purchase day passes ($9/day or $40/five days on Amazon) for 24 hours of unlimited 4G data. The company also recently rolled out a monthly pass at $99 for extremely frequent travelers.

Insider Picks reporter David Slotnick tried the Solis out on a recent international trip and found that it "worked almost flawlessly" for the duration of his multi-city tour. The Solis should work in over 110 countries (with more constantly being added), has a 16-hour battery life, and lets you connect up to five devices at a time. If you're traveling with family or friends, that means that one day pass will cover everyone's data for the day.

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