Inflatable Travel Neck Pillow Cushion

Flying for hours with your head bobbing around like a broken dashboard ornament is pure misery.

• Wake up refreshed instead of with a crick in your neck that ruins your first day

• Sleep deeply on planes, trains, and long car rides without constantly readjusting positions

• Pack light since it deflates completely flat and weighs almost nothing in your bag

Frequent travelers swear by these because hotel pillows are hit-or-miss, and airplane headrests seem designed by people who've never actually tried to sleep sitting up. The ones who travel 50+ times a year all carry something like this. It's not glamorous, but neither is arriving somewhere important feeling like you got hit by a truck.

The difference between showing up exhausted versus actually rested can make or break a business trip or vacation. Most people figure this out after one too many miserable flights.

Don't wait until you're halfway through another awful red-eye to wish you had one of these.