A flight attendant has gone viral on TikTok after sharing a clever hack which allows you to charge your phone in a hotel room without needing to use a plug adapter
Second to misplacing your passport, there’s nothing quite like the dread that hits when you realise your charging adapter is sat at home instead of with you on holiday. Everybody needs a break from technology once in a while, but let’s face it, in this day and age, our phones are practically lifelines – they’re our cameras, our maps to scout out eateries, our assistants for booking experiences – and our link to love ones back home.
If you rock up to your hotel room already feeling a bit rough around the edges and then find out your charger doesn’t fit the wall sockets, don’t panic just yet.
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A savvy flight attendant has revealed a brilliant hack that could save you from descending to the reception desk to cough up cash for an overpriced European charger.
Esther Sturrus has been jet-setting with the likes of TUI and KLM since 2019, and her practical travel tips and honest vlogs have won her a flock of more than 223,000 followers on TikTok.
In one of her most buzzworthy TikTok posts, the 22 year old shared six nifty hotel hacks that she lives by. “World travel plug broken?” Esther asked in the video. “Use your USB cable and charge it in the TV.”
She explained that this trick comes in super handy if you’ve either forgotten or misplaced the wall plug part of your charger.
But that’s not all – Esther also dished out some other golden nuggets of advice, including using coat hangers to eliminate those pesky curtain gaps, a shower cap to keep remote control germs at bay, and the smart tip of leaving a shoe in the safe to make sure you don’t leave anything important behind.
The clever cabin crew member also let slip that any plastic card will do to activate your hotel room’s light switch or air conditioning unit.
In a recent TikTok revelation, an Emirates flight attendant spilled the beans on why cabin crew don special PJs for long-haul flights.
Stewardess Dani flaunted her sleepwear in a video, sporting a red top with ‘CREW’ boldly printed on the back and comfy striped cotton trousers.
Explaining the practicality behind the attire, she said: “During long haul flights, cabin crew will change into the pyjamas and take their break.
“If an emergency should occur while the crew are on their break, and they don’t have time to get changed into their normal uniform they can still be easily identified to customers.”