Fuel costs are above, airline ticket prices have left the stratosphere and even finding a seat on the train is a challenge lately. But don’t have that dream vacation you’ve been planning for two years! Instead, check out these Prime Day deals on power adapters, device chargers, and other travel gadgets to save some time and money.
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Offer of adapters and chargers for devices
Few things start a trip off on the wrong foot than arriving at your hotel and finding you can’t charge your devices. Check out our guides to the best travel adapters and the best wireless chargers to make sure you don’t run out of juice as soon as you land.
The MacBook’s power brick is a clumsy beast. If you’re lugging one around on your travels, you might not feel comfortable packing a whole other bulky adapter. The PlugBug mounts directly to your existing Apple charger and works with outlets in 150 countries, plus it has two USB-A ports for charging other devices.
Forget juggling a bunch of individual cables to charge all your devices. This interconnected foldable charger lets you charge up to three devices wirelessly while keeping them all bundled in one place for convenience.
Contributor Simon Hill says the build quality is “not great,” but it packs a lot of features into one package that are actually quite useful, including three 10-watt wireless chargers, a USB-C charging port, an alarm clock, and an LED night light. It even plays sleep sounds to lull you to sleep.
We recommend the Zendure Passport II Pro in our guide to the best travel adapters for its speed in charging large devices. It packs two USB-C ports, three USB-A ports and an AC outlet. The 61W USB-C port can fully charge a 13-inch MacBook Pro in about two hours, so you can spend less time charging at the hotel.
Deals on audio and tablets
Have fun and stay healthy on your long trip with even more devices from our guides to the best tablets, the best noise-cancelling headphones, the best wireless headphones, and the best budget headphones for $100 or less.
They have the best noise cancellation of any wireless headphones we’ve tested. Associate editor Parker Hall rated this a 7/10, WIRED recommends, calling the eight hours of battery life class-leading. The charging case offers an additional 16 hours of operation. Note that they tend to be a bit large for smaller ears.
Gear editor Adrienne So says the sound quality of these wireless headphones is excellent, and they offer an IP57 rating for dust and water resistance and eight hours of battery life. Like many high-end headphones these days, the Elite 7 Active comes with a charging case that adds an extra 22 hours of battery life.
This is Amazon’s flagship tablet—the biggest and fastest available. It was recently refreshed (7/10, WIRED recommends) with a brighter screen and 3GB of RAM. The new Fire HD 10 Plus is also on sale for Prime Day. $105 gets you 4GB of RAM and wireless charging. Just know that Google office apps don’t work on Fire devices. But that sounds like a good excuse to stop working and watch a movie instead, if you ask us.
The fact that Lenovo made this tablet, the best Android tablet, for less than $350 is a small miracle. The fact that you can get it now at this price is a real steal. The MediaTek Helio G90T chip inside is powerful enough that the P11 Plus rarely feels sluggish, and the 11-inch LCD screen looks sharp thanks to its 2K resolution.
Offers to help you pack
Before you can enjoy your trip, you need to make sure that all your belongings get there. My guide, The Best Travel Bags, has tons of choices for carry-ons and bags, as well as even more useful travel gadgets.
Photo: Samsonite
Samsonite has 25 percent off some of its suitcases. Our favorite carry-on, the Outline Pro, is no longer on sale, but Samsonite’s newest lightweight suitcase is. All four wheels swivel, allowing you to roll the bag down a narrow airline aisle, and it has internal compartments for easy packing.
Product reviewer Medea Giordano and I have been using UrPowers for years to remove wrinkles during our travels. Mine has been strong for four years and works so well that I use it at home. It’s small enough that you’ll only steam an item or two before you need to refill it, but it’s compact and easy to pack into any carry-on.
Airlines can be strict about the weight of checked baggage. Whenever I’ve planned to check a bag for the past 10 years, I’ve weighed it with this scale to make sure I won’t have to pay an overweight surcharge. It’s easy to use and no frills — exactly the user experience I want before having to undergo TSA lines and airport rituals.
