Traveler reveals an “ingenious” tip for getting through the airport with less effort

Getting through the airport can be a stressful process, especially if you’re traveling with a large group.

Often one person gets stuck with the passports, which can be a faff when you have to hand them out to everyone at check-in, security, and the gate.

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Tiktok user Ellen Siegel shared an “ingenious” tip to help the passport holder split the documents quickly and easily.

In a video, Ellen walking by @everywherepluseverywheresaid, “Here’s the easiest travel hack I wish I knew earlier.

“If you are responsible for passports on a trip, you know how annoying it is to find the right passport at the right time.

“Before our last trip we put stickers on the back. We chose those that are easy to identify.”

“Rather than having to flip them open every time we got to a checkpoint, I could quickly look at the back and give them the correct one.”

The video was viewed 45,000 times and viewers loved the simple advice.

Someone wrote, “Love this tip,” and another simply wrote, “Genius.”

Others shared their own tips on how to save time getting their passports out.

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One person said: “I used a label printer and wrote all the names on the cover.”

Someone else wrote, “I also use a paperclip to hold mine by the ID side so I don’t have to turn the page to find the right one.”

A travel expert shared a tip on this Get through airport security as quickly as possible without spending on a premium ticket.

Nora Dunn revealed it’s all about picking the right queue.

She kept writing rate: “Look at the people in line and choose the line with the most business travelers – these people have made airport security an art.

“If you don’t see lines with business travelers, then at least avoid lines with families (especially families with young children) at all costs.”

“They’re notoriously and understandably slow at sorting their stuff to get it through the X-ray machines.”

Here’s the smart way Always skip the long lines at the airport pass – and it hardly costs you anything.

Airport x-ray machine operator Michael Sørensen has explained why passengers must remove electronic devices when going through security.

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