Why travelling with a wheeled suitcase could ruin your holiday

YOU might want to leave your wheely suitcase at home next time you are going on holiday.

They might seem to make life easier on holiday but they could cause you problems.

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With more and more Brits travelling abroad, many are opting for budget airlines.

And with that comes problems such as limited space in the lockers.

Expert travellers are now resorting to travelling with backpacks and duffels that don’t have wheels.

Melissa Morris, who owns a luxury brand, told the FT: “I genuinely prefer not to use a wheelie bag, for so many reasons.

“You can move faster. It’s easier finding space in overhead bins. The airlines are a lot nicer.”

Your bag is also less likely to be checked in if it doesn’t have wheels.

Lee Thompson, co-founder of Flash Pack, said: “Try to avoid carrying carry-on luggage that has wheels that you pull along.

“Very often on packed flights, airlines look for luggage to load on the hold of the aircraft. Bags with wheels are the number one target.”

“Even if your bag is heavy, the shoulder carry bags always get unnoticed.”

Wheeled suitcases rarely work in lots of European hotspots either.

Destinations such as Italy and Greece have cobbled stone roads, making it nearly impossible to wheel a bag along.

And in Croatia there are even restrictions on wheeled suitcases.

Dubrovnik revealed they planned to ban the style of luggage, although has since said the threat of fines was untrue.

Those plans include making visitors leave their luggage at a drop-off point, where it will be brought to their hotel, at a cost.

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