That's because I must spend many nights in hotel rooms and I must always be well rested when flying.

Many of these travel rest tips can also improve your sleep at home.

In addition to these great travel rest tips, there are some key travel accessories that I use to assure a great night sleep. They help while recovering from jet lag or sleeping at unusual hours, even in noisiest locations.

The main reasons people have trouble sleeping well in hotel rooms are:

* Noise * Light * Temperature and humidity * Uncomfortable pillows * Uncomfortable bed * Recovering from jet lag * Being in a strange place * Hunger * Not employing sleep strategies

#1- Dealing with Noise

Noise can be greatest hindrance to travel rest. The good news is there is quite a bit you can do about noise to get some good hotel rest.

Getting a good night's sleep in your hotel room begins as you drive up to your hotel.

Pay attention to potential noise sources near hotel.

When you check in, before they give you your room assignment, specifically ask for a "quite room". If highway or airport is on one side of hotel, mention that and ask for a room on other side of building.

When I arrive outside my room, I pause and survey area for potential noise sources.

If my room is in a bad location, I don't even enter room. I just head back down to desk and politely ask for a room in a more quiet location.

The only way to guarantee good travel rest in a noisy place is with a white noise machine.

If I were to give you only one sleep tip, it would be to get a white noise machine. It is a must-have travel accessory.

A white noise machine allows you to sleep in noisy places by producing background noise. This background noise doesn't register to your mind, and masks noises that disturb sleep.

To read more about these incredible devices and learn which one I recommend, go to http://www.pilot-pauls-travel-accessories.com/white-noise-machine

#2- Dealing with Light

Hotel room curtains rarely close completely. Use some clothespins to clip curtains together.

The other thing that will help you sleep in a room that has light is a good sleep mask. I review several different ones at http://www.pilot-pauls-travel-accessories.com/sleep-mask

#3- Dealing with Temperature Changes

It's wise to get temperature adjusted as soon as you get to your room. That's because if you wait until you go to bed, it's likely that you'll awaken because you're either too hot or too cold.

Sometimes hotel air conditioners make noisy clunking sounds when they cycle on and off. If you have a white noise machine, that's usually not a problem. If you don't, you might try to get a quieter room.

#4- Dealing with Uncomfortable Pillows

One of hardest parts of adjusting to a different bed is not really bed itself. It's pillows. The pillows at hotel are rarely like what you are used to at home.

There is a fantastic solution to this that's made a huge difference to me. You can get a small, memory foam travel pillow that gives you a consistent pillow wherever you sleep. You can read reviews and recommendations of these at http://www.pilot-pauls-travel-accessories.com/contour-travel-pillow

#5- Dealing with Uncomfortable Beds

This article is designed to help you learn proven tactics to travel comfortably to rest and sleep on your journey.

As an Airline Captain, I'm extremely interested in my passengers' comfort. I'm also very skilled at sleeping on airplanes.

What? A Pilot who is good at sleeping while flying?

On long-haul international flights that I fly, we bring an extra pilot. This is so we can rotate out and take rest breaks. We have a crew rest seat in passenger cabin. I'm very adept at resting in passenger seats.

While on our rest breaks, we take our rest very seriously. That's because our job is to be at our peak while at controls. Our 2-3 hour rest break is critical because that is all rest we get during those over-night flights. You depend on us to be as fresh and alert as possible for approach and landing. Anything else would be negligent on our part.

That said, there are some travel accessories that will help you get this important sleep enroute. Many crewmembers use these things on our very important rest breaks. I don't like to leave home without them.

If you are comfortable while traveling, you'll be much more likely to sleep. Even if you can't sleep, which is unlikely if you utilize these techniques and recommended travel accessories, you will certainly be more rested.

You can use these strategies and tools to help you travel comfortably and sleep in challenging conditions elsewhere.

If you have a routine you normally go through before going to bed at night, try to do this on plane too. For example, if you brush your teeth, wash your face, and then read for a few minutes before retiring at home, then do it on plane too. Studies have proven that this is also helpful for settling in to sleep when you arrive at your destination.

Travel Accessories That Will Help You Rest While Traveling

Travel Pillows I use two. One to support my lower back and one for my head. Without these, I usually can't sleep on a plane. They're great for car trips too. I'm a big fan of ones that wrap around your neck to stabilize your head. They really help you get as comfortable as possible. Without one, your head might flop around, which may wake you up.

Without one of these, I've tried leaning against window. I never seem to get comfortable, and if I am able to sleep, I usually wake up with a very stiff neck or back.

Having your own travel pillow is more sanitary than using airline pillows. Those are moved around everywhere and covers are not necessarily changed before every flight.

For a review and recommendations of of travel pillows go to http://www.pilot-pauls-travel-accessories.com/travel-neck-pillow.html

For ultimate travel comfort, you can use a full body travel pillow. This is an inflatable, full-length seat liner. I bring mine on every long-haul flight. To learn more about this full body travel pillow, go to http://www.pilot-pauls-travel-accessories.com/1st-class-sleeper.html