Obviously, you'd like to make most of your trip. You will get greatest return on your investment if you're out of your hotel room enjoying your destination. I can help you achieve this.

"What Is Jet Lag?"

In simple terms, jet lag is disruption of your body's internal clock, or circadian rhythm. This clock sets your sleeping and waking times. It is complex and sensitive. Flying east or west messes it up. That's because you cross time zones much faster than your body can adjust.

What are common jet lag symptoms? They include:

* Headache * Disorientation * Anxiety * Exhaustion * Indigestion * Dehydration * Impaired Coordination

Obviously, these things could ruin your trip. Following these guidelines will reduce your jet lag symptoms and let you enjoy your trip even more.

I'll break this discussion into three sections:

* Before Your Trip * During Your Flight * At Your Destination

A. Help Prevent Jet Lag Before You Leave Home

1. Get Plenty Of Sleep. NASA found that getting as much sleep as possible beginning two days before your trip is significant in minimizing jet lag symptoms.

2. Reduce Your Stress. All that running around can make you more stressed.

3. Exercise. If you exercise regularly, make it a priority to keep that routine just before you travel. Also, continue it at your destination.

B. Things You Can Do During Your Flight To Reduce Jet Lag

1. Arrive Early At The Airport. Not rushing to make your flight will help reduce stress and make you more relaxed. That way you'll rest better on plane.

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