man with suitcaseFor someone who considers herself low-maintenance, I struggle a lot with packing for holidays or even short weekends away. It’s not so much the clothes – I’ve been a fan of the 3-3-3 packing method for a while – but the straighteners, hairdryers, and round brushes end up taking up a solid third of my hand luggage.Well, no more. I refuse to spend one more holiday season wrestling with heaving bags and forcing the zips of my suitcase shut by sitting on the case. HuffPost UK spoke to four travel experts about their favourite packing hack – fingers crossed these finally change the game.1) “My can’t-believe-I-ever-ignored-it hack is storing small essentials inside my shoes.” Isheeta Borkar, author at Travelicious Couple, says that some of the bulkiest items in your luggage can also provide the best storage. “A pair of trainers or ankle boots” usually take up loads of space anyway, “so I turn them into tiny storage lockers,” she advised. “I roll socks into tight little burritos, then slide one inside each toe. After that, I coil phone chargers into the remaining space around