A WOMAN has revealed her trick for keeping bags safe from pickpockets this summer.
While exploring a new city is great, keeping valuable items like your keys, phone, and wallet safe from pickpockets can be a stressful experience.
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But one woman has found a “genius” solution for keeping her bag safe from pickpockets.
TikTok user Kyra James, who is known as kyrajames.jpg on the social media platform, posted a video all about her top trick.
A caption over the video read: “I highly recommend this hack.”
In the footage, she looped a cable tie through the buckle of her bumbag to stop potential thieves from unclipping the bag.
The video has already had 4.9 million views on the social media platform – but people were left divided over the travel trick.
Some users described the hack as “brilliant” and “genius”, and they even confessed to using the same trick on their own trips.
One person wrote: “I did this with three cable ties during my inter-railing trip, and it worked like a charm.”
While others provided some extra advice in the comment like using black cable ties that would blend with the colour of the bag.
However, there were some who weren’t convinced by the hack.
Someone else said: “They could still come up and cut the bag strap.”
Cable ties can be purchased for as little as 40p for a pack of one hundred, which means this trick costs just pennies.
But this isn’t the only way holidaymakers have been keeping their bags safe while on holiday this summer.
Earlier this year, backpacker Kylie shared her 60p hack for anyone travelling with a fanny pack on TikTok.
The 30-year-old, who is currently travelling around, the world pointed out that many of the bags have clips, which can easily be opened by thieves.
Instead of using a cable tie to keep her buckle secure, she used a carabiner clip and a piece of elastic.
Meanwhile, another woman has found the “perfect” product for keeping her belongings safe during trips to the seaside – a waterproof swimming bag.
This comes as others have shared their top travel hacks online too.
One traveller recently shared her useful hack, which means you can get everything you need in one suitcase for six months.
And, here’s another simple packing trick that could make holidaying much easier.
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