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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Amy Hunt

This is why you should always clean your luggage before you use it again – plus tips on how to do it

Cleaning supplies in metal wire basket.

Summer is finally here, and for many of us, that means finally taking our luggage – be it suitcases or carry-on bags – out of storage for the first time in months for some exciting summer trips.

But there's no denying that our luggage goes through a lot when it travels with us, be it trawling across the airport floor, coming along to the less-than-clean toilets, or being stashed into the dusty, dank hold of a plane, train, or car for the duration of our journey.

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