Halle Bailey Reveals the 1 Travel Hack She Swears by — and How It Makes Her Flights More 'Comfortable' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Halle Bailey in May 2023.Photo:Dave Benett/Getty Images for Walt Disney Studios

Halle Bailey attends “The Little Mermaid” post premiere cast and filmmaker reception at Soho House on May 15, 2023 in London, England. ‘The Little Mermaid’ will be released in UK cinemas from May 26th

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Halle Baileyknows the importance of putting comfort above all else while traveling.

“I’m sort of a germaphobe, so I have to bring all of my sanitizing wipes,” says Bailey, who has teamed up with theMarriott Bonvoy Bold Credit Card from Chasefor the new Bold Chat Court contest.

“And then traveling through the airport, I still wear my mask. I just feel like privacy is nice too, as well as blocking away the germs,” she continues.

Themother of oneadds that her overall airport attire is composed of select go-tos. “I have to wear my big shades, I have to wear only huge sweats — I have to be comfortable,” she says.

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Halle Bailey in February 2024.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Halle Bailey attends the 2024 Recording Academy Honors presented by The Black Music Collective at Fairmont Century Plaza

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According to Bailey, there are “a lot” of travel destinations she’s been to that she is a big fan of.

“I love Saint Lucia. I love, love going there,” she says. “I would also say the Maldives. I want to go back so bad. I’ve only been once, but that’s probably the top of my vacation list. It was so beautiful, like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. Bora Bora was beautiful too.

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As for spots that she hasn’t visited yet that are on her travel bucket list, Bailey tells PEOPLE that a few locations stand out above the rest.

“I really, really want to go to Ghana. I hear so many great things about there. I’ve heard great things about Bali, about Greece. I’ve never been to Greece, to Mykonos. I really want to go,” she says. “The list can go on.”

Halle Bailey in June 2023.Francois Durand/Getty

Halle Bailey attends the Ami Alexandre Mattiussi Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 22, 2023 in Paris, France

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Bailey says that travel has always been a part of her life, given her career in the entertainment industry.

“I think from a young age, travel just became essential,” she explains. “It granted me opportunities to be able to be in L.A., because I’m from Georgia.”

“I think the first time I got on a plane to L.A., I was around five or six years old, and I was coming out for pilot season. And, you know, you hear those things where you go out here to just be in the place where dreams come true,” Bailey adds.

As for travel spots she plans to visit before the year’s end, the star — who is one-half of the sister duoChloe x Halle— says, “I have to go to New York in a few weeks. I have to go to London for work. Work doesn’t stop for me.”

“But in terms of leisurely vacation,” she continues, “I think I really, really, really, really want to go back to Mexico at some point before it starts getting too cold. So I’m trying to do it before the end of October.”

source: people.com