TravelTravel TipsA KLM flight attendant has shared her clever travel tips for making the most of hotel shower caps10:25, 20 May 2026Shower caps are usually included in the complimentary toiletries that you'll find in your hotel room. And according to one flight attendant, they can serve way more uses than just keeping your hair dry when showering.‌Dutch flight attendant Esther Sturrus, who's currently employed by KLM and operates from the Netherlands, regularly posts ingenious travel tips on her TikTok account @esthersturrus. In one clip, she revealed three handy ways to use a shower cap in the hotel room.‌Her initial suggestion was to use the shower cap to cover the remote control as "these are dirty".‌Shower caps can also prove useful "to stop the dripping noise from the shower at night," and to "protect your shoes in your suitcase".Fellow users and travel enthusiasts flocked to the comments section to share their reactions, with one person saying: "Never knew this hack - very useful. Great as always!"‌Travel specialists at styledegree highlighted additional inventive uses for a shower cap while on holiday abroad, including as a food cover.They explained: "If you have a bowl of leftovers and want to protect flies away from your food, snap a shower cap over the bowl to use it as a lid cover."Content cannot be displayed without consent‌Shower caps can also serve as a swim cap, store beachwear, prevent liquids from leaking, hold dirty washing or shield your phone during rainy conditions.Why do hotels provide complimentary shower caps?Deborah, a former hotel employee, clarified on the social media platform Quora: "People used to wash their hair less often so shower caps were more frequently used and were expected."Article continues belowThese days, though, some hotels have discontinued providing them automatically but still keep them on hand if requested. Deborah went on to explain: "Lots of people like to shower but don't want to get their hair wet - maybe they want to make a blow out or another hairstyle last longer, for instance."But some hotels still have them in the rooms. It's not that costly to keep them in there, because they are pretty inexpensive and because many of them are never opened so they don't have to be replaced daily."Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Travel Tips