I never travel without my Apple Watch because of this one feature | Digital Trends

What is it that makes the Apple Watch such a great travel companion? It all has to do with a handy feature that was introduced last year with watchOS 10. If you have a boarding pass saved in Apple Wallet, it automatically appears in your Smart Stack on the day of your flight. Swipe up on the screen or spin the Digital Crown upwards, and boom — there’s your boarding pass, just like that.

Not only is finding your boarding pass on the Apple Watch dead simple, but Apple also does an excellent job of presenting boarding pass info on such a tiny display. Boarding passes have been available on the Apple Watch for years, but that doesn’t make them any less useful.

Open your boarding pass, and you immediately see your QR code to scan at the gate to get on your plane. Getting out your phone and opening an app to find your boarding pass is perfectly fine, but holding your wrist over the gate scanner gets you through faster and is kind of magical. It’s also way easier if you’re juggling a carry-on, food, or anything else you bring on the plane.

Plus, if you scroll down from the QR code, you’ll see helpful info about your flight — including your boarding time, gate number, boarding zone, and seat number. As someone who has to look at this stuff every five minutes to make sure I remember everything correctly (the joys of being an anxious traveler), I can’t tell you how nice it is to have such easy access to all of this.

Traveling in 2024 is a really seamless experience. High-quality airline apps and digital boarding passes make it easy to stay informed and get where you need to be. Traveling with a smartphone is the right way to do it, but traveling with an Apple Watch is the best way.