The TikTok-famous travel neck pillow just got a makeover for spring—shop new colorways
Just in time for spring travel, Trtl—the brand behind the internet's most famous travel accessories—has unveiled a new collection that reimagines its viral neck pillow with a French-inspired twist.
ICYMI: Trtl launched a Riviera Collection that draws inspiration from (you guessed it) the French Riviera—including the destination's soft, coastal color palette. Through the Riviera Collection, the brand's most coveted travel essentials have been treated to a pastel-hued makeover, including customer favorites (and Amazon best-sellers) like the Trtl Travel Neck Pillow and the Trtl Glimpse Sleep Mask.
Ahead, shop the full Trtl Riviera Collection and get your own TikTok-famous neck pillow in three new colorways: a foamy teal, indulgent sorbet yellow and oyster grey shade.
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Shop Trtl's Riviera Collection and new travel pillows
Trtl Travel Pillow in Yellow Sorbet
Inspired by the French Riviera, this comfy travel pillow is wrapped in the yummiest sorbet coloring, with the same bells and whistles of Trtl's original neck pillow.
$60 at Trtl
Trtl Travel Pillow in Oyster Gray
Get the TikTok-famous Trtl travel pillow in a soothing oyster gray coloring via the brand's new Riviera collection.
$60 at Trtl
Trtl Pillow Cool
This travel accessory takes everything you love about Trtl's best-selling neck pillow and upgrades it with a cooling design that'll help elevate your next flight even more.
$70 at Trtl
Trtl Glimpse Sleep Mask
Travel neck pillows aren't the only accessories sold by Trtl—this sleep mask is also uniquely comfortable, with a design that'll help to black out lights and ensure you enjoy a more peaceful rest.
$60 at Trtl
Shop the Trtl Riviera Collection
Why are Trtl travel pillows so popular?
Trtl's best-selling Amazon travel pillow has a fan base comprised of shopping editors (hi), travel gurus and even flight attendants. The travel accessory has more than 35,000 reviews on Amazon's site, and shoppers rave about the neck pillow's adjustable, supportive design. It's built to ensure that users don't experience any neck strain or muscle soreness while sleeping in-flight, with an adjustable design that can be tweaked as needed. Unlike other travel pillows, this product is also surprisingly compact and can be tucked into a personal carry-on bag.
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