This will be quite handy for traveling! It charged fairly quickly and I loved doing my hair without dealing with a cord! It worked quite well for my daughter with straight hair. She had even better luck using it to curl her hair. I have super curly hair and it wasn’t as effective as some of my other straighteners. But it did work after repeated use and when I dried my hair straight. My only issue is that the plate is shorter than most straighteners, but the convenience for traveling makes up for that!