Then recline on one of the new beds, fitted with a goose-down-stuffed duvet, a fat mattress and seven pillows.

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Bed-nesters looking for support have two options: Place the bolster on the mattress right against the headboard and layer on regular pillows to create a slanted wedge, ideal for watching TV.

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After a dinner of caviar, prawn confit, duck breast and an assortment of French cheeses, a flight attendant converted Lais's seat into a mattress-topped flatbed complete with duvet and giant pillows and showed him how to seal his seat from view with a privacy screen for the rest of the 12-hour flight.

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If this is a problem, consider trying an "allergy-proof" slip cover on your mattress to keep the mites trapped in, so they can't access your sheets and pillows, he said.

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To avoid injury the BCA advises people to take their own pillows if staying away from home and lie on an extra duvet or blanket if the mattress seems too hard.

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