My tried and true method is:
1. Remove driver clubhead, stick it in headcover and put it in the travel bag (old Club Glove Burst Proof).
2. Put driver shaft in bag, tip first.
3. Pack my wife's travel pillow (she has trouble with hotel pillows) in the clubhead end of the travel bag. If traveling alone, use an airplane neck pillow instead.
4. Pray.
5. On return trip, add dirty laundry and whatever thrift store purchases wife made, plus aforementioned travel pillow, to top of bag.
6. Pray again.