Travel Gifts For Her and For Him
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Gifts For Travel-Lovers
Looking for travel gift ideas? You’ve come to the right place. It can be difficult to find the perfect gift for the traveling woman or man in your life. There are practical items like a luggage scale or a portable charger, but what if you prefer something with a little more flair? Something that comes from the heart, or at least says you took some time to pick it out and didn’t just settle on a gift card.
These are great gifts for the travel lover in your life. They’re some of my favorite travel gifts that I’ve either given or received over the years and they have enough reviews on Amazon to prove that people love them.
You can check the current price if you click on each link. The good news is, that lots of them are sure to go on sale during the holiday shopping season.
I’ve separated this gift guide into travel gifts for her and for him, with a final section of useful travel gifts for anyone. It’s sort of a catch-all of non-gendered items everyone will love. Read on for awesome travel accessories that will make fantastic presents for the traveller in your life.
Travel Gifts For Her
If you’re looking for something special for the woman who likes to travel you’ll find a bunch of great ideas below. These are products I love and use all the time. These gifts for women who travel are sure to please. From mini massagers, to photo printers that help them save those precious travel memories, these are the best travel gifts for her.
TheraGun Mini Massager
Topping my list of travel gifts for women is this powerful little TheraGun Mini Massager. I was gifted the full size model last Christmas and instantly fell head over heels in love and wished I could take it everywhere I went. This mini massager is the perfect size to slip into one’s suitcase and work out those stiff muscles incurred from hours of flying in a tiny seat with the person in front of you fully reclined into your knees. Don’t be fooled by imitations. TheraGun is still the leader when it comes to massage guns. Plus, look at this adorable pink color!
Hidden Pocket Scrunchies
One of the best travel gift ideas for her is this 4 pack of hidden pocket hair scrunchies. They make the perfect stocking stuffer. That special person on your list can hide their cash, keys, lipstick and other small essential items in the scrunchie’s zipper pocket. It’s perfect for going to the beach, thwarting pick-pockets, and keeping one’s hands unencumbered.
An Ultra Protective Laptop Sleeve
If you’re looking for lightweight gifts to take abroad, consider this puffy laptop sleeve. It helps protect one’s laptop from being jostled around in a carry on or backpack. Plus, it looks super cute. Which at the end of the day is one of the most important functions of any travel accessory.
The Best Travel Pillow
If you’re looking for one of the most useful travel gifts for women, consider this amazing travel pillow. Where other lesser travel pillows are built specifically for the neck, this handy travel pillow bends and twists to provide neck, chin, shoulder, lumbar, and leg support. It’s made of a super comfy memory foam and it’s bendable design helps alleviate the aches and pains that come with long plane, train, or car rides.
A Great Jacket
Columbia is the leader in comfy jackets that pack up easily. This fleece lined jacket packs up easily to save space and comes in a variety of chic colors. They’ll be warm, cozy, and grateful for you, the gift giver with excellent tastes.
A Stylish Toiletry Bag Set
I’m in love with these adorable preppy patch varsity letter toiletry bags. If that special woman on your holiday list thrives on organization as much as I do, they’ll love this bag set. They’ll be able to keep all their essential travel beauty products sorted in well labeled bags for face, hair, skin, and my favorite “stuff.”
Travel Toothbrush
This toothbrush makes my best of gift list every year. And for good reason. It’s amazing! I got mine 2 years ago and it’s still going strong. The Philips One by Sonicare rechargeable toothbrush comes in a variety of colors. My favorite is this pretty shimmer color. It also holds a charge forever. Mine lasted through months of travel before needing a charge. And I’m on the road constantly. Remember, death creeps in through the gums. Help your loved one stave off death with the mighty Philips One by Sonicare.
Travel Jewelry Organizer
When many women travel they like to bring a little bling. Help the woman in your life keep they’re jewelry neat and sorted with this plush velvet travel jewelry box. It takes up very little space while keeping their necklaces, bracelets and rings from becoming one giant, tangled mess.
This Cute Cork Globe
When it comes to unique travel gifts for her, it doesn’t get much better than this gorgeous ivory cork globe. Let the travel lover in your life track their travels with push pins in this beautiful cork globe. It’s the perfect way to remember trips and plan new ones. This stunning gift allows that special person in your life to view all their past travel history from New York to Hong Kong while spicing up their home decor.
A Luxury Backpack
When it comes to luxury travel gifts for her, few things beat this Tumi leather backpack. If you’re looking to drop a nice chunk of change telling that special someone how much they mean to you, you can stop scrolling now and click the link below. I received this backpack a couple of years ago as a gift from my fiancé and immediately fell head over heels in love. The quality is unparalleled. I carry this bag wherever I go. The two side pockets are perfect for carrying an umbrella, water bottle, or if you’re me, a folding cane. It also contains an inner pocket perfect for slipping your laptop into for safe keeping and easy access for clearing TSA lines.
Sure, it’s pricey, but it’s worth every penny.
Compression Socks
Normally I wouldn’t recommend socks in my gift guides, but how cute are these socks?! They make a perfect stocking stuffer for women who travel. They’re cute, comfortable, and they’ll keep her from getting a pulmonary embolism. What a way to say you love her.
A Minimergency Kit
Another great stocking stuffer idea, this minimergency kit contains 17 different beauty and personal care essentials perfect for her. Best of all, it comes in this chic black bag. Pinch makes a variety of emergency kits for him and her, including a wedding day emergency kit.
Passport Holder
If you’re looking for gifts for someone traveling abroad, consider a chic passport holder. I love this Michael Kors Leather Jet Set passport wallet. When you think well worn passport, you want it to be from the many stamps, not from getting crushed in the bottom of their purse.
Packing Cubes
Whenever I publish a gift guide, I like to include a great set of packing cubes. I’ve been sent many from various companies over the years, but it’s hard to beat this 8-piece deluxe compression packing cube set from Well Traveled. There’s a perfectly sized bag for all their belongings as well as a laundry bag to keep those dirty clothes separate.
A Travel Journal
Let them record their travel memories in this beautiful Clever Fox travel journal. If your loved one is prone to forgetting moments from their journies or if they just love journaling, they’ll appreciate this thoughtful gift. This little pocket sized journal is perfect for packing so one can record these key moments as they happen and have something to look back on. A photo may be worth a thousand words, but a thousand words can really paint a picture. That’s either profound or redundant, but either way, I’m glad I wrote it down so I can look back on it.
A Rose Gold Universal Travel Adapter
This is my travel adapter of choice. It’s come with me to 4 continents thus far and has enough USB ports to power my many devices. Plus, I love its rose gold color. Kudos to Epicka for taking a mundane travel item and giving it some feminine flair.
A Sleep Mask
If your loved one prefers to black out on a plane rather than get black-out drunk, they’ll love this super silky light blocking eye mask. Heck, even if they do order one too many chardonnays this little eye mask comes in handy. Help them shut out the outside world, reduce stress and anxiety, and get a few hours of uninterrupted rest.
A Travel Pillow and Blanket
Is that special someone on your list always cold? Gift them this premium travel blanket and pillow. It’s far more plush and warm than that measly scrap of fabric airlines try to pass off as a blanket. Best of all. it zips up neatly into its own little bag and clips onto their luggage easily.
A Photo Printer
For less than $100 they can print all those great travel photos. Get them into scrapbooking or help them get all those travel memories off their phone and into reality with the Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printer. Full disclosure, I don’t yet have this photo printer yet, but it is on my wishlist this year. So if you’re not shopping for a loved one, you could always send one my way.
Travel Gift Ideas For Him
Have some guys on your list who love to travel? I’ve got ideas for them too. These are great gifts for him that make travel easier. Having a few man type humans on my list, I’ve purchased many of these and delighted the dudes in my life. Now you can too.
A Quality Duffel Bag
Newhey’s tough waterproof duffel bag can really take a beating. Help keep his stuff safe with this thoughtfully designed overnight carryon bag. The leather detailing really makes it a chic choice for their next getaway.
A Compact Shaver
Mascaped is a leader in men’s shaving products. Their Handyman compact face shaver is a great on the go product that saves space in their luggage. This USB-C rechargeable electric razor is waterproof, cordless and keeps skin soft as a baby’s bottom. If baby’s bottoms grew hair. I’m grossing myself out now. Just buy the razor. The man in your life will love it.
A Toiletry Bag For Him
I love my Bagsmart products. I use one of their toiletry organizers to carry my many prescription medications. Fortunately, my man doesn’t have to deal with a myriad of chronic illnesses, so he can use his for its actual intended purpose, keeping toiletries organized. This water resistant bag is tough and stylish, and it sure beats the ziplock bag he’s carrying them in now.
A Travel Kit That Has It All
Why let him struggle to find the perfect travel size health and beauty products when you can gift him a bag that has it all. Shampoo, shaving cream, a comb, razor, deodorant, toothpaste, mouthwash, soap, a toothbrush… this kit has everything. And it’s all TSA approved! 10 premium hygiene items to ensure fresh breath, great hair and pits that don’t stink.
The Perfect Slim Wallet
Don’t let them take their next trip encumbered by the weight of a traditional wallet filled with sandwich shop punch cards. This leather passport wallet by Bellroy will make them pair down to just the essentials. It’s also RFID blocking and holds 4-10 cards, just enough slots to make them think, do I really need that old Blockbuster card?
An Emergency Kit for Him
I recommended the shemergency version under the gifts for her section, so it’s only fair I recommend the hemergency kit here. This Pinch Provisions kit comes in a stylish little bag and holds 30 style and grooming essentials to keep them fresh and clean for any occasion. Perfect for keeping in their car or stuffing in their carry on.
Iconic Mountain Peak Whiskey Glasses
Give sipping whiskey on the rocks a whole new meaning with these chic mountain peaks bar glasses. They come in a set of 4 in a variety of ranges from around the globe.
A Rugged Laptop Bag
I wrote a whole backpack guide here. But I know a lot of you were wondering if there was a less expensive bag that was durable and offered a secure space to stash your most important possessions. And to you I say, check out this Solo 15.6 inch laptop backpack. You could even stuff it full of those aforementioned toiletry gifts and give them an extra special travel themed holiday gift bonanza.
Travel Gifts For Everyone
Does the cute dog have your attention? Good. Now let’s get to the great gifts for everyone section. These are gifts that will make anyone with a pulse say, ‘wow, that’s really thoughtful!” If you’re gifting people without a pulse I don’t have a section for that. There’s always next year.
A World Map To Mark Their Travels
I have this map hanging in my office. It’s great inspiration to work harder so I can afford to travel more. Your loved one will no doubt share my sense of joy when scratching off a newly visited country or territory. Trust me, people who travel love maps. And this map only gets more colorful and beautiful the more they travel.
A Travel Memento Organizer
Hotel key cards. Visitor badges. Seashells. Plane tickets… they’re all things the avid traveler picks up along the way and at best get stuffed in a desk drawer. But now they can preserve all the little trinkets from their cherished vacations in one sturdy and convenient organizer. This organizer features two caddies and two drawers with adjustable dividers. It also offers six vertical and four half-size files that protect important documents. It also includes hand-illustrated labels to help organize their treasures.
A Power Bank
Enhance their battery life when traveling with this anker power bank. Everyone with a phone needs a power bank. Especially those of us who travel. Sure, it’s not the most creative gift in the world, but it’s 100% necessary and it’s better than underwear.
A Roku Streaming Stick
Let them watch TV on the road with the Roku Streaming Stick. Let’s face it, hotel TV selections can be super limiting, particularly if they’re traveling abroad. The Roku streaming stick instantly opens up a world of entertainment options so they can doze off to their favorite shows from back home.
A Must-Have Airline Seatback Travel Bag
If the person on your list is anything like me, they hate trying to bend down and grab their worldly possessions while the seat in front of them is fully reclined into their knees. Which is why they’ll LOVE the So-Mine Commuter Essential Bag. This handy bag attaches to the airline seatback and allows them to organize everything they’ll need, no crawling around on the floor necessary. The bag features 6 pockets 2 cable loops and one zipper pocket. And it fits nicely on any roller bag handle.
A Travel Stub Journal
The Ticket Stub diary offers your loved one a place to put all those ticket stubs other than the junk drawer. Let them savor the memory of concerts, flights, sporting events, tours and more.
A Go Pro Camera
There is no better camera to capture all those action packet travel moments than the GoPro. I’ve taken mine snorkeling, on safari, riding rollercoasters, and more. It’s easy to use and even comes with an extra battery so they’re sure to capture every exciting moment of their next trip.
A Kindle Paperwhite
It’s a classic gift list item for a reason. Sure, there’s nothing like reading an actual book, but if you’re traveling nothing beats a kindle. Why carry one book when you can carry a whole library? Give them a kindle and those excruciating hours flying cross country will fly right by.
A Water Bottle
Every traveler needs a water bottle. But this water bottle will spark infinite joy and ignite their desire to travel. This Fifty States water bottle allows them to check off their bucket list by adding stickers for each state they visit. It’s vacuum sealed and comes with a straw. It also holds 32 ounces of water insuring they’ll stay hydrated while checking off that bucket list.
Give The Perfect Gifts For Traveling Women And Men
I hope you’ve found some great ideas for travel gifts for her and him. I always like to include a fair amount of practical items mixed with some thoughtful gifts inspired by my love of travel. Hopefully these give you enough ideas to stuff their stockings with care and fill their hearts with joy.
Happy travels and happier holidays!
-Jenn
