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Gift Guide for Travel Lovers
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items I’ve put this gift guide together with practical essentials and a few little luxuries that just make travel better. These are the bits I love and actually use while travelling. Everything here is about making travel smoother and more organised.
Sections
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Travel Essentials
Tech for the Journey
Capture The Journey
Travel Reads & Guides
When the Suitcase is Packed Away
Skincare on the Go
Travel Essentials
The small things that make a difference. Everyday items they'll reach for at the airport and beyond (simple, practical, and always useful).
A little upgrade that makes travel feel more put-together. Real leather, great colour options, and personalisation available.
Personalised Passport Cover - Leatherology
I love these collapsible bottles - I clip them onto my bag strap with carabiners and they’re always within easy reach.
Stojo Collapsible Bottles
A great practical gift! This crossbody phone carrier has a removable strap, phone case, and built-in wallet, making it easy to store belongings without a traditional handbag.
Italian Leather Phone Crossbody Case
A true travel classic. Small, simple, and surprisingly useful - perfect for those little moments on the road.
Swiss Army Classic Knife | REI
Elevate their packing experience with a travel pouch set. These packing cubes are durable and with 5 different sizes available, their luggage will be perfectly ordered.
Packing Cubes Set (5 Pieces) in Blue Gingham
Compact insulated water filter bottle designed for everyday use. The LifeStraw Go Series reduces chlorine, odors + organic chemical matter.
Stainless Steel 18 oz Drink Bottle | LifeStraw
The perfect sunglasses case with space for up to three pairs. Perfect for saving room in your carry-on or main luggage.
Travel Glasses Case | Away
An excellent tech case with pockets for cables,chargers, and headphones - protected and easily accessible.
Tech Organizer | Calpak Travel
Tech for the Journey
Smart upgrades that make travel easier, from takeoff to landing.
Absolute must for flights. Noise cancelling = instant calm in busy airports and on the plane.
Apple AirPods Pro 3 Wireless Earbuds with Noise Cancellation
I always travel with an AirTag in my suitcase.
Apple AirTag Tracker | Walmart
You just plug it into the plane’s headphone jack and pair to your AirPods or wireless headphones.
Airplane Bluetooth Adapter | Walmart
I didn’t think I could sleep on flights until I got these Loop earplugs. What could be a better gift than that?
Loop Switch 2
Nothing, not a comfy pillow or sleep mask or Bloody Mary, will improve someone’s in-flight experience as much as a good pair of noise-canceling headphones.
QuietComfort Ultra Headphones | Bose
Capture The Journey
For the ones who love to document every moment. A space to write, reflect, and hold onto memories long after the trip ends.
This travel journal makes a wonderful gift, it's easy to keep track of travel memories and is the perfect gift for adventurous souls.
Travel Journal
Compact, tough, and made for adventure, it captures crisp 4K video and smooth footage, even in choppy water.
Best Underwater Camera - DJI USA
Now that we all walk around with high-quality cameras in our pocket, fewer of our photos actually make it to print. This pocket-size printer from Polaroid spits out vibrant 2"x3" photos, so you can instantly share physical photos.
Polaroid Printer
Travel Reads & Guides
These are the books I turn to when I’m planning a trip—or just daydreaming about the next one. From city guides to destination deep-dives, they’re the kind of pages that make you start mentally packing your suitcase long before anything’s booked.
A lovely gift for any traveller! This book focuses on travel photography, insider knowledge, and notes on cultures and communities across the world.
Lonely Planet the Travel Book
I love LOST iN’s collection of slim, packable, city guidebooks. Part practical list of recommendations, part hyper-local magazine, they read like getting the inside scoop from the coolest friend you know.
LOST iN Tokyo
For over two decades now, Louis Vuitton has been rolling out slim city guides curated by journalists, writers, and major figures in art and culture. Designer-minded friends with big travel plans ahead will appreciate an elevated roadmap to exploring ...
Lisbon City Guide - Louis Vuitton
This book is part travel guide, part primer on getting the most from the late, great Anthony Bourdain’s favorite spots on earth.
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
When the Suitcase is Packed Away
When the suitcase is packed away, these are thoughtful gifts for any travel lover. Little everyday pieces that keep that sense of adventure alive in their space, even when they’re not on the road.
A coffee table book that feels more like a mood than a guide. Italian Chic captures the effortless style and everyday beauty of Italy.
Italian Chic | Assouline
I love this set of three mini candles, perfect to gift all year round. Assouline has captured the warmth of Gstaad, the fresh notes of Ibiza and the spicy fragrance of Mykonos in this exclusive set.
Luxury Candle Set | Assouline
If your loved one tends to travel to cold locales or to places where wearing shoes indoors is simply not done, slippers are essential. I love wearing the Bombas Gripper Slipper pair around our own houses, and because they’re so small, packable, and e...
Gripper Slipper | Bombas
The Cloud Bag by Baggu is my favourite personal item bag. It’s the perfect size as a carry on or personal item. It’s large enough for a 13” laptop, but small enough to fit under your seat. It zips shut and the outside pocket is great for taking my ph...
Cloud Tote Bags - Baggu
Skincare on the Go
These are easy-to-pack essentials that keep skin fresh and routines simple, no matter the destination.
Love these cooling eye masks! Pop them on for 10–15 minutes toward the end of your flight - instant de-puffing and brighter under-eyes when you land.
Peptide Eye Prep Depuffing Eye Patches - rhode | Sephora
one for your in-flight essentials and one for your go-to makeup & skincare
Clear Pouch Set | Away
The complete hydrate and go travel set, with a face cleanser, a daily moisturising lotion, a hydrating shampoo and conditioner set, and a moisturising cream.
CeraVe Mini Travel Skincare Set
keep your products organised
Large Toiletry Bag | Away