Looking for a special gift for the travel lover in your life?
The holiday season has officially arrived, and you’ve been inundated with listicles and emails telling you what to buy for each person, including the traveler on your list. You’ve probably already browsed a few lists of gifts for travel lovers: suitcases, world maps, more suitcases.
If you’re looking for something more unique than another set of packing cubes, I’ve got some creative gift ideas to please the travel lover on your list (or order some for yourself, I won’t tell!).
Let’s jump in!
P.S. Looking for a travel essentials list instead? Check out my Digital Nomad Packing List to shop my favorite travel gear!
8 Unique Gifts for Travelers
The Wander Club
Looking for a unique way to relive your favorite travel memories? The Wander Club lets you keep your travel memories alive by collecting small tokens from each destination you visit and storing them all on a handmade keychain.
Choose tokens based on city, country, and continent, or create your own with the custom option! The best thing about them is how tiny they are—even the most minimalist digital nomads will find room in their backpack for the small keychain.
Urban Map Glasses
Featuring grid maps from dozens of US cities, these gorgeous glasses make a great gift for travel lovers. Add them to a gift box with ingredients for your friend’s favorite cocktail to make it even more personal.
Virtual Cooking Class
Get your travel fix from home with a virtual cooking class from Airbnb! Learn how to make pasta from scratch with an Italian grandmother, or delicious street tacos with a Mexican chef, all from the comfort of your own kitchen. This is the perfect gift for travel lovers and foodies, and also a great way to bring your friends and family together remotely.
If your gift recipient isn’t into cooking, try a cocktail-making class or a virtual city tour instead! Airbnb has tons of virtual experiences to choose from. We’ve done a few of these events with Team AK and they’re always a blast!
Scratch Map
Scratch maps are classic, but still one of the best gifts for travelers! Your globetrotting friends will love this fun way of documenting their adventures. There’s nothing more satisfying than scratching off a new country after each trip, plus the colorful map livens up any room!
Travel Gift Box
What could be a better gift for travel lovers than a new global experience? Tinggly Gift Boxes offer handpicked tours and getaways for the traveler in your life.
Here’s how it works: Each gift box offers a list of experiences from around the world, Tinggly delivers the box or an e-voucher, and the recipient chooses their location and experience.
You can choose a themed getaway like the Taste the World food experience box, or if your recipient already has travel plans, you can choose a location-specific box like a Night in New York, which lets the recipient choose from 200+ NYC hotels.
Destination-Scented Candles
If your travel lover has been stuck at home during quarantine and missing their favorite destination, they’ll love these scented candles from Homesick.
Relive your travel memories at home with the tropical scent of Hawaiian pineapple and seashore, or the fresh smell of French lavender. Choose from specific cities and countries or themed scents like skip trip, beach cottage, or road trip.
Try the World Boxes
Try the World is one of the best gifts for travelers and foodies. This unique subscription box delivers gourmet food from around the world every single month, including drinks, snacks, and cooking supplies.
You can buy a gift certificate or send a customized box straight to the recipient’s door for a sweet surprise!
Custom Passport Holder
These passport holders and luggage tags make great gifts for travel lovers. Available in dozens of different colors, you can also personalize them with your friend’s initials or a custom quote engraving.
Have you tried any of these gifts for travelers?
Reach out on Instagram and let me know! While you’re there, don’t forget to follow for more travel content.
Looking for even more gifts for travel lovers and digital nomads? Read my full packing list here.
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