Great Gifts for People Who Travel Often
Readers just had a fantastic discussion on great gifts for people who travel often, so I thought I'd round up their recommendations along with some suggestions from previous discussions and posts…
If you travel often for work, what would you love to get? If you're buying gifts for someone who travels often, what are you getting them?
In the past, we've talked about business travel packing tips, what to wear on a long flight for work, and what to pack for extended business trips. Over at CorporetteMoms, we've rounded up top tips for frequent work travel from traveling working moms as well as discussed business travel when you've got kids.
Great Gifts for People Who Travel Often
Stocking Stuffers for Business Travelers (Under $15)
- travel adapter
- wall tap
- disposable toothbrushes (pictured)
- ginger tablets for motion sickness
- leakproof bottles in a variety of sizes (these are an Amazon bestseller)
- miniature sauces and dressings such as Tabasco — see a huge selection at Minimus.biz
- travel-size high-end toiletries (Sephora has a whole section; readers specifically mentioned travel-size L'Occitane hand creams.)
- travel-sized scented candle (pictured)
- portable humidifier (pictured)
- luggage tag (pictured)
- extra-long charging cords (Anker is the best IMHO, but you can buy a lot of others for much less)
White Elephant Gifts for Women Who Travel Often (Under $30)
- facial mister (Evian and Avene have both been mentioned by readers)
- compression socks (readers have mentioned Bombas, Sockwell, and Wellow)
- laptop privacy screens
- portable chargers
- packing cubes (pictured),
- earplugs
- hanging makeup bag and/or dopp kit (pictured)
- packable extra bag (I have this one and like it a lot, but be warned it is really big!)
- travel belt to add a bag to your rolling bag (pictured)
- portable steamer
- a flat envelope commuter bag for the back of the seat (pictured)
Other Gifts for People Who Travel Often ($30+)
- eye mask (pictured — I also have this one from Manta and love it)
- Apple Tags
- tech organizer — readers have liked Dagne Dover's tech organizer
- foldable neck pillow — readers have mentioned the Trtl, but note that Amazon has some dupes
- passport wallet (pictured)
- noise-cancelling headphones
- Kindle!
- wrap
These are our latest favorite wraps — there's a big range in prices here!
Some of our favorite office pashminas as of 2024 include ones from J.Crew, Nordstrom, and this super affordable one from Amazon. If you're looking for more of a ruana jacket, I highly recommend the Brooks Brothers' ones!
The tricky part about buying FOR a frequent traveler is they probably already have a lot of ride-or-die favorites – like personally I prefer splitting my toiletries up in 3 pouches (shower, sink, makeup) so (1) they’re easier to fit around other things in a suitcase and (2) it minimizes unpacking time. Buying me a new door-hanger-kit would be a nice gesture but not useful. tbh this can be true of anyone with a serious hobby!
What would be fun- gift cards for preferred airline, or things that I seriously go THROUGH like minis of favorite cosmetics or creams, wet-wipe style bug spray or nail polish remover packets.
If it’s a frequent car traveler, a gift card for detailing could be really nice!
Yes! I travel often. The best gift is a gift card for an airline, hotel gift card, or even booking.com gift card. I see these travel lists often. I have most of what I need already.
Yes I’m a frequent traveler and part of why I love travel is that I prefer experiences over stuff. I have the things on this list I need and don’t want the rest.
Something not mentioned here is a travel fan. For those of us who like airflow and/or white noise when sleeping or working, this can be great. Mine has been a lifesaver and I am adding to it a set of rechargeable batteries with the charger since it does run down batteries a bit quickly.
Which travel fan do you have, if I may ask?
The portable humidifier would be great, especially if you’re going from the humid SEUS to, well, anywhere else. Intentional humidity is just not something that had ever occurred to me until we started traveling to ski. I learned to walk into the cabin and put on a kettle to get some steam into the air. Otherwise, our delicate Southern noses bleed. This would definitely be a better option.