Affordable Travel Gift Ideas that your Friends and Family would LOVE to receive!
Merry Christmas to ME! While researching for this post, I ended up buying so many of the items for myself to take on my upcoming four month trip to South America. So you know that your loved ones will also love getting any of these great travel gifts below. Unlike most ‘Best Travel Gift’ posts that are filled with ‘smile, thank you, then set aside gadgets’, these items are sure to please and will remind your loved ones of you whenever they use them. Don’t forget to treat yourself, too!
Travel Gifts under $15
Waterproof Phone Case
Great for when you are out paddling or if you are out touring or hiking and it starts pouring! Buy it HERE.
Touchscreen Waterproof Gloves
When it’s cold and wet, you can stay warm and connected! Buy it HERE.
Universal Phone Mount
No need to hold your phone while streaming! Clips to plane seats, tables, and more! Buy it HERE.
Rolling Luggage Coffee and Drink Holder
Finally! A way to hold your drink while you are fumbling with your papers or are racing for your gate! Buy it HERE.
Unisex Safari Tactical Scarf
Protects from sun, sand, dust and chill! Lightweight and looks great. Buy it HERE.
TSA Approved Locks
Keep your luggage secure while checked, and use it on your daypack to prevent pickpockets. Hostel lovers can use these lightweight locks to secure their locker. Buy it HERE.
Travel Gifts under $30
Luggage Locator (Air Tags)
If your loved one is in the Apple ecosystem, these Air Tags can be placed in luggage or backpacks to track its location using the ‘Find my phone’ feature. So they’ll know if their luggage went to Ghana while they we en route to Rome [which happened to me]. Buy it HERE.
Hands Free Sun and Rain Umbrella
Attaches to your daypack or backpack. I actually use my umbrella more as a sun parasol. Not only does it block the sun, it keeps me cooler! Buy it HERE.
Twist Memory Foam Lumbar and Sleeping Pillow
No more airplane pillows sliding down the crack while you try to get some shut eye. If you need support on your lower back, this’ll do the trick, too! Buy it HERE.
Eye Mask with Bluetooth Speaker
Earbuds hurt you when you turn on your side? Problem solved with this 100% Blackout sleep eye mask! Buy it HERE.
Flexible Tripod for iPhone and Android
For the picture taker in the family, get this amazing tripod that contorts to all sorts of unusual surfaces, from poles to rocks and other odd places. Buy it HERE.
Comfortable Hidden Belt for passport, money and cards
Great for runners, too! Unisex. Sneaky way to hide your valuables while you are traveling. Buy it HERE.
Travel Gifts under $50
Scrubba – Dry Bag ‘Multi-tool’
Use it as a wash basin for clothes or dishes. As a dry bag. As a compression bag for your clothes. As a daypack liner to hold groceries when shopping. As a stuff sack for your sleeping bag. Buy it HERE.
Turn Hotel TVs into a Smart TV : Google Chromecast
Watch Netflix on the road! Here’s an easy way to turn any tv into a smart tv (works at home, too, of course). Whether you are in a hotel or Airbnb, you can stream over 1000 apps. Buy it HERE.
Lifestraw Water Filtration Bottle
Removes 99.9% of all bacteria, viruses and parasites so you can feel safe drinking water from any source. Saves plastic waste from buying water bottles. Buy it HERE.
Smart Phone Clip on Photography Lense
Take MUCH better pictures with this simple but effective accessory to your smart phone. It clips over your phone’s lense to get higher resolution images. Buy it HERE.
Solar Charger for iPhone and Android
Great gift for the adventurer in your life! No need for outlets when you can use the sun to recharge your phone! Buy it HERE.
Wifi Range Extender
For your Airbnb friends who wish they had a stronger signal while traveling. This gadget enhances the range from the router to bring you a stronger wifi signal. Buy it HERE.
Infiniti Scarf with Hidden Pocket
Safely take a nap on a train with your passport and money securely stowed around your neck. Stroll crowded tourist areas without worrying about pickpockets. This attractive unisex scarf hides your valuables. Buy it HERE.
Foldable Lightweight Daypack
Perfect for carrying your groceries and other shopping while traveling. Folds down into a small pocket, so it doesn’t take up much room in your luggage. Yet it is strong and lightweight. Buy it HERE.
This one’s a little expensive… Under $200
Scott E Vest : a ‘Backpack” Vest with 12+ pockets
My girlfriend Mickey and her husband Bob swear by these vests. Mickey tells me she gives them as gifts, too (where’s mine, Mickey???). The vest ergonomically and evenly distributes the contents of your daypack across your upper body so it doesn’t feel bulky or heavy. It has a dedicated zippered pouched for your documents, your phone, your iPad, your money and credit cards (protected with RFID to prevent thieves skimming your card info!). You can connect your devices with the interior channels to eliminate bulky cords. There’s a chamois pocket for your glasses.
You can zip through security at the airport because you simply place your fulled zippered and secure vest in a bin and waltz through the scanner!
Available for men and women in different colors and features. Buy it HERE.
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