The holiday season is truly the perfect time to celebrate the traveler in your life with thoughtful gifts that go beyond the ordinary. Instead of a simple object, you can give the gift of seamless travel, enhanced memories, and profound comfort, no matter where their wanderlust takes them next. We have meticulously gathered a collection of travel essentials designed to transform logistics into excitement and busy journeys into moments of peace. These gifts are carefully selected to enhance their next adventure, streamline their journeys, and offer unparalleled comfort while they’re on the go.
Best Bags and Luggage for Efficient Packing
Finding the right carry-on can be a game-changer for frequent travelers.
The Avalon Small Carry-On: The Perfect Underseat Companion
The Avalon Small Carry-On from Ricardo Beverly Hills is perfect for every traveler in your life, especially minimalists and those prioritizing budget airline compliance. Designed to fit many underseat dimensions easily, the bag is the perfect travel companion for the light packer or budget traveler. We tested this unit on a long weekend getaway and were immediately impressed. With plenty of compartments, great functionality, and a trolley pass-through (so you can secure it atop a checked bag), it’s terrific for quick trips or dedicated one-bag travelers. It also comes complete with its own waterproof pouch, ideal for liquids or storing a wet swimsuit after a beach trip.
The Foldie Bag: Your Souvenir Sidekick
The Foldie bag is one of our most frequent travel companions, and it’s not hard to see why. This versatile tote can be folded down into a small, flat pouch that expands into a large bag when necessary—we had it in our suitcase on a recent trip to Japan to help cart home all our travel souvenirs. The bottom also unzips to create even more storage space, along with numerous pockets throughout the bag (including a waterproof interior pocket). While The Foldie doesn’t look that large, it’s incredibly efficient, fitting days’ worth of clothes and more with ease. It’s the perfect collapsible bag to keep under the seat for all of your holiday travels and unexpected shopping excursions.
Cabeau On-The-Go Sling Pack: Secure Day Trip Gear
If you’re looking for a lightweight sling bag to keep your valuables close on your next getaway (or as a gift for your bestie’s next big trip), the Cabeau On-The-Go Sling Pack is a great piece to have in your travel arsenal. Complete with numerous pockets, including a hidden RFID-lined back pocket for your passport and credit cards, the bag is compact yet will easily get you through a full day of touring and exploring. One of our favorite features? The fabric is made with recycled plastic bottles for the ultimate in sustainable travel accessories.
Essential Beauty and Grooming Travel Kits
Every traveler needs products that perform as well on the road as they do at home. These curated sets are ideal stocking stuffers for travelers who love looking their best.
Limited-Edition Face and Eye Set
The Fenty Beauty Fenty’s Finest 3-Piece Face, Eye + Lip Kit is a limited-edition collection featuring three of the brand’s most popular products in a single package for easy gifting or on-the-go glamour. This trio, designed to provide a cohesive look of shine and sparkle, contains a mini size of the ultra-black, long-wearing Hella Thicc Volumizing Mascara for dramatic lashes, a mini of the superfine Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil highlighter in “How Many Carats?!” for a luminous glow on the face and body, and a full-size version of the nourishing and high-shine Gloss Bomb Stix in the dusty pink shade “Is It Fu$$y” for juicy, moisturized lips.
JVN Major Minis Set: Haircare on the Fly
This Major Minis set by JVN makes an ideal gift for anyone who needs to maintain their hair routine while traveling, as it includes two essential styling products and an exclusive travel bag. The collection features JVN’s best-selling Air Dry Cream, which effortlessly enhances hair’s natural texture for quick, easy styling, and Perfèct The Essential Dry Shampoo, a micellar-powered refresh that effectively extends the time between washes. This kit ensures gorgeous, stress-free hair maintenance, whether across town or across the globe.
Tweezerman Vintage Rose Set: Precision Grooming
This festive Vintage Rose set from Tweezerman is an excellent choice for a stocking stuffer or a practical travel essential, as it comes beautifully packaged in holiday red and gold. The set includes two premium tools: the Micro Mini Slant Tweezer for precise brow shaping and the Micro Mini Point Tweezer for dealing with fine or ingrown hairs. Its miniature size makes it perfect for slipping into a makeup bag or a dedicated travel kit, ensuring grooming perfection while on the go.
Mini Body Cream Duo
The Fenty Beauty Lil’ Butta Dropz Mini Whipped Oil Body Cream Duo is a set of two travel-sized body creams featuring the popular whipped oil formula. This product, offered as part of the brand’s holiday or sale collections, contains moisturizing tropical oils and shea butter. The mini duo is promoted as a perfect option for customers to glow up themselves or a friend, fitting into the brand’s array of gifts and value sets. The page currently highlights that customers can save on this item, as it is included in a limited-time sale offering discounts on body care products.
Aromatherapy Shower Essentials
Formulary 55 offers a collection of all-natural aromatherapy shower steamers, handcrafted in small batches to convert any shower into a restorative spa experience. These items are blended with pure essential oils to promote relaxation, revitalization, and refreshing effects as part of a daily self-care ritual. Currently, the collection features two distinct sets: the “Wake Up” variety, formulated for an energizing morning start, and the “Good Night” option, designed to encourage a calming wind-down before bed, with both available as sets of three for $20.00.
NYX Professional Makeup: Budget-Friendly Glam Kits
NYX Professional Makeup has a slew of fantastic holiday gift sets this season, perfect for the beauty lover on the go. The high-end quality offers a perfect budget-friendly gift for any traveler who likes to stay chic on any getaway. The cruelty-free brand is known for its bold colors, hydrating formulas, and long-wear products that get you from early-morning tours to nights out on the town. Our favorites for the season include the Holiday Epic Wear Linker Stick Kit (for the perfect smudge-proof lines that last all day) and the Holiday Smushy Matte Lip Balm Gift Set (for a touch of color and hydration on those “no makeup” days).
