Our annual holiday travel gift guide for frequent flyers is back in time for the gifting season. With many two-week long Black Friday sales and continuous discounting at retail shops, frugal shoppers will find something for every traveler they know.
Best Gifts for Parents Traveling with Frequent Flying Baby
Let’s start with Baby, perhaps the most needy of all our travel companions.
The Perfect Toy To Stash In The Seat Pocket
Baby will love this fun Baby Starters stuffed monkey gift from this year’s gifts for frequent flyers guide, and you’ll avoid the backseat meltdowns. With “Hello!” embroidered on its red plush belly and furry white paws, this baby starter toy charms all ages. Carry it by the red polka dot plastic hook on your bag, baby’s bag or a suitcase handle. Road and air travelers appreciate its hands-free utility and easy to clean fabric.
Fun Fact: Baby can suck on the sewn-on plastic teether or monkey’s soft toes.
Price: $12.99. BUY NOW.
Safely Change Baby Or Swim Before Your Flight With This Leakproof Bag
When scouring shops for our annual directory of frequent traveler gifts, we love to find practical presents with an elevated sense of design. Here’s one: a great find for active kids, new moms, and anyone who has access to a pool while awaiting a late flight. Every traveler benefits from the Loulou Lollipop Wet Dry Bag’s dual pocket’s roomy size: 15.75” x 11” with a 5.5” base. Both pockets (one for wet and one for dry) zip shut to block odors and leaks. Our stylish sample, the Farm Breakfast pattern, has croissants, cute animals and fantasy figures to make you or Baby smile.
Fun Fact: The waterproof fabric made from 100% recycled PET washes easily.
Price: $17.99. BUY NOW.
Best Gift for the Active Frequent Flyers In Your Life
Our practical picks for the frequent flyers in your life are sure to bring a smile of relief.
Hit The Road In Style With Pants That Meet Our Frequent Flyer Gift Criteria
Hardy trail pants that double as museum wear is our #1 adventuring essential. Enter Coalatree’s line of waterproof, UV-proof, almost indestructible, antimicrobial and easy-to-wash joggers. Of the seven earth tones sold, the fun rust color evokes maple trees in the fall. All have good pockets, some with flaps and one with Velcro closures to safeguard valuable. Choose from Unisex (about a size 8-10 women’s pant) or Inclusive (plus) sizes. There’s enough stretch to make up for any awkward fit.
Fun fact: They can be shoved into their own front pocket to make a small travel pillow.
Price: $99.00 BUY NOW
Portable PT For Active Frequent Travelers
Need a practical holiday gift for travelers who enjoy hiking, snow sports and other active adventurers? Now there’s a take-along treatment for sore muscles and joints. Penetrex, made with Arnica, Vitamin B6, MSM and other natural ingredients, really works. Rub the mildly scented, fast-acting cream into the neck, back or shoulder area; works well on sore calves and quads too.
Fun Fact: The 3oz. size gel stick and a 2 oz. size jar are ideal for travel.
Price: $14.36. BUY NOW
Practical Gifts for Frequent Flyers Under $50
Hoping to find a small gift for your favorite frequent flyer without breaking the bank? Read on…
Be Kind To Your Laundry And Hand Washables
Light as a tissue, these detergent sheets are a kindness to anyone who does laundry on the road. It may not be the fanciest choice in our annual travel gift guide, but it’s a real find. No more wasting time shopping for laundry powder at your destination. No more lugging super-sized plastic detergent bottles to a shared laundry room. Kind detergent not only cleans – it’s eco-friendly, efficient and pleasingly scented, too.
Fun Fact: Cut some sheets into quarters to use for handwashing in the sink.
Price: $15.09 BUY NOW.
Travel Ready Moisturizer You Can Use Onboard
We reviewed J. R. Liggett’s Shampoo Bar in another gift guide for frequent family travelers. It remains an effective alternative to decanting your favorite shampoo into tiny plastic bottles. Now there’s Body Oil in a Bar. The highly concentrated formula means you only need a little of the plant based, grease-free bar as a moisturizer. Perfect for family travelers on-the-go.
Fun Fact: The packaging for Body Oil Bar is both recyclable and biodegradable.
Price: $21.99. BUY NOW
Splurge Gifts For Frequent Travelers Who Have Everything
We can’t resist sharing a few gifts that your frequent traveling friends (furry or otherwise) may not need… but will love.
Hand Crafted Ornaments Spark Frequent Travel Memories
Unique glass holiday ornaments are making its debut in our family travel gift guide. Joy to the World Collectibles spreads cheer with iconic symbols of sports such as pickleball or sailing, and even household pets. We love the delicately crafted, glass luggage tag for a bag heading to JFK, our hometown airport. Travelers in your life will enjoy the painted rectangular tags flying to Madrid, Sydney, Edinburgh and Charleston. (This is especially true if you’ve bundled airplane tickets into the gift box.)
Fun fact: Each of these delicate objets takes a Polish artist one week to paint.
Price: $49+. BUY NOW
For The Frequent Traveling Pet Who Has Everything
If your pets are as spoiled as ours, there’s only one place to shop – up! Our family travel gift guide lets Waffles fly in the deluxe manner he’s treated at home. Purchase a seat on K9 Jets, the world’s first pet-dedicated private jet charter service. In full disclosure, our pets haven’t personally tried the service. This British-based company, however, claims to have flown 2,000 pets on more than 200 flights.Picture Doctor Dolittle sitting side by side in the cabin with his dogs, surrounded by an international menagerie. Cats and other animals must be transported in their carriers.
Fun Fact: A one-way pet flight from New Jersey to California in January will cost $6,500.
Price: Priceless. BUY NOW
Frequent Traveler Gifts Support the National Park Service
Is a national park on your Bucket List for an upcoming vacation?
Hydroflask, a past favorite holiday gift-worthy water bottle, is now producing a limited edition NPF Collection with hot/cold insulated bottles decorated with images from Yellowstone, Yosemite or Zion National Parks.
Price: $40.00 BUY NOW.
Another brand we like, Goodr, has developed a line of OG polarized sunglasses featuring one of 12 national parks. A portion of sales is contributed to the NPF’s work to preserve our national parks.
Price: $25.00. BUY NOW.
Loving the idea of sharing gifts that give back? See our roundup of causes with real impact.
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