The Best Travel Gifts To Get Your Jet-Setting Friend This Holiday Season

Got a friend that’s always jetting off to a fabulous destination (hello, Positano!) or business trip (hello, miscellaneous mid-sized cities in the Continental United States!)? This holiday season, gift them something that fits their lifestyle. Because that fancy candle you got them is still unlit, that vase void of flowers—they’re never home to use it.

Instead, thrill them with Globetrotter’s nostalgic St. Moritz suitcase, for the traveler we all want to be (chic, handing off luggage to the bellhop) or Horizn’s sturdy hardshell carryon, for the traveler most of us actually are (clumsy, cramming everything into an overhead bin). They’ll never rummage for their passport again with Smythson’s travel wallet, and their suitcase will be easy to spot at baggage claim with Rimowa’s brightly colored luggage tag. Aerin’s travel brush and the Laundress’s wrinkle-fixing spray set will make freshening up for that post-flight meeting a cinch, and one of Louis Vuitton’s travel guides will make it easy to explore the coolest haunts in a new city. Then there’s the art of airplane comfort: think cashmere socks, a cozy travel wrap, and Master & Dynamic headphones with the standard headphone jack because while Apple may have moved on, plane outlets have not. And sometimes, the best gift is one that is fashionable and functional: think an artfully designed 5-1 adapter (honestly, my dream present), or a compact mirror that doubles as a phone charger.

Below, our favorite travel gifts for frequent fliers.