Gifts for Travelers: What to Give a Tourist

It seems everyone has a friend who lives out of a suitcase: today they’re sunbathing in Bali, and tomorrow they’re sending Telegram video messages from Istanbul. This article lists items that can make an original gift for travelers for a birthday or any other holiday.

For Regular Trips

Bag Tracker

A cool tracker accessory for travelers who often lose important items. With a smart keychain, your friend can quickly find a suitcase or backpack forgotten in a cafe or at a bus stop. We recommend the Chipolo One model, which works with both Apple and Android.

Fitness Tracker

What to give a traveler who leads a healthy lifestyle and prefers long walks to sparkling wine on the veranda? A good idea is a fitness tracker that counts steps and calories burned. More advanced models can monitor heart rate and contribute to improved health.

Fleece Pillow and Sleep Mask

Essentials for a long flight or car trip. Especially if a person has to sit by the aisle or in the middle of the plane and won’t be able to sleep by leaning their head against the window.

Wooden World Map

A world map made from different types of wood is a stylish interior solution. Scale and dimensions can be chosen independently—everything is custom-made. Add LED lights to the map, and you’ll get real magic.

Transformer Backpack

It can be used as a classic backpack for long walks, a going-out bag, or a wheeled bag for transporting items — depending on the purpose. Such models usually have many pockets and compartments, so you can fit all necessary items into the backpack.

Massage Oil

Useful after long walking tours or mountain hikes, when you just want to collapse into bed and sleep until morning.

Wireless Headphones

Wired headphones that come with a smartphone can be replaced with a higher-quality wireless accessory with noise cancellation and water resistance (yes, you can swim with them, even if not for long). The coolest ones are Marshall Motif A.N.C. with equalizer settings via app and Xiaomi Buds 4 Pro, which can work for up to nine hours without recharging.

Guidebook

Printed guidebooks are still a must-have for a trip: if you constantly look at your smartphone, it will run out of battery, and the internet doesn’t work everywhere. Before making such a gift, find out where the person plans to travel soon to choose the right destination.

Adapter for Different Socket Types

A classic situation: you arrive in a new country, you’re about to charge your phone after a long journey, and suddenly you find that the charging plug doesn’t match the socket. The solution is a universal adapter that helps cameras, phones, and tablets work seamlessly in 150 countries worldwide.

Adapter for Charging Multiple Devices

Your friend has an hour to pack, and needs to charge their phone, laptop, and camera. Simultaneously. An adapter with multiple ports will come to the rescue. You don’t have to buy a huge brick that would be impossible to carry around. For example, the Ugreen GaN x 65W will easily fit in a bag or backpack pocket.

Suitcase Cover

To prevent your friend from wrapping their suitcase in film, give them a cool printed cover that will help them quickly find their luggage on the belt. Covers are usually made of dense, high-quality fabric, so they are easy to wash and last a long time. Plus, a suitcase in a cover looks stylish, while in film it resembles a piece of sausage in food packaging. The choice is obvious.

High-Capacity Power Bank

It’s better to give a high-capacity power bank, for example, 20,000 mAh. Choose a model in an online store based on how many devices it can charge from scratch, and also on its weight: the coolest power banks can weigh as much as half a kilogram and make hand luggage heavier.

Document Safe

Travelers’ bags and backpacks are often targets for theft, but hotels don’t always provide document storage services. A safe will be a reliable place to store passports and cash.

For Those Who Spend Time Hiking

Portable Shower

Yes, it exists! A mobile shower is very easy to use and convenient to transport. It can easily be taken to a dacha, picnic, or on a trip. All that’s required for its use is to charge the pump battery via USB from a car or household outlet. Everything else is included. The pre-charged shower should be mounted on a fixture at a stable height, turned on, with the shower pump immediately placed in water, and then used.

Thermos Mug

Not all establishments on a trip are Michelin-star worthy, especially if your friend is traveling to locations far from civilization. So it’s better to brew coffee (tea, jelly, compote — it all depends on preferences) beforehand and then enjoy it on the road.

Waterproof Backpack

Rain often falls during a hike, and it’s hard to quickly take shelter from it. The solution is a backpack in which neither a pack of cookies nor a spare set of underwear will get wet.

Water Filter

Useful for long hikes or car trips. A water filter removes all minerals, microbes, and other impurities from water. If you suddenly need to drink water of unknown origin or river water, it will be useful. But we hope this won’t happen to your friend.

Folding Knife

No crime involved. On a hike, a good knife will be useful for opening cans, cleaning fish, and preparing food.

Headlamp

Attach a headlamp, and the need to frantically shine your iPhone to light your way forward disappears. With it, you can fish, hunt, play sports, do repairs, and simply walk in the dark. Buy a model that runs on batteries, so it’s easier to recharge the headlamp during a hike.

Multitool

A versatile, compact tool for survival in harsh hiking conditions. It will help if you need to open canned food, tighten a screw, cut bread, cut a piece of paper (you never know), or measure something.

Before giving a gift, be sure to analyze where the traveler most often goes and base your choice on that destination. Even better, ask your friend to make a wish list: that way, it will be easier to decide on a gift.