Top 9 Travel Gifts for 2022

Stumped about what to get the traveler in your life? Try these ideas!

Looking for a travel gift this year? When it comes time to buy a travel-loving friend a gift, it’s easy to feel stuck on what to get. Journals are great — but not all travelers are journalers, and those that are – often have at least a few blank ones on hand. Here are unique takes on classic ideas for the various kinds of travelers in your life. 

Great Travel Gift For the foodie in your life

Combining a travel gift and a snacks, send delicious global flavors right to their doorstep.  Try The World  with top chefs from Paris to Singapore. Your foodie-friend will open gorgeous boxes filled with curated delicacies from each country.  Delivered every month, each box contains descriptions for how to use the tasty and exotic flavors in your own recipes. 

For the well-accessorized

Customize a favorite map to make cufflinks, bracelet, or pendant. Have a special place you want to commemorate? Maybe the place of a first date, or a favorite childhood destination? This can be a beautiful and deeply personal way to show your traveler that you know what matters to them most.

Travel Gift For the crafty commemorator

Check out this simple, beautiful way to re-trace steps and wonderful memories with a map and thread. The maps can be titled, as well. Imagine a wall decorated with these minimalist representations of adventures! 

For the traveler who has everything and wants to give back

Why not make a donation to a favorite cause in your traveler’s name? You can choose organizations that support environmental stewardship, advocate for people in crisis, promote education, or help bring beauty. 

For the traveler who’s always up for adventure

I’ve written before about how experiences pack the biggest punch, happiness-wise. At Experience Days  you can give a travel gift of a lifelong great memory to someone you care about. Try everything from hang gliding to art lessons throughout the United States. What a great surprise for honeymooners or a friend’s next big adventure!

For the gadget-junkie

Try one of these 4-in-1 adapters for the tech-savvy traveling family and will help ensure everything stays running smoothly.  For the hardcore gadget-junkie, what about these stylish vests, hoodies, and jackets with interior pockets (for men and women)? They hold everything from smartphones to keys to water bottles? 

Travel Gift For the photographer

If your friend is never without her smartphone or camera, why not make it easy for her to create beautiful, lasting photo albums, calendars, or prints of her best shots? At Artifact Uprising, she can connect directly with her Instagram account and assemble her most gorgeous memories. 

If you need help planning the next adventure to fill an album, stitch on a map, or wear around your neck Or give the gift of travel itself!— contact me today! It’s easy to schedule a call with me at a time that is convenient for you. Just click here to open my calendar. Then choose the best time for a quick 15 minute call to chat about your travel dreams. It’s free, fun and informative.