The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide For Travellers in 2025
Ho, ho, ho? I’m sorry if you’re not in the holiday spirit quite yet, but I’m one of those annoying people who likes to start my Christmas shopping early! It helps to spread the costs, build up the excitement, and frees up December for having fun instead of hitting the overcrowded shops.
I will say that we’re an ‘experiences over stuff’ kind of family (and I do have a separate gift guide packed full of trips and experiences that we’ll be gifting each other this year coming soon) which means that this gift guide contains lots of affordable gifts, and lots of practical gifts that travelling families will really appreciate. No big ticket items here: only gifts that won’t break the bank!
So here it is: That Mum Travel Life’s annual Christmas gift guide. The ultimate Christmas gift guide for travellers and travelling kids all in one place!
- Christmas Gift Guide For Mums Who Travel
- Christmas Gift Guide For Men Who Travel
- Christmas Gift Guide For Kids Who Travel
- Christmas Gift Guide For Teenagers Who Travel
- Conclusion and Further Reading
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Christmas Gift Guide For Mums Who Travel
1. Jasmine Silk Pure Cashmere bed socks (comes in different colours). £36.99. Shop here.
2. Adventure Archive Travel Memory Keepsake Life in a Box Frame, £11.99. Shop here.
3. The Flat Lay Co. Travel Bag (comes in different patterns and styles), £22.99. Shop here.
4. Belkin Rapid Charge Powerbank with integrated charge cable, £34.99. Shop here.
5. Clever Fox travel journal with packing lists and stickers, £16.99. Shop here.
6. Aosun silk sleep mask Anti-Allergy Natural Silks Eye Mask, £9.99. Shop here.
7. Molton Brown, The Elegant Escapist body and hair travel minis set, £28.00. Shop here.
8. Marc Jacobs Daisy travel sized 10ml perfume, £18.99. Shop here.
My Christmas gift list for travelling women (and mums that travel like myself!) is full of small luxuries: little, almost practical, things that I would never buy for myself but that I would love to have with me when I travel. Cashmere socks, silk sleep masks….little upgrades on things I already have, but just more luxe and special. My silk sleep mask is such a life saver whenever we fly, so if you haven’t got one already then I definitely recommend popping one on your own Christmas list!
Christmas Gift Guide For Men Who Travel
1.Simpolor travel cable and electronic accessories organiser, £11.19. Shop here.
2. Worldwide travel adapter with USB-C fast charging universal socket, £19.56. Shop here.
3. CabinZero backpack, £55. Use the code THATMUMTRAVEL at checkout on the CabinZero website for 15% off. Click here to order now!
4. Soft headband style sleep blue tooth headphones for longhaul flights, £21.99. Shop here.
5. Lonely Planet, 100 Weekends in Europe, £20.55. Shop here.
6. Viking Revolution pack of solid colognes (you can take these in your hand luggage!) £10.99. Shop here.
7.Rustic Town leather toiletries bag for men, £39.00. Shop here.
8. Belkin Rapid Charge Powerbank with integrated charge cable, £34.99. Shop here.
I asked Mike to put together this list of gifts for men who travel for me, and he didn’t surprise me at all by presenting me with a list packed full of practical, no-nonsense items that he carries with him when he travels.My husband is one pragmatic man! I added some fun items, like travel guides (we both love them) and practical but luxe cosmetics I know he’d love: these cologne bars are solid, so they don’t count towards your in-cabin liquid allowance! I’ve also added a CabinZero backpack, because he loved the boys ones so much that he asked for one of his own.
Christmas Gift Guide For Kids Who Travel
1. Magnetic tiles magnet travel set, with travel box, £26.63. Shop here.
2. Belkin SoundForm Mini Kids Wireless Headphones with Built-In Microphone, £29.99. Shop here.
3. LED writing/drawing tablets for children. Two pack. £7.99. Shop here.
4. Colouring and activity lap set with pad, stickers, and pens. £12.99. Shop here.
5. Spirograph travel set, £10.99. Shop here.
6. Binocular set for kids with magnifying glass and compass. £24.99. Shop here.
7. Kidizoom Duo Kids Digital Camera, £37.99. Shop here.
8. Lonely Planet Kids create your own travel journal, £9.50. Shop here.
All of the things in our Christmas gift guide for kids who travel are either things the boys have or things they have had. All stuff that’s tried and tested, that the kids loved, and that will be a valuable addition to your next trip! When space is a prized commodity you don’t want big and bulky toys, and you want to know that you’re getting your kids things they’ll use and love. Stuff that will keep kids occupied for hours without breaking the bank. I hope you agree that everything in this kids Christmas gift guide ticks all those boxes!
Christmas Gift Guide For Teenagers Who Travel
1. CabinZero backpack, £55. Use the code THATMUMTRAVEL at checkout on the CabinZero website for 15% off. Click here to order now!
2. AKASO EK7000 4K30FPS Action Camera with 64GB microSDXC Memory Card, £67.99. Buy here.
3. bottlebottle Stainless Steel Water Bottle with Straw and Lid, £22.99. Buy here.
4. Page a Day Travel Journal, £9.74. Buy here.
5. Wanderlust hooded top, £33.95. Buy here.
6. Soundcore by Anker Q30 Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Headphones with Multiple Modes,£42.99. Buy here.
7. Exploding kittens card game, £19.99 (this is my boys favourite card game right now!) Buy here.
8. Adidas unisex waistband/sports bag (my boys love these practical bags for travelling – you can get them in tonnes of brands/colours/designs). £14. Buy here.
Our final category is Christmas gifts for teens who travel: a new entry for us as this will be our first Christmas with a teen! Teens can be so tricky to buy for. And the usual fidget toys and colouring books that are youngest still LOVES are definitely starting to interest our oldest less and less. I’ve tried to include a mix of practical and fun items – and I had to include that CabinZero backpack again, because I think this is the best bit of travel kit our boys have ever had! These are the travel gifts on my own teens wish list this year.
Conclusion and Further Reading
Whether you’re buying for mum or dad, kids or teens, I hope I’ve covered all the bases here. And I’ve also tried really hard to keep prices low because I didn’t want to go against our personal ethos of spending a little less on gifts, so that we have a little more to spend on travelling! If you’re still looking for ideas you can check out the Christmas gift guide for travelling kids that I put together last year.
Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? Do you have any amazing ideas for what to buy the traveller in your life? I’d love to hear all your ideas and suggestions in the comments below!
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