Frequent fliers who pride themselves on their ability to find cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, and discount travel packages, are often easy to purchase gifts for the holidays. For those ready to spend big bucks, $499 iPads or $299 noise canceling headphones are ideal holiday gifts.
However, for gift givers working with more limited funds, there are inexpensive gift ideas that may be perfect for the traveler in your life:
There is a new travel pillow called Total Pillow (priced at $15 to $20) that can be folded in half for a neck rest, twisted for lumbar support, or sat on as to cushion a hard seat. This pillow can be carried by dropping the hole in its center over the handle of wheeled luggage.
A company called 3Flor.com offers over a dozen travel kits prices from $17 to $85. They offer a baby bath kit, a mens kit with shaving cream and lip balm as well as many other kits filled with skin and hair care products.
A Grand Trunk Goods Silk Sleep Sack, costs $60 and provides a cocoon to protect a guest against whatever invisible cooties may be in the hotel bed. It weighs just over a third of a pound and folds up small in the bag that comes with it.
A Universal Power Adapter can be purchased for $16.99 which will work in an impressive list of countries and allow an international traveler the ability to recharge his gadgets overseas.
Frommers Guides to London and San Francisco iPhone applications are currently being offered for free on iTunes.
ShaveMate razors are available for $9.99 for three. These razors put shaving cream inside the handle thus eliminating the need to carry travel size shaving cream.
Eagle Creek Cubs cost $12.50 and help subdivide a suitcase making it easier to pack bags efficiently and find things quickly upon arrival.
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