Maria Boyle gets in to the festive spirit with some Christmas travel gifts 2025 suggestions for your loved ones, or maybe yourself.
As the festive season approaches, many of us are on the lookout for the perfect gift for travel-loving friends and family. Finding something that is both practical and stylish can be a challenge. Whether embarking on global adventures or planning a simple weekend getaway, travel writer Maria Boyle has curated a selection of Christmas travel gifts perfect for an upcoming adventure.
9 Christmas Travel Gifts 2025
The mobile accessory
For those who prefer to travel light, the Ella Phone Pouch is the perfect gift for a traveller who values both function and fashion. Handcrafted from full-grain leather, the pouch keeps a smartphone and cards close at hand. It comes with a leather crossbody strap for hands-free convenience, which is especially useful when on the move. Lined with soft grosgrain fabric, phones stay safe and scratch-free. There’s even a handy external slot for easy access to your cards. For a personal touch, it can be customised with initials.
Price: £135 https://www.aspinaloflondon.com
The best travel diary
Journalling or keeping a travel diary makes a wonderful companion for any journey, offering space to document memories, thoughts and plans. Smythson’s Travels and Experiences Panama Notebook is available in three vibrant shades — lemon, bright coral and turquoise. The slim design, featuring featherweight paper and a flexible binding, ensures that it can slip easily into any travel bag and makes a great gift for the organised traveller or aspiring storyteller.
Price: £60 https://www.smythson.com/uk/
The ultimate carry-on
Marking its 110th anniversary, Antler’s Icon carry-on is perfect for modern-day travel needs. Offering three distinct styles — the Icon Stripe suitcase, Soft Stripe suitcase, and Discovery backpack — this collection is designed to meet the needs of contemporary travellers and very chic. Lightweight, extremely durable, it is ideal as a carry-on for short-haul flights and makes a fantastic, upgraded gift for the frequent flyer.
Price: £195 https://www.antler.co.uk
The perfect sleep mask
As we all know, travelling can often mean catching sleep in less-than-ideal circumstances. The TEMPUR® Sleep Mask offers a solution for those in need of rest, whether on a plane or in a noisy hotel room. Filled with TEMPUR® material that moulds to your face, this mask blocks out light while offering a gentle, cushioned fit. Finished in soft grey velour with adjustable straps, this sleep mask is the perfect gift for those who appreciate their beauty sleep and want to arrive at their destination feeling refreshed.
Price: £45
https://uk.tempur.com or https://uk.tempur.com/accessories-83300320.html
The most luxurious travel scarf
Having tried several cashmere scarves over the years, The White Company’s Cashmere Layering Blanket Scarf is the ultimate luxury gift for the stylish traveller.
Offering home from home comfort when on the move, the pure cashmere is certified by The Good Cashmere Standard®, an independent standard for sustainably certified cashmere, and is great for layering over clothes or using it to snuggle up to whether flying, driving or exploring new cities.
Perfect for travel, lightweight and easy to roll up, its extra-large size makes it ideal for draping over outfits or using as an impromptu blanket or even roll in to a soft pillow during flights.
Available in mid grey marl and light tan, it will please even the hardest of people you need to buy for.
Price: £200
https://www.thewhitecompany.com/uk/
- The perfect book for travel inspiration
For travellers with a case of wanderlust, Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2025 is the perfect source of inspiration. This guide features the top 30 trending destinations for the upcoming year, from countries to regions and cities, as voted by Lonely Planet’s experts. Complete with insider tips, stunning photography and essential maps, this book will help friends or family plan their next great journey.
Price: £14.99 https://shop.lonelyplanet.com
The hassle-free toothbrush to travel with
There is nothing worse than going on holiday and an electric toothbrush running out halfway through it. For those who want to avoid having to bring re-charge cables while travelling, a SURI Sonic Toothbrush is what many of the travel editors take with them. Featuring a lightweight, durable aluminium body and recyclable brush heads, this toothbrush offers up to 40 days of battery life on a single charge — ideal for extended trips. It also comes with a UV-C light travel case that kills 99.9 per cent of bacteria, ensuring your brush stays clean on the go.
Prices start at £75, option to also include a UV case for £95 https://www.trysuri.com
The book for the traveller with a design eye
Want to give a gift that offers a chance to be transported to some of the most extraordinary destinations on Earth? Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures offers a visually stunning tour of 200 real-world locations that feel like they’ve been pulled straight from a Wes Anderson film. Just published, this coffee table book is filled with captivating stories and beautiful photography.
Price: £32 https://accidentallywesanderson.com
Seeing is believing…..inspiring the next generation of travellers
A pair of binoculars can literally open the world to a young traveller. The new MY Junior binoculars are perfect for young wildlife lovers, encouraging them to get up close to nature and create experiences for the whole family to enjoy.
SWAROVSKI OPTIK newly launched MY Junior binoculars are the first high-quality, lightweight children’s binoculars specifically tailored to the needs of children from six to 14 years of age. Colourfully designed in glacier blue or jungle green, they offer easy operation with a large field of view, children can see subjects seven times closer than with the naked eye. The binoculars are supplied with a practical bag with enough space to carry the MY Junior notebook to record all their discoveries providing the perfect excuse for connecting with younger family members.
Price: £400 https://www.swarovskioptik.com/gb/en/outdoor/products/binoculars/my-junior.
