The Afar Gift Guide

What to buy the travelers in your life this year.
Illustration by Cristina Spanò

Illustration by Cristina Spanò

The gift that all travelers want is first-class airplane tickets to somewhere fabulous. But if that isn’t feasible, the next best thing is to give them something that makes the voyage easier or a little more luxurious—especially if they’re flying in economy.

In the Afar 2025 Gift Guide, you’ll find some of the best travel products our travel experts have tried and tested over the years, plus a few new items we’re excited to share from some of our favorite small businesses.

We hope you enjoy perusing our gift recommendations as much as our team enjoyed selecting them for you.

Afar editors and contributors weigh in on the best travel gifts to give this holiday season, including some of our favorite luggage pieces, our go-to travel accessories, and parent-approved gear for kids.
Give your friends and family the travel accessories they’ll actually use.
Camping cookbooks, comfy loungewear, and a flask with camp-ready features are only a few of our ideas for the outdoor adventurers on your list.

Nicholas DeRenzo is the Brooklyn-based editorial director of newsletters at Afar. He reports on travel, culture, food and drink, and wildlife and conservation, with a special interest in birds. He has worked in travel media for 17 years, most recently as the executive editor at Hemispheres, the in-flight magazine of United Airlines, and his bylines have appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, BBC, and Time. You can follow along on his travel (and bird-watching) adventures on Instagram at @nderenzo.
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