30+ Awesome Travel Gifts for Women

We’ve polled our writers to create this list of top travel gifts for women for 2023. This list includes the things we never leave home without and the things at the top of our wish list this year.

1. Tinggly Bucket List Gift Box

Tinggly’s “experience” gift boxes top our list this year. The “bucket list” box offers 600+ travel experiences around the world.

2. AWAY The Large Everywhere Bag

Every woman who loves travel needs an easy-to-carry weekender travel bag. With pockets galore, this stylish bag tops our list of best weekend bags.

3. Wacaco Nanopresso Portable Espresso Maker

Caffeinated travelers who need their morning jolt will thank you for this portable espresso maker. It creates one of the best layers of crema we‘ve seen come from a portable espresso maker!

4. North Face Travel Backpack

This durable backpack designed specifically for women can get her through every adventure!

5. A Year of Universal Yums

The gift for the foodie on your list, a subscription to Universal Yums is the way to help her relive her best foodie memories or try new foods from around the world.

6. Professional Vacation Photos

Book a photographer to meet you at more than 350 locations around the world using this Flytographer gift card.

7. Atlantis Bahamas Vacation!

Taking a vacation to Atlantis offers an unparalleled experience blending adventure, luxury, and wonder.

8. Romantic Vacation Just for 2

An adults-only all-inclusive SANDALS vacation is the ultimate romantic vacation!

9. Travel-Ready Wearables by XCVI

Disclosure: This section is sponsored by XCVI.

XCVI makes clothing that is stylish, breathable, comfortable and ready for adventure!

10. Allbirds Shoes

Allbirds are comfy, wash easily, and wear well.

11. Cashmere Travel Scarf

Elevate the scarf by choosing this luxe cashmere version for double duty — it will keep you warm on the plane and serves as a fashion wrap after you land.

12. Totes Titan Compact Travel Umbrella

A sturdy, one-touch travel umbrella is a thoughtful gift because the weather on vacation doesn’t always cooperate.

13. PacSafe Citysafe CX Anti Theft Backpack

This bag made it to our list of Best Travel Backpacks for Women because of its added safety features like interlocking zippers, RFID blocking pockets and cut-proof material.

14. Waterproof Phone Pouch

This waterproof phone pouch works for taking photos of the kids at the waterpark or the penguins in the Galapagos.

15. Bagail Packing Cubes

Packing cubes allow us to pack more into each suitcase and make unpacking in the hotel room easy.

16. Language Lessons with Babbel

This is the gift that keeps on giving. A gift subscription to Babbel allows the recipient to choose from 14 different languages.

17. Travelambo Women’s Wallet

We love how simple, sleek and functional this wallet is and we love that it has a zipper pocket and an RFID-blocking bifold to protect personal information and credit cards.

18. Scratch-Off World Map

This unique gift is a fun way for any frequent traveler to show off all of the places she’s been.

19. Personalized Passport Holder

This passport cover will go everywhere with her.

20. Romantic Vacation Just for 2

An adults-only all-inclusive SANDALS vacation is the ultimate romantic vacation!

21. Osprey UltraLight Roll Organizer

If your bestie still fumbles through a tangle of cords in her bag, gift her an organizer to stop the madness.

22. Foldable Brim UV Sun Protection Hat

This foldable wide-brim hat can be kept in a purse or backpack so it’s ready for a day at the beach or shopping downtown.

23. Portable Indoor/Outdoor Lock Box Safe

Keys, wallets and Air Pods can all get locked away in safety with this portable lockbox safe. We use ours on the beach.

24. Longchamp Le Pliage Large Shoulder Tote Bag

Well-made, roomy, foldable. The Longchamp tote works as your in-flight personal item and a day bag too.

25. Travel Journal

Help your favorite traveler remember her best trips with a beautiful travel journal.

26. Sharper Image SI-755 Mini Steam Iron

A friend who won’t be seen with wrinkles will appreciate a lightweight travel iron that heats up quickly and has a steam setting.

27. Carry on Cocktail Kit

This fun cocktail kit has everything she needs (minus the alcohol) to make her favorite drink on the plane.

28. Lay-N-Go Cosmetic Bag

This cosmetic bag rolls up for packing and then flattens to a 20” diameter circle that makes it easy to see everything inside. And it’s machine washable!

29. Inflatable Travel Foot Rest Pillow

She can use this inflatable footrest on a train, bus, airplane or, our favorite, at the airport during those agonizingly long layovers between flights.

30. Wooden Wall Map

One of the coolest travel gifts that we’ve ever seen, this wooden map looks amazing and is a fun way for her to keep up with all of the places she’s visited — and dream about the places she still wants to see.

31. Anker PowerCore Essential

This portable charger is slim enough to slip into a jeans pants pocket but powerful enough to quick-charge 3 devices at once.

32. Bodum Bistro Electric Water Kettle

A travel kettle is a must when you need hot water pronto for a cup of tea or to warm a baby’s bottle.

33. BabylissPRO Nano Titanium Straightening Iron

If you have a daughter who’s got 4 weddings next year, treat her to this small, lightweight flat iron for hair touchups on the go.

34. HoMedics TotalComfort Portable Ultrasonic Humidifier

If you know someone bothered by the dry air in hotels or cars, gift them this small (fits in a cupholder) humidifier.

35. Logitech MX Keys Mini

Ever try to work through a redeye flight in the dark? The backlit keys on this compact travel keyboard make this a winning gift for business travelers.

36. Tile Mate Key Finder

Avoid the frantic search for your car keys with this key finder.

SheBuysTravel Tip: Buy several and attach them to your kid’s backpack, your car keys, your purse and more.

37. MICHAEL KORS Jet Set Camera Crossbody

When you need your hands free to snap photos, check a map or pay for tickets, a crossbody bag is a girl’s best friend.

The Gifts Frequent Travelers Covet

As busy travelers and adventurers, our go-to travel products, gadgets and accessories are the ones that make our travels easier and more fun. From tote bags to hot tech, water bottles to weekend getaways, comfy travel clothes to a cute face mask chain, these are the best gift ideas that make our gift wish lists every year. We want your mom, sister, wife, daughter or best friend to have them, too.

These great gifts sell for as little as $15 right up to splurges of $200+. (But you know she’s worth it, right?)

Forget the gift card this year. Buy her a gift set of travel dreams.

And remember, these gifts work no matter the giving holiday — Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day gifts, Christmas, birthday, and, well, you get the idea.