Want to entertain both yourself and the traveler in your life? Then give them a delightfully quirky gift! These quirky gift ideas for travelers are sure to bring on the laughs!
I love giving my brothers slightly ridiculous (but always fun) gifts. I’m almost giddy with excitement while I wait for the time to open gifts.
Some of the gifts below are as practical as they are fun. Some of the gifts below are as impractical as they are ridiculous. But all of these gifts will bring laughs for you and the recipient!
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Luggage Tag
I get such a kick out of this luggage tag.
This luggage tag will delight its recipient. Plus, it will bring on the laughs for the airport luggage crew and your recipient’s fellow passengers.
We could all use a few more laughs at the airport!
Compression Socks
Yes, compression socks are the underwear of travel gifts.
But when they look this much fun, the traveler in your life is sure to love them!
Plus, when you gift these compression socks, you’re giving the gift of both laughs AND health to your recipient. You’re basically the hero of gift-giving!
Airplane Foot Sling
Travelers are often looking for convenient ways to make their flights more comfortable.
Cue the airport foot sling. This contraption hooks over the tray table, creating a sling for your traveler to rest their feet.
It’s borderline ridiculous, but that’s one of the reasons this gift is so much fun!
Instant Camera
No one needs an instant camera, but as they say in the movie Love Actually, “I don’t want something I need. I want something I want.”
Give your traveler something they want this year with an instant camera! They’re super fun to take on trips to create a vintage-feeling experience.
Nintendo Switch
Airplane flights and airport layers can stretch the limits of self-entertainment.
Books, podcasts, and movies can grow old.
Help your traveler pass the time by giving them a Nintendo Switch this year. The long travel times will fly by!
Scratch Off World Map
This map invites the debate of what it means to “visit” a country. Does a layover in Madrid count as visiting Spain? Does eating pizza on the border of Italy count as visiting Italy?
Bring on the good-natured debates by gifting this world map to your traveler. They’ll love scratching off each country they’ve visited – after they’ve met the definition of “visiting” that country.
Wireless Karaoke
Want to help your traveler make friends? Then gift them with wireless karaoke!
Your traveler will be the most popular person at the airport during an agonizingly long flight delay! (Alternatively, they could also be the most annoying, but hey, let the good times roll!)
DNA Kit
One of the coolest parts of traveling is visiting the home countries of your ancestors. Standing where they stood. Seeing what they saw. Experiencing what they experienced.
Help your traveler have that same experience by gifting them this DNA kit. They’ll be making travel plans to visit the lands of their ancestors in no time!
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