The best travel gifts for your favorite jet-setter (or train enthusiast)

A place for everything and everything in its place in this clever, earth-friendly travel toiletries bag made from recycled plastic bottles.

Your ticket to boredom-free road trips, layovers, and weeklong forecasts of rain. Backbone’s snap-on iPhone controller is compatible with endless games across Apple Arcade, Steam, Stadia, Xbox, and more. No batteries or extra cords needed.

Designed by a meteorologist, Weatherman’s lightweight travel umbrella is built to withstand winds of 45 mph and shrinks down to a super-compact (and easily packable) size.

A modern, soft-shell briefcase that is built for travel. Troubadour creates modern, pragmatic gear that stands up to the elements—a waterproof exterior and padded sections for tech—and looks great while doing so.

These magnetic honeycomb-shaped capsules are waterproof, leakproof, and virtually indestructible. (Seriously, watch the company’s videos.) In a range of aesthetic shades, they’re sized to hold enough product—whether that’s SPF or vitamins—to get through about a week of travel.

Aussie travel brand July arrived stateside earlier this year, introducing its lightweight polycarbonate hard-shell rolling luggage to the masses. The carry-on set includes two colorful bags with features like a removable USB/USB-C charger and super-silent wheels with a lifetime guarantee.

Any frequent-flier will tell you that compression socks are an absolute game changer—combating fatigue, soreness, and any other ailment that comes with sitting for far too long. This fuzzy three-pack from Comrad provides a light, cozy snugness, designed to get them through the long haul.

Made to withstand the elements (and a couple rounds of whiskey)—VSSL’s hybrid flask has a few tricks up its sleeve. In addition to housing the beverage of choice in a shatterproof inner chamber, the compact device acts as a flashlight and a compass, and includes two collapsible shot glasses for spur-of-the-moment salutes.

This roomy weekender zips up to the size of a tablet and comes in earth-friendly Negative Nylon, made from recycled plastic water bottles. Perfect for college students, chronic overpackers, and travelers who just can’t pass up a good souvenir.

Designed with the traveler in mind: This full-zip backpack opens flat for easy packing, features a scratch- and water-resistant outer, and has a multitude of pockets for easy access to tech, passports, and other security-check essentials. Bonus: It also features Monos’s clever modular system, with a handy outer pocket that snaps on and off whenever they need it.

Born from the founders’ own ironing board woes, the Nori Press is a handheld steamer and iron that effectively functions like a hair straightener for clothes. Its clever clamp-down design eliminates wrinkles and makes perfect pleats with a single swipe.

A take-it-anywhere, durable cloth that functions as a makeshift tablecloth, an airplane seat shield, or a cozy back-of-the-van floor covering. It’s the family-friendly, XL version of the brand’s original utility cloth that functions all the same.

The brand for the outdoorsy at heart created this skin-saving duo for anyone hitting the slopes this season. For bunnies and black diamond daredevils alike, Kinfield’s moisture-packed SPF and face mask will be a pre- and après-ski treat.

Extra clean, extra luxurious—Michelle Pfeiffer’s complex, sophisticated fragrances are now available in perfectly proportioned spray bottles, ready for travel.

Peach, the clean beauty offshoot of Grove Collaborative, makes powerful solid shampoo and conditioner bars that won’t tip a liquid limit or spill in their luggage. Bonus: Their luggage will smell divine.

This Recommender-approved tote is made with the brand’s durable, lightweight signature nylon—which saves pre-consumer scraps from the bin—and features luxurious Italian leather accents, for a statement tote with more than just one message.

They can travel in style with an ultra-luxurious wrap made from ethically sourced alpaca wool.