The Best Gifts for the Traveling Woman | 2023
Know a woman who is always on the road (or in the air)? Looking for a great gift idea for her? Then you’re arrived in the right place. We have great gifts for the traveler all rounded up in one spot for you. From apparel to hardware to personal care items, we assembled this list of gifts for traveling women based on what has worked best in our own travel experience, on expert input, and our surveying of countless ratings and reviews.
Luggage Scale
Every now and again, even the seasoned traveler gets stuck with an overweight bag. Alleviate that problem with this compact gadget and ensure a smoother trip every time.
Amika Perk Up Talc-Free Dry Shampoo
This dry shampoo genuinely leaves a lady’s hair and scalp feeling and looking cleaner, making it a great addition to any travel bag — or an everyday bag, for that matter. With none of that thick chalky feeling coating your hair or adding weight, it simply does its job, absorbing oil and odor.
Natural Mulberry Silk Pillowcase
Bringing along a pillow is cumbersome and not practical, but traveling with a silk pillowcase is. Packing down to roughly the size of a pack of cards, this pillow case elevates any pillow, so giver her the gift of sleeping in comfort and luxury even when on the road.
Tatcha The Ritual Set
Here we have clean beauty done well. This ritual set has the heavy hitters for a spa-like cleansing experience on the go. A perfect gift for the woman that travels often but doesn’t want to sacrifice quality products and would really rather not spend an hour decanting her everyday products into travel vessels.
Dyson Corrale
If she relies on her straightener as a part of her daily routine, there are two ways to go about the “travel version” of this item. The first school of thought here is, when traveling, take along a mini version like BaBylissPRO Nano Titanium Mini Straightening Iron. The other is to bring along a high-quality tried-and-true hair tool that she uses everyday, and in that case our GGGT Favorite is the Dyson. It is great at home (and it’s cordless, which makes it oh so convenient no matter where you are) and it has a fly mode making its battery totally safe for carry-on luggage.
Travel Containers for Toiletries
They’re easy to fill. They’re flexible and pliant, making every last drop of every product accessible. And they’re easy to clean and feature interchangeable parts. Really, they’re all you could ask for in reusable travel containers.
Large Pashmina Wrap Scarf
Great for the plane, where it can get downright chilly, or for any place down on the ground with unpredictable temperatures, this oversized pashmina will keep her warm and/or add a style element to her outfit. And after all that travel, it washes well.
Universal Travel Adapter
Regardless of where her travels might take her, this tiny cube will make sure she can charge her phone, power up a laptop, plug in her straightening iron, and generally stay connected to her world.
Packing cubes for Suitcase Organization
A suitcase is at its finest when it is well organized. Whether she likes to sort by outfit, garment type, or occasion, these cubes make working out of a suitcase easier, and of course they make packing, unpacking, and repacking luggage all much easier as well.
Gillette Mini Travel Razor
A full-size blade makes this razor just as efficient as the one she might use at home, but its tiny handle and carrying case make it easy to bring along for travel.
Anker Portable Charger Power Bank
For those times she gets stuck with an unexpected airport delay or on a long train or taxi ride, she can ensure she has enough power to stay productive (or just has something to do) thanks to this power backup.
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
Give the gift of excellent poetry to the woman who travels often. This moving collection is broken into chapters mimicking a flower’s life cycle. Over the course of the collection, Rupi Kaur tells of a personal evolution from darkness and pain to the celebration of endurance, self, life, and love.
Puro Sound Labs Noise Canceling Headphones
A gift of top-quality headphones for listening to tunes and holding a phone call, as well as tuning it all out with the active noise canceling function makes a great pick for the woman that travels often.
LectroFan Micro2 Guaranteed Non-Looping Sound Machine
This tiny little white noise device can help create a calmer sleep or work space, and it also doubles as a pretty impressive speaker given its size, plus the top pivots flat for even smaller and safer packing.
New Balance Women's 574 V2 Restore Sneaker
For the woman who travels often and travels light, versatility is key. A sneaker that can play many roles will help her get the most out of her packable space and her day. This shoe from New Balance can do it all: it works with denim for a casual look, a midi-dress for daytime wear, can be worn with a wide leg pant for a menswear vibe, and is suitable for light exercise in her downtime.
