Holi-Gay Gifts for the Frequent Traveler and Nomad at Home
Thoughtful and fun gifts for vacationers and those they love!
Whether you’re traveling this festive season, or staying at home and entertaining your elves, now is the time to purchase those gifts, accessories, treats, decorations, and everything that will put a smile on your face or someone else’s, and brighten the occasion. Wherever possible, we’ve tried to select items that are minority or ally-owned, sustainable, and everything else that aligns with Vacationer’s core values of a mindful existence.
Inclusive Christmas
Whether you’re decorating your front yard with a Santa inflatable or sipping hot cocoa from a Holiday-themed mug, it’s wonderful to know you can send a tidings of inclusivity along with comfort and joy. Inclusive Christmas, a holiday décor and gift brand founded by LGBTQ ally Cason Dean, when he was just 14-years-old, should be on your shopping list.
Growing up in a half-Korean family, Cason noticed that holiday décor rarely reflected the world he saw at home, so he created a 6-ft inflatable Asian Santa. Today, at only 17 years of age, Cason has expanded his line to include a Pride Santa (a bestseller, and there’s also a Black Santa!), a Sandra Claus, as well as a Hanukkah Hank Inflatable. Plus, apparel, art, ornaments and gift bundles all sold at Walmart, Amazon, Etsy, and from the website InclusiveChristmas.com.
A great idea of gift when visiting family and friends is Inclusive Christmas’s lightweight and inexpensive Lawn Banners or glazed Mugs—perfect for Holiday housewarming. And for carrying gifts and goodies throughout the season, how about Inclusive Christmas Tote Bags, made from 100% sustainable cotton.
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show 2025 Tour
The greatest holiday show south of the North Pole is back with another brand spankin’ new wintertide wonder! Award-winning comedy icons, writers, actors, and drag queen powerhouses BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon are coming back to town with the wildly successful, internationally acclaimed, The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show (BenDeLaCreme Presents). Directed, produced, and written by BenDeLaCreme, this year’s show is currently touring 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada until December 30 in major theaters. Grab your last minute tickets at at JinkxandDeLa.com.
Earpeace
Now here’s a great idea for noisy Holiday travel, concerts, parties and events. High-fidelity earplug brand EARPEACE introduces EVERYDAY, its first lifestyle earplug designed for daily use across all environments. Discreet and stylish, EVERYDAY provides an easy, comfortable way to reduce noise pollution and stay focused, whether commuting through a busy airport, trying to get some sleep in a noisy house or hotel, or taking in that umpteenth production of The Nutcracker.
Featuring EARPEACE’s triple-patented design and attenuated filter technology, EVERYDAY reduces noise sensitivity while preserving sound clarity, offering users control over their daily soundscape without compromising awareness. The earplugs come in a sleek, travel-size case available in four neutral colors. This is a great stocking stuffer for loved ones who are sensitive to sound and easily triggered by volume decibels and unfamiliar aural environments.
Elastique Athletics
Nothing beats a good pair of leggings when you travel. Not only are they comfy, they fold up to almost nothing, making them a perfect choice of outfit. If you have a long flight ahead of you, and don’t want to arrive feeling sore, swollen, jetlagged and achy, L’Original Stirrup Leggings provide a flattering high-waisted bonded waistband with a stirrup detail anchoring the leggings under the foot. Designed to extend circulation support from the very start of the lymphatic pathway, these leggings move with your body while maintaining their shape and support.
Engineered with patented MicroPerle® technology, the fabric features beads that are strategically mapped along your body’s lymphatic pathways. With every movement, they provide a gentle massage-like touch that encourages drainage and restores a lasting sense of lightness. Independent clinical studies demonstrate that L’Original leggings improve circulation, reduce swelling, and visibly smooth skin texture with consistent wear.
As an added bonus, these leggings are crafted from premium, ultra-fine knit Oeko-Tex certified materials that are hypoallergenic, skin safe, and tested to be free from harmful substances. Slip them on and experience your daily dose of passive lymphatic massage therapy styled as your favorite stirrup legging. Shop the full range of Elastique Aesthetics here.
BetterMe Store
Now this is the kind of Advent Calendar we can get behind! 12 gifts. 12 starts. Unwrap the daily magic of your transformative wellness journey with this attractive Wellness Journey Advent Calendar. Unwrap a little bit of magic for yourself along with the encouragement and affirmations needed to shape a new you for the New Year ahead! We love the simple, minimalist design, which won’t clutter your environment.
Paired
If you travel with your partner or spouse, you’ll be very familiar with those long, sometimes grumpy waits at airports especially when your flight is delayed, or perhaps when your vacation is rained out and you’re stuck in your hotel room trying to navigate a foreign TV selection… Well, if you’d just packed a small box of Paired, you’d be covered, never bored, and on your way to learning something about your travel companion!
Travel certainly brings out the cracks in any relationship, and Paired is on a mission to make staying in love easier. Trusted by over 4 million couples worldwide, the Paired app helps partners build better communication and connection through daily questions, quizzes, and guided exercises created by relationship experts. For a loving stocking stuffer this Christmas, we recommend Paired’s conversation deck The Couple’s Question Game. It sparks deep talks crafted to help couples feel closer—and is a great way to become closer while on the road or any place you can take a little box that holds 200 big conversations. A little bit sexy. Always surprising.
Made Simpli Press French Press
You’re off to the airport…or back from a long trip. You just want a decent cup of coffee. Is that too much to ask? Here’s a gift for the coffee lover who has everything: the French Press, artfully reinvented by Made Simpli. For a quick cup of coffee or two, we have always loved the convenience of the French Press. But one thing we haven’t loved about the traditional design is the way stray coffee grounds escape the filter, and the tendency of the second cup to be muddier than the first. Well, here’s a new design solution, producing the smoothest, cleanest cup of coffee we’ve tasted—thanks to the unique built-in filtration system.
This press features a stainless steel ultrafine double filter and coffee basket system that results in grit-free, flavorful coffee and easy removal of grounds after you’re done. Plus, the Made Simpli design is attractive and definitely counter-worthy, available in a smart choice of red, silver or black, and made from high-quality materials: borosilicate glass, stainless steel, and durable silicone.
Rule Breaker Snacks
Speaking of a good cup of coffee and a race to the airport… there is nothing worse than being stuck at the airport and finding out that a cookie or a muffin will max out your credit card, not to mention, your calorie count for the day. The best little treat we’ve found for frequent flyers during the festive season is Rule Breaker cookies! Female founder and former health writer Nancy Kalish is smart! She knows that soft-baked cookies don’t have to be a guilty snack full of bad ingredients but can be healthy and delicious and even vegan and gluten free (not that you will even notice)!
The flavors are terrific with chocolate chip, birthday cake, chocolate brownie, seasonal treats like chocolate mint and gingerbread, and more to come. These are lush treats that taste like they just came out of the oven. They are low in sugar, high in protein, and free from common allergens including nuts (which makes them a perfect choice for opening on planes). Plus, sustainability is baked into every bite. Chickpeas, the star ingredient, are eco-friendly; the cocoa is fair-trade certified; cartons are recyclable; and more initiatives are on the way. Pop a pack of these in your carry-on when you next travel and you will be so glad you did! These are a revelation and a good gift for the cookie monster in your life. And the merch is pretty cool, too.
Aviano Travel Set by Sofia Cashmere
Elevate your travel experience with the Aviano Travel Set, designed to add comfort on any journey. Complete with a cashmere eye mask, blanket, socks, and a zippered bag to keep it all together, this set is the perfect companion for both short and long trips.
There’s something very comforting about traveling with a soft and almost weightless blanket, eye mask and socks in soft multiple ply jersey knit made from pure Mongolian cashmere. Comes with matching zippered bag that slips everything into your carry-on once you’ve arrived at your destination.
Allégorie
Allégorie provides luxury and stylish bags and accessories, ethically crafted from sustainable materials including fruits, cacti and other bio-based materials. They are pushing the boundaries of sustainable fashion while solving the food waste problem proudly knowing that each Allégorie piece is a small step to reduce food waste and build a sustainable future.
Allégorie’s eco-friendly collections upcycle discarded fruits and plants, collected from grocery stores and juice factories, and transform them into stylish lifewear while ensuring health and fairness for all workers involved. Allégorie’s signature Gala Collection is crafted from apple peels recycled from apple juice factories and each Gala Card Holder upcycles about 25 apples. Choose from a range of bags and wallets: crossbody, totes, purses and more. A great gift for the stylish environmentalist in your life!
Future of Cool
Imagine this: You’re heading to a place with the opposite temperature of where you are. For example, let’s say you’re escaping the freezing cold Northern Hemisphere for the balmy and humid Southern summer. And on top of that you are hormonal for whatever reason. And then your flight is delayed… Ugh. There’s no worse feeling than the feeling of being sweaty, disgruntled, flustered and disgusting on a long trip where you don’t have the opportunity to freshen up and be fabulous when you finally arrive at your destination.
Future of Cool has you covered! Whether you are having a hot flash or you are just dehydrated and overheated, and too long from your usual bathing rituals, gain some immediate relief with their range of travel-friendly hacks. We’re talking single use cooling body wipes, body mist, tiny soap, and more. The Travel Ritual Kit is TSA-approved and has things you need for that long haul flight or inconvenient layover. Everything is biodegradable and body friendly and fun! A great stocking stuffer for the travel diva in your life. And maybe that’s you!
