Giving the Gift of Travel

I have often been told that I'm a hard person to shop for, mostly simply because I travel so a lot (and relocate almost as often!) that individuals are reluctant to buy me conventional gifts. Odds are, you have a buddy that fits this description: someone that just can't keep their feet on the ground and deigns to keep numerous personal trinkets. Or possibly you realize somebody that really wants to travel but just needs that extra push to obtain them going. You may even be purchasing for an amazing wedding gift.

Enter the travel gift card. Over the past 5 or 6 many years, gift credit cards have become a staple when purchasing for those folks which are hard to store for. Many travel businesses - most, actually - have jumped about the bandwagon and are now offering some kind of gift card to cater to people shopping for a travel-happy friend. You will find travel gift cards for just about every occasion, from airline vouchers to hotel gift cards as well as just pre-paid debit credit cards that make traveling easy, such as the Cash Passport for international travelers.

Discovering these gift cards can be a little bit of a discomfort, but I've rounded up a few online resources to help you find and purchase the perfect travel gift card for every occasion.

About.com's Honeymoon/Romantic Travel Guide place together a great list of the 11 Travel Gift Certificates, which includes gift credit cards from the likes of Marriott Hotels, the Four Seasons, American Airlines and Travelocity, among others.

American Express offers travel gift certificates that are available in denominations of $50, $100 and $500 and can be used to purchase travel packages from American Express' travel division.

In December 2008, USA These days ran a feature on travel gift credit cards which featured plenty of very helpful links. Among them, GiftCertificates.com is listed as developing a large section of gift certificates dedicated to travel, and you will find also links to numerous of the major airlines that offer travel gift credit cards, as well as hotels, cruises and transport companies offering the same.

Honeyfund is a new idea in wedding registry that has grown in recognition of the past few years. The site offers couples a opportunity to buck with the conventional wedding registry and, instead, ask their guests to donate cash to be utilized toward their honeymoon. By creating a Honeyfund, you are able to itemize your whole honeymoon and visitors can claim items that they wish to pay for.

Finally, if in doubt, merely ask your nearby travel agent about gift certificates or inquire having a specific travel organization about the types of gift credit cards they offer, as odds are, they do offer gift cards.


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