A gift like Grio: For those planning their next trip

‘“ABC’s Green Travel Book”

For Black travelers seeking to connect with the Black diaspora, The ABC Travel Green Book by Martinique Lewis is a travel guide to Black businesses and communities world wide. With a full catalog of resources that traditional engines like google cannot offer, the ABC Travel Green Book connects “the African diaspora around the world, starting in Asia.”

Buy The ABC Travel Green Book on the web site Amazon AND Barnes and Noble.

Take off your luggage

On Oprah’s list of favorite things in 2023. Take off your luggage takes versatile travel to the next level. The brand’s popular hard-shell carry-on suitcase has a singular feature that enables travelers to remove all 4 wheels and use the bag as a private item on flights. Designed to assist travelers avoid expensive airline baggage fees, the non-public carry-on item can hold enough luggage for a 3- to 5-day trip.

Bonus: Use code “OPRAH” to get 20% off once you purchase at official website. You may also shop on the Take Off Luggage store Amazon.

WNDR LN

Founded by entrepreneur Tina Wells, WNDR LN (Wander Lane) creates vibrant, fashionable travel pieces designed to spark everyone’s wanderlust. From carry-on suitcases and bags to self-care travel kits, WNDR LN products can elevate and make any trip easier.

Shop WNDR LN in store official website AND Objective.

A souvenir from the trip

For those who’re enthusiastic about traveling, The lifetime of a vagabond creates customizable keychains and necklaces that allow travelers to commemorate their trips beyond passport stamps. Whether they’ve traveled world wide or across the country, the brand offers curls for states, countries, islands and more.

Visit www.vagabond-life.com for more

Kin Clothing

From long journeys to hotel stays, Kin Apparel makes it easy to guard your hair on the go. This Black-owned company focuses on satin accessories that protect your back regardless of what. Kin satin automotive headrest cover it’s perfect for those who like to buckle up and go. Similarly, Satin pillowcase it makes traveling easier for those whose caps all the time slip off in the course of the night.

Made Leather Co.

Travel, but make it luxurious. Made Leather Co. creates handmade leather items sourced and made in Morocco. From backpacks to shoulder bags to duffel bags, Made Leather Co. offers high-quality bags you can take with you all over the place.

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TSA pre-screening

Give probably the most convenient gift of all and enroll the travelers of your life in TSA PreCheck. Despite the convenience of this system for travelers navigating a busy airport, most individuals don’t need to spend money on programs like TSA PreCheck or Clear that speed up the passage through security. Unlike Clear, which stays costlier, signing up for TSA PreCheck can cost as little as $75.

For more information visit, www.tsa.gov/precheck

‘Wandering reflections “Travel diary”

If your globetrotters are taking a trip to any country in Africa, help them consider traveling to their homeland with “Roaming Reflections Travel Journal: African Edition” by a travel influencer @flywithqueenie. Designed specifically for the Black traveler, the journal accommodates reflections, affirmations and other information that helps travelers document their adventures, whether or not they are visiting the continent for the primary or fifth time.

E Marie travel blankets/scarves

Combining comfort and elegance, the E Marie travel scarf is each a fashion statement and a travel essential. This multifunctional accessory, adapted for people continuously on the move, may also be used as a soft scarf and a warm, inexpensive blanket. Additionally, it is available in an opulent, secure bag that makes a useful neck pillow while traveling.

Discover the range of colours and sets getemarie.com

Black travel box

Gone are the times of struggling to squeeze cocoa butter right into a travel-sized jar! Black travel box saves travelers the trouble of finding TSA-compliant sizes by offering a one-stop solution with travel-sized products tailored to people of color. Offering products which might be each convenient and mess-free, the Black woman-owned brand prioritizes lotion and bar formulas to stop spills.

Haniyah Philogene is a multimedia storyteller and lifestyle reporter covering all things cultural. Her passion for digital media is that she strives to seek out latest ways to inform and share stories.