When deciding what sort of gift certificate to buy a travel enthusiast, your choice will really depend on what sort of travel enthusiast you are buying for. Are you looking to give a gift to someone who regularly travels abroad? Perhaps it is someone who is new to traveling? Then again it may be someone who only ever travels on coach and never flies. So as you can see there are a multitude of types of traveler. Here are a few ideas for gift certificates for different types of traveler.
NOVICE TRAVELERS
A novice traveler may be looking to buy a travel kettle, suitcase, travel plugs, hiking clothes, flight socks or many other such items. A gift certificate for a store such as Boots or another one which sells these goods could be useful.
BOOK CERTIFICATES
Most book shops sell gift vouchers which would enable a traveler to buy any maps or travel guides that they are interested in for future trips.
TOURS
It is possible to buy gift certificates that allow the holder to trade them in for visits to museums and art galleries.
SEASONED TRAVELERS
People who travel regularly usually have everything they need. However everyone can always do with a little more money. How about giving them some foreign currency for their next holiday. This is not strictly a gift certificate but it is really useful.
TRAVEL VOUCHER
Ask at your local travel agency, what gift certificates they have on sale. It may be possible to give a gift certificate which will pay towards someone’s holiday price, their accommodation or their food. Research the Internet and you will find that there are many companies which offer gift vouchers which pay towards, or in full, the price of adventure breaks, transport, day trips, bed and breakfast accommodation, theater breaks, car rental and much more.
SPORTS AND ACCESORIES STORE
A gift certificate from a sport’s store can be used to purchase many items that a traveler may desire.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Finally most travelers enjoy capturing their travels on camera, be it stills or not. How about a gift certificate for a good camera shop where they can redeem their gift for photographs or prints being developed, a new camera card or even just some rechrgeable batteries.