|  | From Kim Knox Beckius, your About Travel Editor Greetings, Travelers! With the holiday countdown underway, our Guides have ideas to help you wrap up your shopping this week, particularly if your friends, family members and co-workers love to travel. ~Kim | | Give the Gift of Survival This year, why not literally throw the people on your list a lifeline? Survival Straps have been used to help save a young girl from drowning, fix a buckle that blew out on a soldier's body armor and tie a new grill down on a car. These inexpensive, military-grade paracords are handmade into accessories such as bracelets, gear tags and belts. Use your Survival Strap in an emergency, and the company will replace it for free. | 10 Perfect Presents for International Travelers Make the globe trotters in your life glow with appreciation. These 10 gift picks are not going to sit at home in a drawer. Each is a practical tool that helps cut the costs or minimize the hassles of international travel. | What to Buy the Student Traveler in Your Life There's a generation of travelers who have never purchased a guidebook, dialed for reservations and tried to refold a road map. What should you buy for them? Here are five ideas starting with a high-speed, very portable USB drive. | Surprise an Italophile Whether your favorite Italophile is actively planning a trip to Italy or sipping espresso at home and dreaming, these gifts will earn you a hearty 'Grazie!'More Travel Gift Ideas Below | | | | Related Searches | | | | Featured Articles | | | | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Travel newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com | | | | | More Holiday Shopping Advice | | Advertisement | |