It’s the time of year for solidifying holiday travel plans, buying gifts for loved ones, and daydreaming about your 2025 vacation strategy—if you have the mental space.
And that’s because it’s also the time of year for dealing with every personality in your family just as “All I Want for Christmas Is You” begins its yearly sojourn to the very center of your brain.
Although I can’t help you with your family or your brain, I can help you with your next trip—and maybe even your holiday shopping—with this curated roundup of exceptional Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on travel gear.
And when I say “curated,” I mean it. The list below has gone through three sets of hands to get to you.
First, all of the items have been personally used and beloved by Wirecutter staff. Most things have undergone a rigorous vetting process conducted by the experts on our travel team; this involves months of testing, comparing, researching, and traveling to find not merely good stuff, but the best stuff in every conceivable category, from travel pillows to suitcases.
Then, the Wirecutter Deals team relentlessly scours the internet for price drops on our picks, cross-referencing a slew of data—from historical price info to shipping costs—to find legit worth-it deals. And during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, they set a particularly high bar.
Finally, they send these deals to me, a travel expert who has been writing about travel and testing travel gear for years. All week, all day, I’ll be by your side, updating this list with the crème de la crème of travel deals, some of which will surely hit a yearly low this week—and some of which I’ll be unable to resist myself.
