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 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 eye masks to carry-on travel backpacks.
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 day, I’ll be by your side, updating this list with the crème de la crème of travel deals.
We’ve seen some great sitewide sales. Public Lands is offering a single-use 25% coupon that brings some of our favorite Yeti products to a new low, including this waterproof duffle-backpack hybrid and a carry-all that could survive the apocalypse. Luggage darling Away is also having a sitewide sale, with almost everything 25% off, including our favorite hard-sided suitcases.
