It’s that time of the year again when holiday decorations are popping up all over the country! In spite of the overabundance of exciting festivities, it’s not entirely fun and games when it comes to finding the right gifts for your loved ones. With increasingly-stringent baggage allowances, buying a useful yet compact item for your travel-savvy family and friends can be difficult. Fortunately, our jet-setting team is here to help with our 2014 Holiday Gift Guide.

For supreme organization:

A versatile backpack is essential for any keen traveler, and you can’t go wrong with the Gregory Packs Sketch 18 ($79). For us, the mark of a quality pack is the ability to transition from every day use to the extraordinary. Equipped with a laptop compartment that can also be used as a hydration pack holder, the Sketch 18 caters to a variety of needs. This pack also has three external accessory pockets to help keep small items from adaptors to passports neatly stowed away.

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For women on the move:

Take it from our crew of globetrotting ladies, it’s beyond annoying when your earbuds constantly fall out of your ears. Thankfully the yurbuds Inspire 400 for Women earphones ($50) come to the rescue. Designed specifically to fit smaller ears with yurbuds’ trademark technologies, these earphones won’t fall out and are also sweat and water resistant, which will probably come in handy for burning off all those holiday cookies.

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For pocket precision:

Always Be Prepared may be the motto of the Boy Scouts, but the Victorinox EvoWood 81 Swiss Army Knife ($45) makes any traveler ready and able. Packing a blade, scissors, nailfile, and key ring into such a tiny 2.5-inch tool is a feat, making it the perfect pint-sized travel companion. Just remember not to put it in your carry-on luggage; airport security won’t like it as much.

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For endless playtime:

It may be getting cold outside, however you can still give your friends and family the gift of summer fun with the Outside Inside Dome 2 in 1 Ladderball/Cornhole game set ($61). This packable set pops up like a tent for ongoing entertainment in a compact, lightweight size. Perfect for everything from campfire games to holiday parties – now that’s what we call 2 in 1.

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For party tunes:               

You and your loved ones can celebrate the New Year in style, even if you’re in the wilderness, with the Goal Zero Rock Out 2 Rechargeable Speaker ($50). This 12-ounce speaker packs a big sound and boasts a run time of over 20 hours, making it perfect for taking on a hike. Plus, you can charge it with any USB port or keep it sustainable with a Nomad 7 Solar Panel.

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With the shopping officially handled, how would you like to grab one of these items for yourself? You just might be in luck – follow our Facebook and Twitter feeds over the next two weeks for details of our Globetrotter Gift Giveaway and you could be in with a chance to win!