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Online Wedding Registries for Air Travel and Travel Experiences - Traveler's Joy
Traveler's Joy is an online wedding registry service that has partnered with the Wedding Channel. Their mission statement has a simple and straightforward message - "spread the joy of honeymoon travel."

Noise Canceling Headphones - Prevent Jet Lag and Block out Noises
There are many proponents of noise cancelling headphones as a tool to help reduce jet lag symptoms. You don't have to listen to music to use them. They don't block out every single noise - you'll be able to hear announcements on board for example - but they do cancel a lot of the extra noise congestion, and this is touted as helping one relax and feel less lag at the end of the jetting around.

Shop the Airlines - Online Malls and Shopping to Earn Miles
Not only can you buy gift certificates, or airline paraphenalia, but some airlines even have their own "malls" for earning miles. Airlines have become much more savvy and have teamed up with major retailers to give you better opportunities to both buy goods and earn miles. So you can shop and get some miles out of the whole process.

TheBigDay.com - Wedding Registries and Air Travel Planning
The Big Day is an online gift registry that centers on wedding travel but also provides some cool options to register for such as honeymoon airline tickets but also things like staying several nights in a cave, or renting a motor scooter.

Gift Certificates and Gift Cards You Can Use for some Airport Shopping
So you are at the airport, would love to buy a book and have a gift card to burn. Or you know someone who is a frequent traveler and would love to give them a gift certificate to use at one of the airport stores. Increasingly, airports are housing stores with gift card/certificate programs.

Handy, Helpful, and Useful Travel Items
There are several items that are useful for travel, making being on the move just that bit easier. These items can make great gifts, and are things I bring along with me on longer flights and trips.

Travel Sized Items to Tote in Your Carry On Luggage
We all know that air travel has become increasingly restrictive in terms of what you can bring with you on board, and even the slow decrease in the amount of weight for your checked in luggage. This is where travel-sized options are key - saving space and headaches. This gift giving / shopping guide is geared towards your carry on luggage.

The Movies About 9/11
There are several films that deal with September 11, 2001. Some criticize and some memorialize the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

Digital SLR Cameras - Great for the Avid Traveler
I used to always travel with 2 of my SLR Cameras and several lenses. Then I moved to the point and shoot digital so that I could, like many, delete photos I didn't like. And now that digital SLRs have increased in terms of affordability, it can be put in a gift guide for the avid traveler, including me.

Handheld GPS - Know Where You Are Going
Handheld GPS items are growing in popularity, and these handheld global positioning systems mean you can have a compass to take you where you want to go.

MP3 Players - Perfect for Long Flights
I bring my MP3 player on every flight. It means the music I want to listen to is available, and it's small and portable making it easy to transport on board. And they have become a very affordable gift option...

Portable DVD Players - Watch What You Want on Board
Portable DVD players are growing in popularity with passengers who want to make sure that they get to see the movies they want while on board a flight. Great for times when you are just stuck in the airport. Plus, there is an increasing number of airport stores that offer DVD rentals.

Gift Ideas - Travel Journals
From those that are already written, or writing one of your own, here are some travel journal options to record your own trip, or read about others.

Gift Ideas - Sleep Aids, Jet Lag, and Vitamins
There are sleep aids, and anti-jet leg options, and vitamins out there to help your body readjust during and after your flights.

Gift Ideas - Traveling with Your Pet
Kennels and accessories available for purchase online

Gift Ideas - Movies with an Air Travel Theme
Airports, flights, and the people involved have been the subjects of many films. There are many films available for purchase with an air travel theme

Gift Ideas - Games on the Go
Call them diversions, but travel-sized games certainly help pass the travel time. A variety of games for the go may be great gift ideas for air travelers.

Gift Ideas - Baby Needs
Traveling with the younger set means more to bring with you. The following are items that you may want to buy for traveling with a baby.

Gift Ideas - Luggage
Every air traveler needs luggage at some point in time. Here are just some of the shapes and sizes available for purchase online.

Gift Ideas - Model Airplanes
Miniatures of the real thing. Buy an airplane for the aviation buff. Build your own airplane.

Gift Ideas - Paper Airplanes
Paper airplanes have long been popular. From basic planes, to ones that do tricks, this is a list of some of the paper airplane tools, books, etc., available for purchase online.

Children's books with travel themes
A few options for buying travel themed books for children.

Airplanes and Airports - Drama and Thriller Movies
According to many movies made about airports and airplanes, a disaster is always waiting in the wings. Here are a few of the cinematic interpretations of airports and airplanes for those interested in the drama or thriller genres.