Gifts for People Who Travel a Lot

N E W  Y O R K, Dec. 1 -- Some people travel with a toothbrush and acredit card.

Others prefer to be prepared — sometimes even pampered. Forthese travelers, there are holiday gift possibilities galore — frompractical items like book lights and electrical adapters, toextravagant presents like trendy bags or a digital camera. And forthe traveler whose suitcase is already bursting, go for the giftcertificate.

GIFTS FOR A CRUISE: Have fresh flowers or a bottle of champagnesent to someone's room, or buy a gift certificate, in the form ofan on-board credit, for use at a spa or shop on the ship. Contactthe cruise line by phone or Web site. You should know what companythe recipient is sailing with, plus departure place and day. Notethat you cannot purchase credit for use at a casino.

GIFTS FOR DISNEY: You can order gift certificates for Disneytheme parks and resort hotels. Call (714) 781-4400 for Disneylandin California, or (407) WDISNEY for Disney World in Florida. (Disney is the parent company of ABCNEWS.com.)

GIFTS FOR DOMESTIC TRAVELERS: For travelers headed to Boston,New York, Seattle, Chicago, Hollywood, San Francisco, Philadelphiaor Southern California, consider buying a CityPass. Each bookletcontains tickets to a half-dozen local attractions. If you live ina CityPass region, buy the booklets for guests who want to sightseewhile visiting you over the holidays.

For details, visit http://citypass.net/cgi-bin/citypass/ or call(888) 330-5008. Prices vary, but CityPass provides at least a 50percent discount over regular admissions. In New York, the $45CityPass gets you into the Empire State Building, the Guggenheim,the Museum of Modern Art, the Intrepid, the Museum of NaturalHistory and the Circle Line cruise around Manhattan. And inChicago, a $49 CityPass buys admission to the Hancock Observatory,the Art Institute, the Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium, the AdlerPlanetarium and the Museum of Science and Industry.