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Travel in style
Summer may be coming to a close, but it’s never too late to escape the country for some leftover sun. Make travelling all the easier with a passport holder, which keep all your valuables in one place so you can breeze through the airport (without double-checking your bags a million times before boarding).
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A passport holder is a protective cover designed to keep your passport safe from wear and tear while travelling. While not a necessity, they can be rather useful in keeping all of your travel knickknacks – passport, tickets, paper money, cards and any loose pieces of paper with booking details on them – together in one place while you get from Point A to Point B. They can also look very stylish and complete a matching set with any other luggage or accessories, which becomes a bonus if you want to create an enviable travel aesthetic.
Sterling Passport Case & Luggage Tag, ÂŁ130
You’ll be unlikely to lose any document if it’s held in this brilliant orange passport case, crafted from a soft suede and decorated with the Ettinger logo and Royal Warrant motif. It also comes with a matching luggage tag, so you can step into the airport in al your colour coordinated glory.
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Passport Cover in Mara (Watermelon), ÂŁ150
This summery passport holder comes in a range of vibrant colours, from soft blues and peaches to watermelon reds (pictured). Each once has been crafted in Smthson’s signature croc-pint calf leather, and inside you can slot in your tickets alongside your passport.
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Passport Cover in Evergreen Patent Croc, ÂŁ75
Whether a present for a loved one or a treat for yourself, Aspinal’s passport covers make great gifts due to their quality craftsmanship and personalisation service (which you can use to inscribe initials on the cover).
Leather & Tartan Travel Gift Set, ÂŁ59.95
Prefer a co-ordinated set? Barbour’s travel gift sets come with matching luggage tags and passport holders – this one is available in a snazzy tartan print and leather finish – and come in a smart presentation box, if you’re thinking of gifting.
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Eco Friendly Passport Holder (Beach Clean), ÂŁ11.25
LIGA’s passport covers repurpose waste by combining naturally harvested cork with recycled EVA plastics (like those found in flip flops). Due to the material being a blend of recycled plastics, each cover has a unique blend of colours – meaning no two are the same.
Pink Heavy Grain Leather Passport Cover, ÂŁ150
This multi-functional cover can pretty much do it all. Featuring four card slots, three slip pockets (great for tickets and loose bits) and a section for your passport, it will no doubt save you the trouble of carrying multiple bags and purses onto the plane.
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Bespoke Passport Cover (Capra Leather in Electric Blue), £150
You’ll find it hard to lose your passport when it’s covered in leather this bright. You can also leave a lovely personal touch, as the team offer an embossing service where you can add a drawing or message in your own handwriting to the cover.
Check and Leather Passport Holder, ÂŁ270
Quiet luxury who? You can scream out your luxury label affiliations with Burberry, which has decked out its range of passport holders in its signature check. Give it a more personal touch by embossing the front with three initials in your choice of foil colour.
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Fortnum’s Passport Cover in Eau de Nil, ÂŁ75
This simple design comes in the iconic Fortnum’s shade of blue, and features two credit card slots so you can keep all of your valuables together on your trip. Ideal for gifting, each cover also comes packaged in a classic Fortnum & Mason gift box.
Take Cover Passport Holder, ÂŁ85
Another passport holder you can sync up with the rest of your luggage, Tusting’s covers look great with the brand’s India Hicks Savannah and Rex designs – although it still stands up on its own as a luxurious bit of travel kit.
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Passport Holder, ÂŁ24.95
A fan of the (British) classics? Then this cover is for you. Decked out in the distinctive Harris Tweed, made by hand using pure new wool by crofters on Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, this passport holder has compartments for money, tickets and cards.
Featured image: Aspinal of London
