'Tis the season for an amazing getaway at luxury rentals! But wait - are you still scrambling for gift ideas? Are you the type of person to wait until Christmas Eve to buy and wrap your presents? Not this year. This year, you're going to get your shopping done ahead of time. This year, you're going to give presents that will turn your vacation into one of the best holidays you've ever had.

Break out a pen and paper and make a list (check it twice!) of the lucky people in your life who'll be getting these sweet, travel-friendly gifts:

For the Tech Lover: iPad Mini
It's the latest Apple release, and critics are buzzing about this little portable device. The iPad Mini is everything the iPad 4 is, only smaller. While the screen resolution isn't quite as sharp as the iPad 4's retina display, techies are still thrilled that Apple has finally released a tablet that's even more portable than before, finally competing with other popular products like the Nook and the Kindle.

"We have to choose: big iPad with a sharp retina display, or small iPad with a fuzzy one," wrote John Gruber, blogger for Apple's Daring Fireball. "I've gone small and fuzzy."

If you're traveling on a lengthy flight to villa vacation rentals this holiday season, the iPad Mini could also be the perfect pre-Christmas gift.

For the Music Lover: Noise-Canceling Headphones
Noise-canceling headphones are probably one of the best tech tools you can get for friends and family members who might be traveling for the holidays. Not only do they block out the white noise from the plane's engine, these comfortable headphones also have incredible sound quality so that you can listen to all of your favorite holiday music without having to contend with noisy passengers and the "ding" of the seat belt sign. You'll sleep like a baby on the way to your luxurious vacation destination.

For the Nature Lover: Five-Toe Shoes
You might do a double take whenever you see someone wearing a five-toe shoe, but these funky sneakers are both trendy and really good for your body. These shoes don't have any arch support, but don't think that means they're going to cause pain. In fact, if you wear them on a regular basis, five-toed shoes help you relearn how to walk properly, and have been proven to improve gaits and overall leg strength. If you're staying at an eco-friendly lodging like Villa Estrella in Costa Rica, which is surrounded by hectares of native forest, these shoes would be the perfect gift for that hiking enthusiast in your family.

For the Photography Lover: Lytro Camera
You'll probably take hundreds of pictures during your vacation at a luxury villa. Instead of carting around a heavy camera with extra lenses while you go sightseeing, you can take a new Lytro camera, which some gadget buffs are hailing as one of the best inventions of the year. They're not much larger than a tube of lipstick, but these cameras have the ability to take magazine-worthy photos, thanks to state-of-the-art technology that allows you to adjust the focus of your image even after you've snapped a photo.

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