How much should I give best friend's grandson who is going to be travelling for six months?

I gave a good friend’s daughter £100 to go travelling on her gap year! Really enjoyed hearing about her escapades!

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I think it's a very lovely gesture. I would do this for friends' grandchildren who i know well. Not that it is many! I think £100 is a good amount ifyou can afford it. Enough to be useful but not OTT.

I have two grandchildren travelling at the moment. Power thingummy and multi lead plug or tracker tags are ideal. Also be very alert to phone calls purporting to be from them asking for money to be sent. I know someone was fooled by AI imitating their relatives voices and sent money twice.

Both my sister and I gave a friend's grandson £50 each to go off to University. It was appreciated. If you can afford to give a young person a helping hand then do it.

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Travel gift would be great! So much to choose from and you can get most things online if actually going shopping is an issue.

Lovely thought, though!

Take no notice if it’s your close friend is dear to you just give what you feel best £50 is a nice reasonable token. Nice if you to think about him

Stansgran

I have two grandchildren travelling at the moment. Power thingummy and multi lead plug or tracker tags are ideal. Also be very alert to phone calls purporting to be from them asking for money to be sent. I know someone was fooled by AI imitating their relatives voices and sent money twice.

Power banks, great idea.

My granddaughter just been on a school trip abroad to play cricket I gave her £20...my grandson away in summer I'll give him the same. Never given money to non-family.

I cannot believe how mean most of you are. What a lovely spontaneous thing to do to show a hard-working boy your respect. I think it is lovely and would give £ 50 - £100 if you can afford it. It will make your friend happy too.

Give what you want to give. It is none of your grandchildren business whether you choose to give someone a gift. Nor is it any business of the siblings. We choose gifts for the individual, we don't then say that we have to give the same to others.

If you’re very close to him. I’d give as much as you would for a normal gift eg £40? Otherwise, I wouldn’t embarrass him…..and I’d definitely not do it in the hope of some sort of return like texts and photos for example as he travels.

How lovely and I think will be very much appreciated. £80 to £100 is a good round sum. I would do the same if it was a close friend and I had a good opinion and friendship with the grandson. Things go in roundabouts and maybe one day in the future the young man will be there for you because he remembers and cares.

Another vote for nothing but a Bon Voyage card if he knows you well

The most useful small item I’ve had in my more adventurous travels is a Swiss Army knife. I’ve been using mine for about 25 years and have met other travellers who agree that they are the most useful item to carry with you. That would be my suggestion for a gift. They can’t go in airline hand luggage though.

We didn’t even give our own son money for travelling. All self funded

I think it's a lovely idea, and depends really on what you can afford. With our children and grandchildren we have always worked on the basis of can we afford to do the same for everyone - so in this case this young man's younger siblings and your own grandchildren if they go travelling. I assume you already know everyone involved enough to judge whether the gesture will be welcomed by granny and parents - in which case go for it! As for how much - depending on all the above I would think -100 pounds is a pretty useful amount - enough for a couple of budget airfares!

I love my best friends little Grandson to pieces, and I always buy him Christmas and birthday presents, to each their own

I think it’s a lovely idea. Don’t listen to the killjoys. It doesn’t have to be much it’s the thought that counts.

Zilch from me

What a lovely, lovely friend you are. I would definitely give him cash (and not a present) but I would put it in a card and perhaps mention how much your special friend means to you and especially him, as her grandson. I remember when I went travelling and I was always (very) strapped for cash......I would have been delighted if someone had done that for me.

Unless you consult him, or your friend, there is a risk that he will have already got whatever useful gift you might be thinking about. If he is backpacking, he will need to take as little as possible.

This is a one off. You don’t need to treat anyone else equally.

My granddaughter went travelling on her own for three months and was incredibly well organised. It cost her very little overall. I didn’t give her anything for the journey though she needed a bit of help on her return when she had no money for a car bill. She soon worked again to pay her own way- a matter of pride.

AliBeeee

The most useful small item I’ve had in my more adventurous travels is a Swiss Army knife. I’ve been using mine for about 25 years and have met other travellers who agree that they are the most useful item to carry with you. That would be my suggestion for a gift. They can’t go in airline hand luggage though.

This is exactly what I was going to say, I've bought them for people before. There are quite a few different versions, but he must be aware that some countries might regard a knife as an offensive weapon.