The words fellow traveler have a much more benign meaning than they did in the days of the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s. With the holidays approaching, you may be considering an appropriate gift for your fellow senior traveler: relative, spouse, friend, associate or just someone who has been a great on-the-road pal for the past year. Here are some suggestions, with approximate price tags. Of course, the amount you’d spend depends on just how much you think of your fellow traveler.

1. Cruise  $2,000 with air): Example: 7 night Mexican Riviera for two -Priceline
2. Las Vegas ($1,000 with air) Example: 3 nights at major resort hotel for two - Priceline
3. Gas card ($500): At two bucks or less a gallon (you hope), this could be several months’ supply for the senior road traveler.
4. Global Positioning System ($290): Example: Garmin nuvi 500W.
5. Camera/phone with year’s membership ($225): Example: T-Mobile Blackberry Pearl 8100 Gold.
6. Portable electronic multi-language talking electronic translator ($200): Example: Lingo.
7. Wrist watch with compass, auto time zone changes ($170) Example: Casio Wave Ceptor Men's Blue Watch.
8. Portable lightweight DVD and year’s NetFlix subscription ($145) Example: Philips DCP750 player with iPod dock.
9. Wheeled carry-on suitcase ($120) Example: Samsonite Sahora Spinner
10. Wallet or purse with many pockets and see-thru pages for cards, photos and documents ($50)

The ten gifts for senior travelers are only suggestions, and prices are approximate. For specific choices, please do your gift-buying homework online, with mail-order houses, retail stores and elsewhere. Happy holidays!