Best-selling Christmas experience gifts in the UK
The 2024 Into The Blue Christmas Experience Gift Shop has been open since the start of September, so as the festive season gathers pace, we take a look at our best-selling Christmas experience gifts and make predictions for the most popular Christmas experience gifts of the forthcoming 2024 festive season.
As one of the longest-established activity gift voucher companies in the UK, we have info going back as far as 1996, when we started selling flying lesson gift vouchers.
Now with over 1000 different experiences, activities and gifts on our books, we have gathered data on the Christmas best sellers from 2017 to 2023.
Into The Blue Christmas Best Sellers from 2017 to 2023
| Year | No1 Best Selling Xmas Experience | No2 Best Selling Xmas Experience | No3 Best Selling Xmas Experience |
| 2023 | 60min Trial Flying Lesson | First Drive Lessons | Steam Train Experiences |
| 2022 | First Drive Lessons | 60min Trial Flying Lesson | Steam Train Experiences |
| 2021 | First Drive Lessons | Segway Adventures | O2 Experiences |
| 2020 | First Drive Lessons | O2 Experiences | Segway Adventures |
| 2019 | First Drive Lessons | O2 Experiences | Segway Adventures |
| 2018 | First Drive Lessons | O2 Experiences | Indoor Skydiving Flights |
| 2017 | First Drive Lessons | Indoor Skydiving Flights | Car Drifting Sessions |
The best-selling Christmas experience gifts explained
Flying high at the top of the Christmas charts for the first time ever!
Proving that Brits are a nation of high-flyers, flying lessons flew straight into the number two spot in 2022 and has successfully climbed to the top spot in 2023.
First Drive is a festive perennial favourite
Having topped our Xmas best-seller chart every year from 2017 to 2022, first drive lessons remain our most popular Christmas experience over the years.
Giving youngsters between the ages of 14 and 17 years a head start in driving, lessons are available at private venues all around the UK. Parents, closely followed by grandparents, are the biggest purchasers of the chart-topping driving activities for kids.
Not far behind are steam train experiences. From driving and footplate sessions, to dining and events, visits to heritage railways in the UK are on the way back up!
Segway adventures – ideal stocking fillers
After landing the third spot for two years running, Segwaying finished in second place in our rundown of most popular Christmas gifts for 2021. Segway vouchers have since narrowly missed out on a top three spot (coming in 4th position each year).
With so many locations around the UK, you’re never very far from a place where you can have fun on these gyroscopic personal transporters.
Predictions for the best-selling Christmas experience gifts for the 2024 festive season
Early indications show the top five Christmas experiences for the 2024 gifting season will be:
During this Christmas 2024 shopping period, all Into The Blue gift vouchers will be dated until the 26th December 2025, giving you at least 12-months validity.
Into The Blue also gives you:
- 365-day exchange policy
- Order before 4pm weekdays for same day voucher dispatch
- Packaging options (including FREE instant E-Vouchers)
- 14-day standard returns policy
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