9 experiential gifts college grads will love - according to a recent college grad

Whether it's a long trip to a faraway country or a quick weekend getaway in a neighboring town, everyone could use a vacation. With all of the change the real world is bound to bring, an Airbnb gift card is the perfect way to gift them a well-deserved trip.

If they have an affinity for live events, you can't go wrong with a gift card to StubHub, a site that has tickets to just about every live event out there. Getting them a gift card allows them to choose what event they'd like to go to, but if you know what they like, you can just buy them a ticket to see their favorite sports team, band, or show. If you have the same taste, you could even snag yourself a ticket and share the experience with them.

Book them a one-of-a-kind experience to take advantage of in their own community or on their next vacation. Airbnb Experiences has a huge range of unique, memorable activities all over the world, organized by locals. Some of the options in New York City, for example, are a Brooklyn pizza walk, a hat-making workshop, a taste of NYC helicopter tour, and an aerial-moves class taught by a circus star.

If they have the travel bug, they'll need some way to get to their next destination. Plane tickets are an expensive but necessary part of most travel experiences, so a gift card to an airline that goes to some of their desired destinations will be much appreciated.

Whether they're a wiz in the kitchen or their culinary endeavors have never gone further than the microwave, a cooking class is a fun activity that'll leave them with some useful skills to take into the real world. On Cozymeal they can browse cooking classes led by professional chefs in their area. The site offers classes ranging from fresh pasta-making to sushi rolling to a course in basic knife skills and plenty of others, so they're sure to find something they'll enjoy.

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They accomplished a lot during the past four years, and before they jump right into the real world, they could probably use some time to decompress. What better way to do so than with a relaxing massage? Search spots in their area on Groupon and buy them a massage on you, or give them a gift card to a spa chain like Bliss, which they can put towards a treatment of their choosing.

They may already be well versed in coffee given all the late-night studying they've been doing for finals, but that doesn't mean they won't love the opportunity to try new brews every morning. Driftaway will start them off with a tasting kit, ask for feedback to gauge their palate preferences, and then send them beans based on their tastes. It's a fun, interactive way to spice up their usual cup of joe.

Winc is a subscription service that'll send them four new bottles of wine to try each month. Winc uses a simple palate profile to assess their tastes and preferences, which they use to pick out their wines each month. They can choose whether they'd like all red bottles, all white, or some blend of both, but whatever they choose, Winc sends options that specifically match their palate. Box prices vary based on bottles chosen, but bottles start at $13, so a $60 gift card should be enough to start them off with at least a month. Each month, they'll get to have their own little wine tasting, and they'll have you to thank for it.