Custom Beach Towel Christmas Gifts & Sun Care Kits

A Christmas gift in Australia has to survive a very different festive season from the one shown on most Christmas cards. December means beach trips, backyard lunches, pool days, road trips and long afternoons outdoors.

That makes a custom beach towel Christmas gift a natural fit for Australian businesses. Instead of giving clients or staff another desk item, you can give them something they can actually pack for the summer break.

Better still, pair the towel with a small sun care product and you have a complete summer gift rather than just another piece of branded merchandise.

Table of Contents:

• Why Beach Towels Make Sense for an Australian Christmas
• 1. Terry Velour Beach Towel: The Classic Christmas Gift
• 2. Mako Beach Towel: Best for Summer Travel
• 3. Sand Free Towel: For a More Premium Summer Pack
• Add Sun Care to Turn a Towel Into a Gift Kit
• Don't Forget Lip Care
• Three Summer Christmas Gift Bundles to Consider
• Which Towel Should You Choose?
• How to Make the Branding Feel Like Christmas Without Overdoing It
• When Should You Order Custom Christmas Towels?
• FAQ: Custom Beach Towel Christmas Gifts
• The Takeaway

Why Beach Towels Make Sense for an Australian Christmas

The biggest advantage of a beach towel is simple: it fits the season. A custom towel can go from the Christmas gift box straight into a beach bag, pool bag or holiday suitcase. It also gives your logo considerably more visual space than a pen, keyring or other small promotional product.

However, the right towel depends on what you are trying to achieve. A soft cotton or velour towel suits a premium client gift, while a lightweight quick-dry towel makes more sense for people travelling over the Christmas break. Full-colour options work particularly well when the design itself is part of the campaign.

If you are still deciding between cotton, microfibre, velour and different towel sizes, our custom beach towel size guide and materials explains the differences in more detail.

1. Terry Velour Beach Towel: The Classic Christmas Gift

For a traditional corporate gift, the Terry Velour Beach Towel is an easy place to start. At approximately 75 x 150 cm, it has the familiar proportions of a proper beach towel rather than feeling like a small promotional giveaway. Its heavier terry velour construction also gives it a softer, more substantial feel.

Best for: Client Christmas gifts, staff appreciation packs, hospitality businesses and premium summer campaigns.

Advantages: Soft, premium feel, Familiar full-size beach towel format, Useful well beyond Christmas, Suitable for clean logo or wordmark branding

Consider before ordering: If you want artwork covering most of the towel, a full-colour sublimated option may give you more creative freedom.

2. Mako Beach Towel: Best for Summer Travel

Not every Christmas gift needs to be heavy and luxurious. The Mako Beach Towel takes a more practical approach. It uses a lightweight polyester and nylon construction, dries quickly and packs into a compact drawstring carry bag. That makes it particularly useful for recipients heading away over Christmas and New Year.

Best for: Travel businesses, fitness brands, outdoor companies, staff summer packs and active clients.

Advantages: Lightweight, Quick drying, Compact for travel, Easy to carry in a beach or gym bag

Consider before ordering: Branding is focused on the carry bag rather than creating a large full-towel artwork, so it suits practical campaigns better than oversized visual branding.

3. Sand Free Towel: For a More Premium Summer Pack

If you want the gift to feel more considered, the Sand Free Towel - Full Colour gives you a stronger design opportunity. It measures approximately 1570 x 770 mm and uses a 320gsm blend of 85% RPET and 15% polyamide. Its waffle texture is designed to improve absorbency, reduce drying time and help prevent sand from sticking to the towel. It also supports full-colour sublimation printing.

Best for: Premium client gifts, branded Christmas campaigns, tourism brands and design-led corporate gifting.

Advantages: Large full-colour branding area, Sand-repellent design, Quick-drying waffle texture, Uses RPET material

Consider before ordering: It sits higher in the beach towel price range, so it makes more sense as a higher-value gift than a mass giveaway.

Add Sun Care to Turn a Towel Into a Gift Kit

A towel works well by itself. However, adding one or two smaller products makes the gift feel much more complete. Think of it as a Summer Christmas Kit rather than simply handing someone a towel.

One practical option is the TRENDS Everyday SPF50+ Carabiner Sunscreen 50ml. Its compact tube and carabiner clip make it easy to attach to a beach bag, while SPF50+ protection is highly relevant to an Australian summer gift.

That portability matters. Someone can clip it onto the same beach bag carrying the towel rather than leaving it behind at home.

Don't Forget Lip Care

A lip balm is another inexpensive addition that can make a Christmas beach pack feel more thought-out. Kiss Promotions carries several branded lip balm formats, including classic tubes, tins and compact options. Unlike the towel, which acts as the hero gift, lip balm works best as the small extra item inside the pack. It gives you another branding touchpoint without adding much bulk to the finished gift.

Three Summer Christmas Gift Bundles to Consider

1. The Staff Beach Pack

• Mako Beach Towel
• Branded sunscreen
• Lip balm

This combination keeps the pack lightweight and practical. It works particularly well when you are gifting a larger staff group before the Christmas shutdown.

2. The Premium Client Pack

• Terry Velour Beach Towel
• SPF50+ sunscreen
• Lip balm
• Branded gift packaging

Here, the towel carries most of the perceived value while the smaller sun-care products make the gift feel complete. Keep Christmas branding subtle. A festive sleeve, card or ribbon can make the pack seasonal without printing Christmas graphics permanently across a towel the recipient may use all year.

3. The Full-Colour Brand Pack

• Sand Free Towel - Full Colour
• SPF50+ sunscreen
• Branded summer card

This option suits businesses that want the design to do more of the talking. Full-colour towel printing gives you space for campaign artwork, patterns, illustrations or a more creative interpretation of your brand than a small embroidered logo.

Which Towel Should You Choose?

If none of these quite fits the brief, browse the wider towels collection, which includes beach, cooling, gym, golf and other custom towel options.

How to Make the Branding Feel Like Christmas Without Overdoing It

This is where Australian Christmas gifting can easily go wrong. A beach towel covered in snowflakes, reindeer and winter graphics may look festive for one week, but it feels strange when someone takes it to the beach in January.

Instead, keep the product itself versatile. Use your normal corporate colours or a summer-led design on the towel, then bring Christmas into the packaging. A red ribbon, branded Christmas card, festive belly band or gift box is enough to establish the occasion.

The recipient gets a Christmas gift in December without being stuck with an obviously Christmas-themed towel for the rest of the summer.

When Should You Order Custom Christmas Towels?

Don't leave customized Christmas merchandise until December. Towels with embroidery, screen printing or full-colour sublimation require artwork approval and production before delivery. Christmas also creates one of the busiest periods for promotional product orders.

Start by deciding:

1. Who is receiving the gift?
2. How many units do you need?
3. Is the towel the main gift or part of a kit?
4. Do you need simple logo branding or full-colour artwork?
5. Will you add sunscreen, lip balm or other summer products?
6. What date do the gifts need to arrive?

Getting those decisions sorted early gives you more room for artwork revisions and avoids turning an otherwise thoughtful Christmas campaign into a last-minute rush.

FAQ: Custom Beach Towel Christmas Gifts

Is a beach towel a good corporate Christmas gift in Australia?

Yes. The timing works particularly well because Australian Christmas falls at the beginning of summer. A beach towel can be used during the Christmas break, at the beach, beside the pool, on holidays or during outdoor activities.

Should I choose cotton or a quick-dry towel?

Choose based on the recipient. Cotton and velour usually feel more traditional and premium, while lightweight synthetic or microfibre-style towels are easier to pack and dry faster. For a detailed comparison, see our custom beach towel size guide and materials.

Can I create a Christmas gift set instead of ordering towels alone?

Absolutely. A towel, branded sunscreen and lip balm create a simple summer-focused kit without adding unrelated products just to make the box look fuller.

Should the towel itself have Christmas artwork?

Not necessarily. Keeping the towel design evergreen can increase its useful life. Put the festive elements into the packaging, greeting card or presentation instead.

What type of towel works best for full-colour branding?

A sublimated towel such as the Sand Free Towel - Full Colour gives you considerably more creative space than a small logo decoration and is better suited to artwork-heavy campaigns.

The Takeaway

A custom beach towel Christmas gift works because it fits the way Australians actually spend December. It is useful immediately, visible when used and versatile enough to stay relevant long after the Christmas decorations come down. Adding branded sunscreen or lip care turns it into an even stronger summer gift without filling the pack with unnecessary merchandise.

Choose a premium towel for important clients, a compact quick-dry style for travel and staff gifting, or a full-colour towel when visual branding is the priority. Keep the Christmas cues in the presentation, keep the product useful, and you have a corporate gift that still makes sense when January arrives.

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