If you're choosing between the Emery Voyager Travel Wallet and the Carl Friedrik Easton Passport Sleeve, you're comparing two different things. The Easton is a slim vachetta leather sleeve for one passport, with a card pocket on the back and a tannery Carl Friedrik names in Tuscany. The Voyager is a zip-around travel wallet that holds two passports, six cards and cash, with RFID protection. It costs AED 245 less (AED 265 less in Beige) and comes with a lifetime warranty, 100 days to return or exchange it and free delivery across the GCC.
We make the Voyager, so we're not neutral. Everything below comes from what each brand publishes on its website, and we've included where Carl Friedrik comes out ahead.
Side by side
| Emery Voyager Travel Wallet | Carl Friedrik Easton Passport Sleeve | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (UAE) | AED 420 (Tan, Black), AED 400 (Beige) | AED 665 |
| Type | Zip-around travel wallet | Slim passport sleeve |
| Leather | Vegetable-tanned full-grain cowhide, LWG-certified tanneries | Vegetable-tanned full-grain vachetta from a named Tuscan tannery, LWG Gold or Silver tanneries |
| Lining | Soft goat leather | Not stated |
| Passports | 2 | 1 |
| Cards | 6, plus cash and a back slip pocket | "1 card slot on the back" in its spec list; "2 frequently used" cards in another section of the same page |
| Closure | YKK zip | Not stated |
| RFID protection | Yes | Not mentioned |
| Size | 18.5 × 12 × 2 cm | 14.5 × 10 cm |
| Colours | Tan, Black, Beige | Chocolate, Black, Cognac |
| Personalisation | Not offered | Not offered |
| Warranty | Lifetime | Lifetime, for functional faults |
| Returns | 100 days to return or exchange | 60 days, unused; £30 return cost from outside the UK and Europe, exchanges free; shipping not refunded |
| Delivery to the UAE | Free across the GCC; 1–3 days in the UAE | Express AED 195, plus duties and taxes calculated at checkout |
Prices and terms as published, checked 25 October 2026. Check both sites for the latest.
Where Carl Friedrik is ahead
The Easton is smaller. At 14.5 × 10 cm it wraps one passport and slides into a jacket pocket, so it suits you if you only carry your own passport and a card or two. Carl Friedrik names the Tuscan tannery behind its vachetta leather, says its tanneries are LWG Gold or Silver, and adds hand-stitched reinforcements. If you'd like a boarding-pass pocket, its Clifton sleeve has one, at the same AED 665. In Kuwait or Doha you can see Carl Friedrik at Harvey Nichols or Salam.
Where Emery is ahead
The Voyager does more, for less. It holds two passports, six cards, cash and a back slip pocket, so it covers a family trip or a full travel day. A YKK zip runs all the way round, so nothing falls out at the airport or at the Haram. It has RFID protection, so contactless cards can't be scanned at close range; Carl Friedrik doesn't mention RFID for the Easton. The Voyager is vegetable-tanned full-grain cowhide from LWG-certified tanneries, lined in soft goat leather. Packing for Umrah? Our Hajj and Umrah travel wallet guide covers what to carry.
Both warranties are lifetime. The other terms differ. Emery gives you 100 days to return or exchange; Carl Friedrik gives 60 days, lists a £30 return cost from outside the UK and Europe, and doesn't refund shipping. Emery delivers free across the GCC, in 1–3 days in the UAE. Carl Friedrik charges AED 195 for express delivery to the UAE, plus duties and taxes calculated at checkout. On 25 October its product page showed delivery in three days, while its help centre quotes 5–9 working days outside the UK and Europe.
Which should you choose?
Choose Carl Friedrik if you want a slim sleeve for one passport in smooth Italian-tanned vachetta.
Choose Emery if you travel with family and need two passports, cards and cash in one zipped wallet, with RFID protection, a leather lining, a lifetime warranty and 100 days to decide, for less.
See the Voyager Travel Wallet and all our passport holders, or compare it with Maverick & Co.'s Artis.
Quick answers
How many passports does each hold? The Emery Voyager holds 2 passports. The Carl Friedrik Easton is a sleeve for 1 passport (October 2026).
Does the Carl Friedrik Easton have RFID protection? Carl Friedrik's page for the Easton doesn't mention RFID. The Emery Voyager has RFID protection (October 2026).
Which is cheaper? The Emery Voyager is AED 420, or AED 400 in Beige. The Carl Friedrik Easton is AED 665, plus AED 195 express delivery to the UAE (October 2026).
