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Explore offers supplement-free trips
Juliet Dennis
juliet.dennis@
travelweekly.co.uk
Explore has scrapped single supplements on 60 trips booked before July 2 to drive more sales from mature, solo travellers.
The operator is urging agents
to capitalise on demand in the singles market after a survey it commissioned revealed 70% of over-50s admit to making excuses for not travelling and taking a trip of a lifetime. The findings, from a OnePoll
survey of 1,000 British consumers over the age of 50, also showed 75% identified meeting new people as their biggest fear of travelling
alone, while post-trip many said being in a group meant they felt safe and had a more enjoyable trip. The operator has introduced the
savings after enjoying three years of growth in solo travel bookings. Scrapping single supplements
can save clients up to £975. The promotion applies to small-group
BUDDHA’S ISLAND: Single travellers can now save £475 on this tour in Sri Lanka
trips to more than 30 countries. Tours for single travellers with
savings include an eight-day Walking in Lanzarote trip, from £989, which includes a saving of up to £240. This means the trip now costs the same as one based on twin-share accommodation. The cost includes return flights, seven
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nights’ B&B and a tour leader. Explore’s 15-day Buddha’s Island in Sri Lanka tour for a single traveller now starts at £1,999, a saving of up to £475. The 15-day Volcanoes and Galapagos trip starts
from £3,660, a saving of up to £975.
explore.co.uk
The mature market
Read more about single supplements and how to sell to older customers in our first
Unlocking the Mature Travel
Market supplement, out with this issue of Travel Weekly
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