DESTINATIONS NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENTS | SOLO TRAVEL
expert ASK THE
“We conducted a survey that found 65% of people believe they are financially penalised
for travelling solo, which can be a huge disincentive to booking. In response, we created Solo September, working with partners to offer no single supplements and support single travellers. Reports from our
website and our partners reveal a sharp increase in solo travel
33 Over the past year, more than one in six people chose to holiday alone, according to Abta – up from one in nine in 2017 and only one in 16 in 2011
Great Rail Journeys likewise offers no-single- supplement deals on a collection of its trips, including a 10-day Glacier Express & St Moritz itinerary through the Swiss Alps (from £2,695) and a Highlights of Tuscany tour complete with cooking and wine-tasting in Chianti (from £1,795 for 10 days).
Closer to home, walking specialist HF Holidays – which says solo travellers account for 50% of bookings –
offers single rooms for clients going it alone and double rooms for a small supplement on nearly all of its trips in the UK, while Grand UK Holidays’ Just for Singles! coach trips give solo travellers their own twin room in the likes of Snowdonia, the Peak District, Eastbourne and beyond without charging extra. It’s the solo specialists that were the real forerunners
of the trend, of course. Just You has offered no single supplements for twin or double rooms on all trips since its launch. The operator says its biggest growth areas are South America, India, Africa and the Far East. Solos Holidays offers a similar deal across its tours, cruises and single-centre (Clubsolos) trips, giving single travellers the chance to explore everywhere from Albania to Panama and Saint Lucia to Cambodia without being penalised for having their own room.
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over the past few years. Booking trends from several of our solo partners show that solo travel is particularly popular with women travellers aged over 50. Many cruise partners have noted a particular rise in solo travel, as it’s a safe and easy way to meet fellow passengers.”
James Clarke,
UK general manager, Travelzoo
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