Tours for Single Seniors

Travelling by yourself can sometimes be a problem because you will find when you book tours for single seniors or boomers (or, for that matter, as a single person no matter what age you are), you will have to pay what is known as a “single supplement.” This can make traveling as a single more expensive when booking singles tours, hotels for one person and even cruises. The reason for this single supplement is that hotels, tour and cruise companies need to make up the difference they lose while booking for only one person on a tour, a hotels or a cruise. By charging the single person more money they make up for this loss. Often times, a single senior traveler will have to pay a single supplement of up to 50 per cent of the cost. Not fair and rather harsh on the pocket book for seniors and others who travel alone.

However travel companies began to realize they needed to come up with a solution so as not to discriminate against the single traveler. Many people whether seniors or boomers are now traveling independently. Seniors and boomers are healthier and more active than they used to be and have the money to travel more. This is a growing market for travel and tour companies. Many travel tour companies and cruise lines accommodate these solo travelers and now offer to find a single traveller a travel companion of the same gender to share the tour or hotel room. In this way, the single supplement is waived. If they don’t find a person in their “guaranteed share” program, you will either pay a reduced single supplement or none at all. When booking online or through your travel agency, ask for “Single-friendly” tour groups or “single-friendly cruises.”

Travel companies that now accommodate the senior single traveler include most of the major cruise lines, Globus and many more.

Solo travellers should be willing to try out these guaranteed share programs because one never knows, you just might meet someone with whom you can share future travel. It’s also a fact that traveling with a companion is safer than traveling alone. Whether it’s an escorted motorcoach tour, a cruise or an all-inclusive vacation package, to avoid paying the single supplement ask the travel provider when you book if they offer cruise packages or tours for single seniors.