Singles Holidays: a fast growing travel sector

Singles Holidays: a fast growing travel sector
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The fact that many singles do often spend their summer vacation at home does indeed not come as a surprise. Many simply do not like to travel on their own. The very idea of catching a flight, getting to one's resort, being in a hotel on one's own and even eating alone all add up to a stressful experience rather than to a relaxing one. Likewise, holidaying with a group of married friends with or without children to whichever destination can turn into an as just unfortunate experience.

But, if in the past only limited choices were available for people seeking solo holidays, times have now changed. Whatever the reasons for you to travel alone – your being widowed, divorced, single, or you find that your partner cannot take that time off, if you dislike traveling on your own, organizations specialized in designing holidays for singles are now available. Whether you search your soul mate, are open to meeting other people, or simply want to join like-minded single people, a vast number of tour operators and agencies identified as “single-friend” can be easily reached on the web. Their mission is to bring singles together so they do not have to be alone on solo holidays anymore.

The very concept of “solo travel” was thus revolutionized while opportunities for people seeking singleton holidays have become endless. According to Quiltour, one of the main agencies in the sector with over 8.000 registrations, the single traveler is in most cases a person between forty and fifty years of age, is a salaried professional or also a lawyer, has recently come out of a relationship, can speak a foreign language and is interested in cultural initiatives and reading. The Italian region with the highest number of single holidayers is Lombardy (26% of registrations), followed by Emilia-Romagna.

Viaggi per Single pioneered single-friendly holidays in Italy with the introduction in 2001 of “one2one” options on cruises departing from Genoa. From that very moment offers and options for single holidayers multiplied. Speed Tour is another important and fast growing agency in the field while agencies and online travel resources specific for women like Donne in Viaggio, Journey Woman, and Eliotropica were established.

Finally, here is a quick overview of the most popular destinations. Unlike last year, in 2010 a vast number of singles (54%) have chosen national sea destinations. The top region is Campania, followed by Sardinia, Apulia and Calabria. Burma, Rajasthan, Peru, Namibia, Greece and Egypt are the international destinations preferred by the Italian singles.

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