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Seven Wonders Solos is the single/solo arm of Seven Wonders Club and specializes in cruise and tour packages for single travelers over forty. Seven Wonders Solos provides unusual, customized itineraries for serious travelers who want to experience new destinations nicely blended with activity and relaxation and in the company of likeminded travelers. With Seven Wonders Solos you can expect:
Guaranteed share program: Same sex roommate matches if you are willing to share. If no match is found, you'll have a room to yourself, and Seven Wonders Solos will pick up the single supplement charge.
Small group size: Most packages are for smaller groups, enabling more flexibility within the group and reducing the likelihood of overwhelming a destination.
Escort: Every solo group is escorted by a Seven Wonders Club representative for a smooth travel experience.
40+ age group: There are no age restrictions, but the majority of your group mates will be in their forties, fifties, and sixties.
Community: Hosted private parties, activities and events are included with every package, so it's easy to mix, mingle and get acquainted with your new friends.
Upcoming expeditions:
Details: Seven Wonders Solos or Seven Wonders Club. Tel. 1-408-856-6130, 1-866-280-3995.
Crete, Greece. The Mistral is a travel company offering holidays in western Crete exclusively for the independent single traveller. There is no single supplement charged, and prices represent single room occupancy.
The Mistral is a family-owned and run hotel that provides a friendly, intimate atmosphere for single people – a perfect, children-free zone where single guests can meet, mix, and make new friends with like-minded people. There is no matchmaking touch to the holiday and no pressure to join the activities. Guests have the freedom to do their own thing, join others, or just relax.
A deluxe wing includes two swimming pools, a bar, and a restaurant serving homemade food. The beach is only 200 yards away. The weekly program of entertainment features wine tasting, Greek dancing night, cooking classes, and exclusive local trips. The Mistral also offers beauty treatments as well as a wide range of local trips and activities to choose from.
The hotel is open from April to October with some special interest weeks arranged throughout the season.
Details: For more information and brochures visit the website www.singlesincrete.com, or contact the Mistral Hotel at Tel. +30-2821062062.
Vancouver British Columbia. Val Liddle's SINGLES TRAVEL CLUB offers short and long-term trips for people who travel without a partner. Singles Travel Club participants may look forward to the benefits and security of group tours and still have the freedom to explore their own interests. The club has regular social meetings at three different locales in the Vancouver area where members can meet and discuss their vacation plans. Val then arranges group trips based on the members' interests, and she escorts many of them. The meetings are a fun way to find new single friends, especially for solos wanting to meet potential roommates and avoid costly single supplement fees. "Of course," says Liddle, "I can always arrange single-occupancy add-ons for those who prefer to pay extra to have a private room, and, certainly, we do welcome singles from anywhere to join our trips, even if they live too far away to make it to our meetings."
Here are the trips lined up for coming months:
2010 trips in the planning stages:
Details: Singlestravelclub Tel. 1-888-552-1552, 604-552-1552. E-mail val@arrivatravel.com
What would you rather do? See the world alone or enjoy the action in the company of fun loving singles with the same interests? Cruise, tour, hike, bike, shop, sightsee, make history, see history, immerse in different cultures, taste exotic cuisines, learn to dance, climb, zip-line, meet people from foreign places or your own back yard!
It’s all possible once you decide to take the first step. Thousands just like you are sitting in front of the computer thinking about it. Many have joined the community and are talking online, BUT, there is nothing better than meeting in person and taking in the spectacular sights with your own eyes.
NO RISK: Meet single travelers online with the easy to use community and select your own roommate. Or, Singles Travel will match you with a roommate when requested and make the introduction well before you depart, giving you plenty of time to get to know each other, as well as the other members of the group, before you go.
The following trip plans are in place for 2009:
Details: Singles Cruises by Singles Travel International. Tel. 1-877-765-6874 toll-free from the US and Canada, 1-815-836-9970.
Atlanta, GA. "Travel is the ultimate education," says Suzy Davis whose passion for travel runs strong and deep. With 180 countries under her belt, she still feels that "Every journey provides revelations vital to her intellectual and spiritual growth, as well as opportunities to make new friends along the way." And she is sure anyone who joins her Adventures for Singles will feel that way too.
Now entering their 18th year, AFS continues to focus on upscale tours and personal service at very affordable prices. 2009 is expected to be the company's biggest year yet with more diverse and intriguing destinations than ever before. Here is a list of her plans through 2009.
Look for 2010 trips to be announced in late September – eleven awesome new journeys!
Details: Adventures for Singles. Tel. 1-877-813-9421, 1-770-432-8225; E-mail Suzy@adventuresforsingles.com
Meet Market Adventures is the premiere singles event and travel club in North America. Meet Market Adventures provides an avenue for busy single professionals to meet while enjoying amazing events and vacations. Join adventurous single women and men for friendship, activities, holidays, cruises, online dating, chat and more.
With a membership base of over 100,000 singles and offices in New York, Chicago, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, and Orlando, Meet Market Adventures is the most active singles sports, social, and travel company in North America.
Following are some upcoming Meet Market international vacations:
Details: Meet Market Adventures. Tel. 1-800-239-0542.
Atlanta, GA. In 2009 All Singles Travel (Trave Services Worldwide) celebrates its 14th year of arranging holidays just for singles. Erik Kravitz, who coordinates all of the trips and leads many of them, reports that 2009 is shaping up to be another banner year for All Singles Travel. Here's what he has lined up for coming months:
Details: Visit their website at www.allsinglestravel.com for prices and itineraries; or telephone 1-800-717-3231, 1-770-664-7437.
Langley, BC. When Gloria Watson started organizing and leading groups of single travelers in 1991, she didn't know what she was in for, so she kept her accounting "day job." In time, singles and solos from all over North America began joining Gloria's trips, and travel arranging pretty much became her full-time vocation. Nowadays, she looks worldwide for her Travel Buddies. Lately, she has been working on fulfilling a long-held dream: a World Cruise that gives others a chance to share her dream, either in entirety or in part. Gloria's dream is about to come true in January 2111 – see dates below, along with other trips she has lined up for coming months:
Details: Travel Buddies Worldwide; www.travelbuddiessingles.com. Tel. 1-800-998-9099. Or, register for her regular e-mail news and updates.
Vancouver, BC. BikeHike Adventures specializes in small group, multi-sport, worldwide adventures. Company Director Trish Sares says "We are single-friendly, with no extra fees for solo travelers. We match single travelers of the same sex, and if we can't find a partner, individuals get their own room at no additional cost."
Three-quarters of BikeHike Adventures travelers join on their own. They come from all over the world anticipating an unforgettable, soul enriching and empowering active vacation using their own muscle-power. Mountain Biking, hiking, whitewater rafting, sea kayaking, rock climbing, horseback riding, and caving are just a few examples of the high adventure activities that await. Destinations include countries in North, South and Central America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Trip levels are graded into four categories: easy, moderate, and challenging – something to suit everyone.
Here's a selection of upcoming trips:
Details: For the complete schedule of trips visit BikeHike Adventures. Tel. 1-888-805-0061 (toll free, Canada and US), 1-604-731-2442.
Looking for an exciting vacation, but don't want to go alone? Singles in Paradise are experts in vacations for active singles with a 21-year track record. As the owner of the California-based Athletic Singles Adventures, Ed Reder took his many years of singles travel expertise and opened up the already well-attended trips to non-members and calls this group Singles in Paradise. These trips are geared toward the under 60 crowd.
Each trip is escorted and offers adventurous excursions along the way to fully discover the beauty of each country. Some examples of recent destinations visited by Singles in Paradise include: New Zealand, Tahiti, Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Rio, and Maui.
Next up for Singles in Paradise:
Contact: Singles In Paradise. Tel. 1-800-954-5453, 1-808-662-1212.
New York, NY. "Give us a week, and we will give you back new friends, great adventure and a vacation you won't forget." That is a big aim, but Singles Travel Service is up to the task because Mark Braunstein, the company director, has established working relationships with travel agencies, dating networks, and singles event planners. By extending its reach in this way, Singles Travel Service brings together vacationers from sources far and wide.
Some Singles Travel Service cruises attract as many as 300 singles while other trips are more intimate and might have as few as 10 or 20 participants. It's all about providing numerous vacation choices and a relaxed, casual way to meet and make new friends, perhaps during group activities and parties, possibly while learning or progressing in a favorite sport, or maybe while enjoying quiet time at a beach resort.
"When you sign up for one of our vacations," says Braunstein, "you'll be in the company of singles from all over the country with similar hobbies and interests. The days of 'going it alone' are over."
Coming up on the Singles Travel Service agenda:
Details: Singles Travel Service. Tel. 1-212-752-2429.
The regularly updated Single-Friendly Travel Directory currently lists over 250 travel suppliers that have been found to be sensitive to the needs of people who travel alone. The Directory comes included with membership in Connecting: Solo Travel Network.
Details: Single-Friendly Travel Directory.
The travel-quest directory of singles holidays and singles vacations provides links to travel operators offering dedicated singles trips or those who specifically accommodate single people in their standard tours.
Details: travel-quest.co.uk.