To A Greater Extent Than Solo Supplements Waived!

Overseas Adventure Travel Offers Solo Travelers Free Single Supplements on All 2013 Adventures together with Trip Extensions

                                                                                                                                                                               Just saw this on line, MORE proficient news  Note the growth inward the seat out of solo travelrs!   We are everywhere!

Overseas Adventure Travel Offers Solo Travelers Free Single Supplements on

All 2013 Adventures together with Trip Extensions

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      To adapt the growing seat out of solo travelers aged fifty together with older, Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) is offering free single supplements on all of its adventures together with pre-and-post trip extensions. With OAT, single travelers tin ship away relieve $500-$5000 over comparable vacations offered past times tour operators that proceed to accuse single supplement fees.  "More than one-third of our travelers mass solo these days," said OAT Vice Chair Harriet R. Lewis. "By waiving the single supplement fee, we've made it much to a greater extent than affordable for solo travelers to come across the world. Offering gratis single supplements is merely 1 of several actions we've taken to adapt a fast-growing segment of older American travelers."

 In improver to gratis single supplements, OAT offers a gratis matching roommate program, a gratis online go companion program, a Lowest Price Guarantee that refunds travelers if a difference is reduced inward cost afterwards 1 books it, together with a Solo Traveler Challenge that guarantees the best cost for solos for a comparable international vacation. OAT likewise trains all of its Trip Leaders (guides) to welcome, integrate, together with help solo travelers on every trip together with departure.  Solo travelers today brand upward 35% of OAT's travelers upward from 20% 5 years ago. In the past times 2 years, 78,766 Americans, aged fifty together with older, traveled amongst OAT. Twenty-five one k were solo travelers, including 20,000 women.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, an American turns fifty every 7 seconds12,500 people a day. By 2015, the 50+ population volition brand upward 45% of the U.S. population (AARP). According to statistics from Bowling Green State University's National Center for Family together with Marriage Research, one-third of adults aged 45-63 are single a 50% growth since 1980, when 20 per centum of middle-aged Americans were unmarried.  OAT offers Americans fifty together with older culturally-rich adventures inward modest groups of 10-16 travelers past times province together with 14-25 past times modest ship amongst per diems that cause every bit depression every bit $93 a twenty-four hours together with 8 adventures that cause at less than $150 a day. OAT destinations include to a greater extent than than xxx countries, including Botswana, the Serengeti, India, Burma, China & Tibet, Vietnam, Colombia, the Galapagos, Peru,Costa Rica, Israel, together with beyond. For to a greater extent than information, delight watch

www.oattravel.com.  ABOUT OVERSEAS ADVENTURE TRAVELEstablished inward 1978, Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT) is purpose of Boston-based Grand Circle Corporation's identify unit of measurement of go companies, which likewise include Grand Circle Cruise Line together with Grand Circle Travel. Since 1992, the organization's charitable arm, Grand Circle Foundation, has donated or pledged to a greater extent than than $92M USD to to a greater extent than than 300 humanitarian, educational, together with cultural organizations worldwide, including 100 schools, inward fifty countries.

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Solo Travel: Convey You Lot Establish A Move Agent To Run With?

I pick out to locomote solo as well as unless a solo traveler is wealthy I aspect nosotros all stimulate got budgets. 

Each trip has a toll as well as a trip has ‘value’ when it is a reasonable cost per day….no affair if it is a resort or a tour or if the cost of transportation, room, nutrient full an sum that I respect has a value.

Road trips are manageable n the USA, to a greater extent than or less metropolis trips tin rest inside a budget only long distance, long term locomote takes science as well as planning.  Cruises (and I dislike the connotation of the term) offering to a greater extent than or less of the best Values inwards travel.
Crusies:
Ship locomote has proved to last reasonable IF yous sheet off season, IF yous accept the cabin at the bottom of the boat as well as oftentimes yous may become to locations yous are non actually involvement in.

I know in that place are room mate matching services only I produce non CHOOSE to pass $5,000 or to a greater extent than for a trip as well as slumber amongst a stranger.   Get real.

Now I am on my tertiary ‘travel agent’  This yr I was told to “search for a cruise myself on their spider web site”.   So I stimulate got searched for days as well as priced over 250 sailings to respect something that offers a VALUE for a Blue Planet I desire to visit.

I prefer to locomote oftentimes as well as long as well as thus must rest inside a budget.  But if I respect an exciting place I volition become over budget knowing I shall sacrifice to a greater extent than or less other trip afterward inwards the year. 
So the search for this trip has taken weeks of entire days on the computer. 

Yes locomote agents stimulate got programs that tin search everything, only their destination is to find, sell, as well as become to the side past times side one.  Having been inwards committee sales I empathise the demand to ‘turn’ clients. So no agent has been willing to produce the searches I need.  Last yr I was told they had to larn off the phone I was shout for besides many questions.    Apparently they stimulate got a quota system.

But what they produce non realize is the concern they are losing from non doing a GREAT job.  As go of a real LARGE solo locomote group, in that place are thousands of travelers who would locomote if they could respect a locomote agent.

So, where to become inwards May?  Russia, trans Atlantic, Oz?   So many choices, as well as then piffling locomote assistance……  I know it volition last a LONG trip as well as it volition last EXCITING as well as I shall write well-nigh all the events, policies as well as difficulties a solo mature traveler may find.

Italy, Become Solo, Enjoy

Solo Travel In Italy


I unremarkably post service anything most Italia on http://www.hometoitaly.com, but Solo Travel In Italia around challenges I shall add together to this spider web log every bit well.

Italia may conduct maintain to a greater extent than travelers than many other countries inward Europe.   After traveling at that spot for years as well as for four to six weeks at a time, I fully empathise why.
With all those ‘tourists’ existence a traveler has around challenges. 

I never idea it was ‘odd’ to go solo.  I am solo but non sad.  I go solo because I conduct maintain no friends who would EVER go inward the way I do.   And the one  perception I give-up the ghost on to have is that only gay people go solo.  What?    During my three calendar month sabbatical I became friends alongside 2 lovely much younger adult woman who I met at the local Internet café.  While having dinner early on inward our friendship the both agreed that ‘no Italian adult woman would this’.  I was VERY surprised.   Apparently it may non conduct maintain been socially unacceptable but solo go was NOT something an Italian adult woman would do…..

There are endless benefits to solo go but I desire to comprehend a few of the ‘challenges’ solo go inward Italia may present:
1.  With the crowds of tourists inward Italia it tin survive hard to see ‘tourist spots’ solo.    Tour buses create non know what to create alongside a solo.  Other travelers create non desire to sit down alongside a solo person….
2.  Reaction of Italians that solo go is ‘odd’.   In Italia the trouble solid unit of measurement has keen importance.  It may non reach to Italians to become off yesteryear themselves as well as travel.
3.  Economics:  Italia every bit other countries are inward an economical situation.   H5N1 solo traveler may survive perceived every bit wealthy.    On ane trip I wanted to compare living costs inward Italia alongside the USA as well as every bit I compared the salaries alongside the USA, I understood this misconception.   Housing is expensive inward Italia as well as this may survive around other argue trouble solid unit of measurement members rest at ‘home’ until they marry.
4.  Travel inward Italia during tourist flavor agency crowds on buses as well as trains.  Solo go agency you lot conduct maintain no ane to ‘watch your bags’ piece you lot operate the WC or fifty-fifty become to an ATM.
One year, earlier ATM’s were on each corner, I could non instruct inward the coin central at the Rome termini because they used a revolving door as well as my handbag would non gibe inward the door!
5.  You pass to a greater extent than fourth dimension planning as well as organizing solo, no ane to percentage the work.
6.  For me dining is the hardest business office of solo go anywhere but the USA.  Here inward the USA nosotros conduct maintain as well as thus many casual restaurants as well as my favorite, diners, that you lot are generally unnoticed.  The disadvantage is you lot are unnoticed inward around restaurants as well as service is ‘different’.  I empathise the tip volition survive less than a couple, but I also don’t convey upward every bit much fourth dimension at the table.

In Italia eating is VERY important.  Going to diner is the amusement for the level ofttimes taking hours.   I only retrieve seeing ane other solo diner inward a eating theatre inward Florence.  And they set us side yesteryear side to each other.   I conduct maintain had waiters await at me alongside compassion as well as surprise that I am sitting alone.    Why create people assume solo is sad?

While these may survive around challenges to solo travel, around of the perks inward Italy:
vendors inward markets volition ofttimes chat alongside you
You tin ofttimes uncovering without existence noticed….take a peek into daily life.
You tin walk yesteryear the same corner countless times piece looking for the right plough as well as no
             ane notices, no ane ridicules you, no ane gets impatient.
You tin stroll the town oculus without dragging a reluctant companion or tyke alongside you.

One of the sadist days inward Sorrento was hearing a yoke but off the cruise describe for the day.
The hubby loudly insisted, option ONE matter you lot desire to see.......implying that that was         enough    as well as dorsum to the boat.    One await at the woman's confront was plenty for me to pledge to always become solo.

The Move Warrior

As a Solo Traveler
at that spot is ever lots of operate to produce for a trip. 
when you lot produce non percentage the projection alongside a go partner, you lot produce EVERYTHING
When I decided to produce a LONG solo trip I knew at that spot would last lots of details merely I did non hold off a go agent I convey already worked alongside to order me,  “look for the sailing you lot desire on our spider web site (cruise to other people) as well as I volition mass it for you.”

As a quondam committee sales someone I would convey loved anyone to walk inwards as well as order me to write them an offering on a belongings they has already selected.  Yes that did occur on occasion merely they ever wanted it done for FREE.

So afterward 2+ weeks, a visa hassle that changed my direction as well as over 200+ hours of searching, I GAVE UP.   I am nevertheless taking the trip merely volition last paying to a greater extent than than I had budgeted for this story.   So I shall meliorate the storey as well as teach out on  the adventure:  21 days at sea, solo as well as loving it.

With decision inwards the by ii days I booked a 21 hateful solar daytime sail, convinced Virgin Atlantic to reinstate my ticket suspended during the hurricane inwards October 2012 (for a reasonable fee), booked connecting flights to grab the transatlantic flying (cost almost every bit much every bit the trip to London), booked hotels, booked a remain overnight at Canterbury Cathedrals' invitee family as well as am straightaway searching for 'unusual places to visit'.

Too much work.... merely no alternative.   I convey v trip themes to write most piece floating along then I promise you lot volition remain alongside me.

Speed Go Planning, Leaving Inward Vii Days

Road Warrior vii Days Out

No affair how far inward advance I starting fourth dimension planning for my side past times side trip, it is always  the in conclusion calendar week I starting fourth dimension to panic.

Planning a multi score trip is similar doing a puzzle.   All the pieces convey to agree together to brand a concluding product.

Unless yous are but going to ane location, mass ane hotel, convey ane activity  yous don’t ‘work the puzzle’ yous but mass each layer in addition to go.


I insist every trip convey something interesting to do, something novel to sense in addition to if I am lucky novel people to meet.

Since my master copy trip was canceled I convey had ii + weeks to position together a thirty solar daytime event:
6 countries, a remain at a university, alongside an opera vocalizer inward London.   

It may hold upwards interesting.   Now to consummate packing inward 36 hrs.....

Cunard Sale? What Is The Solo Rate?

This is a repost, telephone vociferation upward Cunard for pricing......  did yous have this too?

Not a solo advertisement BUT if I get got to pay 200% this is corking for luxury...

As a onetime rider on Cunard I received this 
call Cunard to cheque prices....this is alone a repost

After merely booking a Baltic cruise for May, I wishing I had seen this 'sale' yesteryear Cunard.   After crossing on the QEII 2 years ago, the prospect of an merely about other run a jeopardy on a luxury send would get got been tempting......but what is the solo rate?

Call Cunard at (800) 728-6273 Mon-Fri, 5am-6pm & Sat-Sun, 6am-2:45pm PT

BOOK NOW — OFFER ENDS xv MAY 2013 Fares from $699* $1,399* Fare details 7 days — Fjords & Waterfalls (Q312) 19 May 2013 — QUEEN ELIZABETH Ports of call: Southampton, Stavanger, Olden, Geiranger, Bergen, Southampton Fares from $1,199* $2,999* Fare details 14 days — Norwegian Fjords & North Cape Explorer (Q313) 26 May 2013 — QUEEN ELIZABETH Ports of call: Southampton, Stavanger, Flam, Alesund, Trondheim, Honningsvag, North Cape, Tromso, Andalsnes, Bergen, Southampton Fares from $1,199* $2,999* Fare details 14 days — Saint Petersburg & Baltic Explorer (V307) 1 June 2013 — QUEEN VICTORIA Ports of call: Southampton, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg (overnight), Tallinn, Warnemunde, Copenhagen, Kristiansand, Southampton Fares from $799* $1,499* Fare details 7 days — Fjords together with Waterfalls (Q314) 9 June 2013 — QUEEN ELIZABETH Ports of call: Southampton, Bergen, Geiranger, Flam, Stavanger, Southampton Fares from $1,399* $3,199* Fare details 15 days — Geysers & Glaciers (V308) 15 June 2013 — QUEEN VICTORIA Ports of call: Southampton, Stavanger, Eidfjord, Olden, Alesund, Akureyri, Isafjordur, Reykjavik (overnight), Torshavn, Southampton Fares from $1,299* $3,099* Fare details 13 days — Saint Petersburg & Baltic Discovery (Q315P) 18 June 2013 — QUEEN ELIZABETH Ports of call: Southampton, Kristiansand, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Saint Petersburg (overnight), Tallinn, Southampton Fares from $799* $1,599* Fare details 7 days — Fjords & Waterfalls (V309) 30 June 2013 — QUEEN VICTORIA Ports of call: Southampton, Stavanger, Olden, Geiranger, Bergen, Southampton

FARE DETAILS *Offer is for novel bookings only. Savings are based on a per mortal discount off Early Booking Fares. Early Booking Fares are initial offering fares together with may non get got resulted inwards sales inwards the yesteryear ninety days. Intermediate discounts may get got been taken together with fares may stay at a discounted degree later this promotion. Government fees together with taxes ranging from $50-$195 per mortal are additional together with dependent plain to change. Fares utilise to minimum lead-in categories (Inside stateroom category IC/ID) on a space-available footing at fourth dimension of reservation. Fares for other categories non shown may vary. Fares are per person, create non include air travel, are voyage only, based on double occupancy together with utilise to the start 2 guests inwards a stateroom. These fares create non utilise to singles or third/fourth-berth guests. This offering is capacity-controlled, is dependent plain to change, together with may non endure combinable amongst whatsoever other public, grouping or yesteryear invitee discount, including On Board Credit. Offer is non transferable together with is available alone to residents of the 50 United States, Canada, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, United Mexican States together with the District of Columbia who are 21 years of historic menses or older together with have this offer. Fares quoted inwards U.S. dollars. Cunard reserves the correct to impose a fuel supplement of upward to $9 per mortal per twenty-four hr menses on all passengers if the NYMEX crude oil cost exceeds $70 per barrel, fifty-fifty if fares get got been paid inwards full. Please refer to the applicable Cunard brochure or Cunard.com for terms, weather condition together with definitions that utilise to all reservations. Ask almost our applicable air add-on programme. Please reference advertisement code: PEC. Offer expires xv May 2013. Ships’ Registry: Bermuda. ©CUNARD 2013. The CUNARD logo together with logotype are registered trademarks of Carnival plc, an English linguistic communication companionship trading equally Cunard Line. QUEEN MARY 2, QUEEN ELIZABETH, QUEEN VICTORIA together with The Most Famous Ocean Liners inwards the World are trademarks owned yesteryear CUNARD. All rights reserved inwards the USA together with other countries. This e-mail was sent to: LEELAURINO@EARTHLINK.NET This e-mail was sent by: Cunard Line 24303 Town Center Drive, Suite 200 | Valencia, California 91355-0908 Click here to unsubscribe or response to this e-mail amongst the discussion “unsubscribe” inwards the SUBJECT LINE. To ensure delivery to your inbox, delight add together cunard@email.cunard.com to your e-mail address book. CE3EU010

36 Hours As Well As Nonetheless Non Ready

Thinking I started packing far inward advance I did non conception for flooding yesterday as well as ability outage.

Not exclusively could I non run into to pack or Fe BUT I spent five hours inward the basement when the ability returned to withdraw water.

At ane am I simply gave upward to the flood.   Sad to say, the toll to supervene upon the rug is far less than missing the flights....

So adjacent destination is the airdrome as well as the uncomfortable spot that I paid an extra $50.00 for to survive ABLE TO SIT ON THE AISLE!

Isn't locomote great?