Don't we single people deserve to enjoy our own holidays, too?

Singles… that is to say independent, free but also, sometimes… alone. Yes, indeed: alone, but not loners! I am currently talking about all the single people like me that are not in a romantic relationship nor are they actively seeking one right now, exactly like me. At the same time, we love the experience to travel in-group and, above all, we love discovering new cultures and meeting new people from all over the world who are single, dating, or even married. Every year, thousands of organised travel offers and single-traveller deals are expressly designed to suit different different kinds of needs of different groups (or single) of adults at different times.

Travelling solo: inconvenience or opportunity?

As more innovative travel agencies and specialist tour operators are understanding the new dynamics that social environments create, they are actually offering suitable and affordable holidays for single people. Nowadays, there are different solutions and sometimes even more choice for single travellers since the holidays packages offered are not limited to married couples' honeymoons or romantic getaways anymore.

Take a break alone!

Being single might be a "lifestyle choice" rather than the unpleasant, temporary condition that usually arises when a marriage or other significant relationship ends. Almost everyone goes through periods of being single, but this does not have to mean being lonely, quite the opposite, actually: you have more time to do a variety of things, all of which are opportunities to forge new friendships, that can have a tremendous impact on your quality of life. Sometimes, your vacation time may not be coincident with your friends' holidays, you may not have to take your holidays all at once or you just need to take a break from your daily schedule. One of the greatest human aspects of these experiences is that travelling alone can teach you about the world and about yourself more than you could ever imagine.

Find out what kind of single holidays best suits you!

Here you can find the best ideas for travel experiences and general tips especially intended for single travellers:

	Cruise	Cruising has been maybe the first package holidays abroad that has been offered by travel agents providing custom trips for singles. The market offers now a wide range of cruises for singles across the Mediterranean Sea with a large selection of ferry routes between Italy and Spain, France, Morocco, Tunisia, Greece, Sicily and Sardinia. Large cruise ferries also sail in the Baltic Sea between Estonia, Finland, and Sweden.
	Adventure travel	From Africa to Far East, from America to Australia, many unique itineraries offered by tour operators and travel agencies specialising in single holidays. If you do not intend to cross the world, you will have the opportunity to choose some adventure itinerary close to you, such as trekking and bicycle trails. If you love motor vehicles, you can even choose desert travels on a jeep or a motorbike.
	European capitals	You will many opportunities to travel to appreciate the strong architectural heritage of the European cities choosing an intensive month in Paris or in Vienna, for example, or simply a weekend break in Florence or in Prague expressly designed for any art and culture lover.
	Sea	The vast majority of tour operators and travel agencies specialising in single holidays propose vacation packages  and last-minute offers at various seaside resorts: from Sicily to the Red Sea, from Caribbean to Seychelles… so many options at hand  you will certainly find yourself spoilt for choice!
	Week end	There is no limit to the amount of city breaks and weekend special packages offered by tour operators and travel agencies specialising in single holidays: you can choose between wine tasting rather than musical happenings or bicycle and sailing boat excursions or even more bizarre proposals, such as original weekends expressely organised for Halloween and New Year's Eve.

Whatever you are looking for, do not forget to have a look at Internet specialised websites first, before booking because there is a huge range of different offers to evaluate such as those proposed by the following agencies and online tour operators renowned for catering to solo travellers:

• Abercrombie & Kent
• Explore
• Friendship Travel 
• Great Rail Journeys
• Just You
• Red Point
• Road Scholar
• Saga Holidays
• Single Parent Holidays
• Ski Pals
• Small Families
• Solitair
• Solo's Holidays
• The Adventure Company
• Travel Chums
• Travel One
• Voyages Jules Verne

As you will have seen, if you want to travel on your own, there are plenty of websites and tourism companies that offers holidays for solo travellers with various specialist singles tour operator. Sometimes, you can even ask for advice from experienced Tour Managers to be sure everything goes smoothly once you have decided where you want to go and have booked your next holiday. Since single travellers have become travel industry's fastest growing niche market and people are increasingly happy to go it alone on independent trips using the web to research their own trips, travel companies are now attempting to work out new ways of attracting singles. Don't lose sight of the current changes in the tourism sector!