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Solo Travel

The clubs, resorts, tour operators and travel agents particularly attuned to the needs of single travelers
By Arthur Frommer, Friday, May 6, 2005 |

All Singles Travel

Travel Services Worldwide

2300 Lakeview Pkwy Suite 700
Alpharetta GA 30004
Tel: 800/717-3231
Web: allsinglestravel.com/ In business nine years, All Singles Travel is just that: a company catering exclusively to solo travelers, and thus offering tours and cruises free of the dreaded singles supplement. Along with such standard holidays as cruises to Bermuda and escorted tours of Ireland, the company offers active vacations in Costa Rica (hiking, horseback riding and the like) as well as cruises to the Galapagos Islands.

Club Med

75 Valencia Avenue, 12th floor
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Tel: 888/WEB-CLUB
Web: clubmed.com/ The biggie all-inclusive resort chain devotes a substantial percentage of its properties each year to "cray weeks": seven-day periods when the adults-only resorts become sunny mixers for single travelers. In 2002, these singles only weeks were offered at Club Med Cancun, Turks and Caicos, Tunisia and Corfu among others.

Majestic Sun Tours

Division of Aim Higher, Inc.
654 Essex LaneWinfield, IL 60190
Tel: 630/752-9858
Web: majesticsun.com/ A cruise specialist, Majestic engages in "bulk buying" and then passes on the savings to its customers. It also offers a "guaranteed share program"travelers who make their reservations 65 days or more in advance do not have to pay a singles supplement. The company will try to find a roommate for you, but if that fails, it will pay the supplement fee.

O Solo Mio Single Tours

160 Main Street
Los Altos, CA 94022
Tel: 800/959-8568
Email: info@osolomio.comWeb: osolomio.com/ In business since 1991, O Solo Mio arranges tours for travelers aged between 35-65. In 2005, trips included trips to Thailand, Baja and Greek Islands. While O Solo Mio does charge a singles supplement, it does its best to arrange roommates for all participants.

Regency Travel

10330 Friars Road
San Diego, CA 92120
Tel: 800/362-6221
Web: egencytravel.com/ This large travel agency serves as a clearinghouse for vacations on which no singles supplement is charged. These include Club Med stays, Mexican cruises, tall ship vacations, African safaris, and river rafting through the Grand Canyon.

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Note: This story was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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