There’s no reason single seniors can’t travel. My Mom now finds time to volunteer with non-profits and also has begun to meet new friends in her 55+ community. She's enjoying weekly music nights, holiday cook-outs, pool parties and I feel the next step for her since losing my Dad is taking a vacation. She has travelled since becoming widowed, but only to visit my brother, sister and myself. It's easy for her to meet and talk to people, so I'm sure she would find herself having a great time vacationing with other single seniors. There are many websites out there geared towards the single senior who wants to travel. There are “Single Friendly” tour group operators that offer no-cost or low-cost single supplements. They may even provide a guarantee share program where the single senior offers to be matched up with a roommate. If the tour operator is unable to match the senior, then a reduced single supplement is charged or maybe none at all.
Some things I would consider when helping my Mom research or book her single senior vacation are:
- Book the vacation with a company that caters to single senior traveler
- Do your research. Book the type of trip and destination that is conducive to the single senior (Cruises are great)
- Use a website to find a travel companion, but be sure to do your homework and screen them thoroughly before vacationing with them
- Be sure to understand the single supplement charges up front before booking and paying for the trip
- Be sure to provide someone back home a copy of your itinerary and all of your contact information. This is a safety precaution all single travelers should take.
There is no reason that single seniors can’t travel and enjoy themselves on a vacation. There are many resources that can easily be found on the web to help plan single senior vacations that cater to every need of the senior. Many destinations, cruise lines and tour operators are senior friendly and with the right amount of research can be selected based on the needs of the traveler to insure a perfect vacation.
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My mother will be flying to visit my brother in a couple of weeks (I get 50 weeks a year, he doesn't even get 2!) She's very nervous about having to change planes in Charlotte -- though there should be a wheelchair waiting for her. I wish they would have "unaccompanied seniors" just as they have "unaccompanied minors". It would be worth the money.
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