senior and travelling alone?

Question

maybe there are other seniors out there who like myself like to go south in the winter for a couple of weeks. Now i prefer the all-inclusive trips as they solve so many problems when u pay the full amount of air+hotl+meals up front and need only worry about incidental expenses (gifts, etc) on your vacation. However, I am finding it impossible to find an all-inclusive trip anywhere that does not punish me financially for travrelling alone. For instance an all inclusive week advertised for $1000.00 per person in the Domincan republic, cuba, mexico, jamacia, etc, etc all have what they quaintly call a single suppliment that raises that $1000 to about $1400 or $1500 on average. Now we seniors eat less, drink less and take no more room space then a couple so why are we saddled with these additional charges. maybe somebody else has found this gouging annoying and has found a way around it if so i would love to hear from you.

Answer 1

It is not fair at all, but that is standard in the travel industry. Fares and rates are almost always based on doublel occupancy. My advice is to find a friend, relative, even an aquaintance to split expenses with.

Answer 2

does cruiseline traveling penalize you for traveling alone as well? i only took one cruise so far and i traveled with my sister and her children and didn't think to ask if there was an additional charge if traveling alone. something to think about i guess, at least everything is all inclusive, meals, onboard entertainment, getting to see other places i have to check that out. i love my solitude as well, but i would be willing to travel with another person just to save on the costs associated. of course they would have to be like minded, non smoker, doesn't stay up all night watching tv when i want to sleep, not a kleptomaniac LOL! i hope you find what your looking for. i don't think it's fair that you should have to pay extra just because you travel alone wish you all the best