Along with the change, the company has reduced the single room charges. Nice little benefit.
The part I like is where they say, "Just give us a call and we’ll help you find the departure with the most Singles+Solos, if that’s what you are looking for."
That's exactly what I did for my first major solo adventure, a rafting trip. I called Holiday Expeditions and asked them to find me a trip that other solo travelers had signed up for. I didn't want to be the only person traveling alone. I didn't need a LOT of solo travelers. Just some.
I ended up in a fivesome with one couple, one married guy traveling without his wife (she wasn't much of a rafter, he said), one single guy and me. We became tight as ticks. We hardly made make a move without one another. We simply enjoyed one another's company that much.I would consider another trip with Backroads. I've taken three with the company. Biking in the Colorado Rockies, biking in the Canadian Rockies and biking and hiking in Bryce, Zion and the Grand Canyon.
They were all run well. And I wouldn't have gotten to those places without joining a group that was already going. None of my friends are that gung ho about biking to plan a week-long trip out West to do so.
Backroads is not the only company that will provide the service of putting a group together and getting on the phone with you to discuss who is signed up for the trip. On the other hand, I would probably avoid a company that wouldn't be willing to share that information.
Well, traveling alone can turn out to be a bit monotonous at times so it is a good idea to group along with other single travelers and couples to experience a different kind of bonding. It's a unique way to meet friends and build a hobby group for you all to enjoy one's company.
Posted by: David Deland | January 27, 2012 at 01:04 PM
Note - Backroads has re-stared their Solo and Singles Departures in 2012!
Posted by: Scott Nair | May 15, 2012 at 05:01 AM
Scott,
Thanks for letting us know.
Ellen
Posted by: Ellen | May 17, 2012 at 09:39 AM