{"id":10652,"date":"2015-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashpack.preview.uk.com\/2015\/12\/23\/5-signs-its-time-for-a-singles-holiday\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T11:06:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T11:06:03","slug":"5-signs-its-time-for-a-singles-holiday-join-group-tour-with-other-singles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/solo\/careers\/5-signs-its-time-for-a-singles-holiday-join-group-tour-with-other-singles\/","title":{"rendered":"5 signs it\u2019s time for a singles holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First off, this isn\u2019t match.com for solo travel.\u00a0 We don\u2019t mean a \u2018find your soul mate\u2019 kind of holiday (although we never say never).\u00a0 We mean a break for one, a solo holiday for the single traveller, a solo travel getaway, but with the added bonus of a small group of fellow solo travellers who are also ready for an adventure tour of a lifetime.\u00a0 It\u2019s a group tour for solo travellers who don\u2019t want to travel solo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. You haven\u2019t had a holiday for a year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10653\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/singlesholidaygrouptour.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1932\" height=\"1300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Big giveaway this, you haven\u2019t had a break from work for a year.\u00a0 There\u2019s the usual excuses \u2013 nobody to go with, don\u2019t want to be alone, scared of solo travel.\u00a0 All this means is that it\u2019s time to focus on yourself, indulge yourself, try something new and embrace the solo traveller within you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/solo\/careers\/what-is-a-sabbatical\/\">Why every man should take a sabbatical once in his life<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time for a holiday for one and to get away from work.\u00a0 It will be there when you get back, believe us, but you need a break from your life, just a small one, and a singles holiday is just the ticket.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. You want a stress-free holiday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10654\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/singlesholiday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"723\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well, it has been a year! No point taking time out just to end up on a two-week holiday nightmare!\u00a0 A singles holiday, planned and designed around solo travel is the perfect way to have an adventure without the stress.\u00a0 The planning?\u00a0 It\u2019s taken care of.\u00a0 The activities? \u00a0They\u2019re all arranged.\u00a0 Your fellow single travellers, they\u2019re all the same as you, ready and waiting to become life-long friends.\u00a0 No stress, just opportunities to try something new and a week or more of adventures worth sharing when you get home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. You want a real experience, but don\u2019t want to waste time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10655\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/SingleTravelIdeas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"692\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing stopping you from grabbing that backpack and just heading out.\u00a0 But, let\u2019s be honest, you\u2019ve done that, and it was fun, but do you really want all the hostels, long bus rides and time spent wondering around.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/solo\/relationships\/single-alone-perfect-travel-buddy\/\">Being single makes you a brilliant traveller<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve got two weeks left of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/solo\/careers\/how-to-maximise-annual-leave\/\">annual leave<\/a>, and it\u2019s time to put it to use!\u00a0 A singles holiday on a group tour means you get a month or more of backpacking condensed into a week or two, with all the excitement and adventure of backpacking, but built for a professional that wants solo travel done in style.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. You want to meet like-minded people<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10656 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/singletraveller.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"578\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of backpacking, weren\u2019t all those people you met along the way great?\u00a0 Yes, but they were alse 20, unemployed, and hadn\u2019t washed for a month.\u00a0 We\u2019re a little older now, and although the free spirit isn\u2019t dead, it is a little more selective with whom it shares its time.\u00a0 The great thing about a singles holiday is that it brings singles together, similar age, similar time in their lives.\u00a0 Your life experiences breed friendship and familiarity, something you\u2019re unlikely to get whilst sharing your current troubles with a backpacker in the hostel social room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.\u00a0 You want to try something new<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10657\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/SoloTravelGroupExperts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/vacation-type\/\">singles holiday group tour<\/a> is the perfect adventure for trying something for the first time, learning something new, uncovering a passion you didn\u2019t you had.\u00a0 It could be yoga in the desert, surfing on the beach, riding Vespas through the Spanish countryside.\u00a0 It could be trekking through mountains, cycling through city streets, or just cooking a new cuisine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/solo\/travel\/best-beaches-in-the-world-for-solo-travellers\/\">Epic beach experiences for travellers over 30<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whatever it is, a singles holiday gives you the opportunity to try something new, in a safe and relaxed environment, with the pleasure of sharing it with your fellow solo travellers.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to join other single travellers on a small group tour with <a title=\"Single Travel Group Tours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flash Pack<\/a>? Start with a weekend group tour by joining our epic holidays to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/destinations\/south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Africa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/destinations\/sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sri Lanka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/destinations\/vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vietnam<\/a>\u00a0and many other Flash Pack destinations&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Images: Flash Pack, Shutterstock<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First off, this isn\u2019t match.com for solo travel.\u00a0 We don\u2019t mean a \u2018find your soul&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":81506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9031,9040],"tags":[341,342,343,344,345,346,347,348,349],"class_list":["post-10652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-careers","category-work-life-balance","tag-adventure-holiday","tag-dating","tag-dating-holiday","tag-holiday-for-one","tag-single","tag-singles-holiday","tag-solo-holiday","tag-solos","tag-travel-alone"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}