Best Urban Hikes Around the World
Sometimes, you just need to leave the city behind and get into nature—but you don’t
want to drive for hours to get there. From Smarter Travel, here are some ideas to help you easily tack some fresh air time onto your city break. Conveniently located in or near major cities, these are 10 of the world’s best urban hikes.
Which Travel Search Site Is Best? It Depends on Your Goals If you book your travel arrangements online, you’ve probably come across a fare aggregator or metasearch site, such as Expedia, Priceline, or Hotwire. Does it matter which site you use, or are they all basically the same? The Frugal Traveler set out to find the answer and found that when booking travel online, results can vary greatly from site to site.
Never Use
These Five Cringeworthy Phrases When You Ask for Help. Was it something you said? Is that the reason a company is ignoring your otherwise reasonable request for assistance? According to consumer advocate Christopher Elliott, if you have to ask, the answer is probably “yes.” Here’s the wrong way to ask, followed by a better way, to help you get satisfaction when complaining to an airline, hotel, or tour company.
Travel Savings: How Early You Should Book If You Want To Save Eyeing a trip to Paris in June? Best book now to get the hottest hotel deal. And if you're looking to
travel somewhere in South America, the U.S. or Asia this summer, you're going to want to plan ahead and book three months out. From the Huffington Post, a summary of new research from TripAdvisor, which looked at its hotel pricing data to find the least expensive times for
reserving hotels this summer in popular destinations around the world.
And speaking of travel bargains...
No Single Supplements Allowed Don't forget to
check out our Solo Travel Deals page before planning your solo trip. You may just find exactly what you need there at a great price.
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Don't Lose Your Way because You've Lost Your Wifi Losing your Internet connection while traveling can be frustrating, especially when you’re relying on your phone to tell you where to go. It’s a good idea to plan ahead for these types of
situations. From Travel+Leisure, here are quick and easy instructions for how to use Google Maps without an internet connection.
The 2016 Solo Traveler Accommodation
Guide We've added new listings to the ever-popular Solo Traveler Accommodation Guide. Containing recommendations for hotels, hostels, B&Bs, and inns around the world - all vetted by solo travelers - the Guide helps you find, review, and book a room
all in one place.
No More Paying Double for a Solo Vacation!
We're excited to launch the 1st annual
Solo Travel Awards! Designed to recognize travel companies that serve solo travelers well and encourage others to follow suit, awards will be presented in the following categories: tours, specialty tours, packaged travel, river cruises, and ocean cruises. Companies are invited to nominate themselves. The awards are sponsored by Solo Traveler
and World Nomads.
Watch for an article with more details about the awards program today on Solo Traveler!
Pics of the Week are contributed by members of the Solo Travel Society on Facebook.
Every week on Solo Traveler we publish a travel photo submitted by a member of the Solo Travel Society. Join
our community of more than 200,000 travelers from around the world: simply "like" our Facebook page and you're in! Upload photos any time,
along with a caption telling us where it was taken. Click on last month's photos below to see who took them and where.
Travel Money Tuesdays Travel Farther, Longer, & More Often
You have consistently told us that money is the main reason you don't travel more. To the rescue: Travel Money Tuesdays! Every week, we will bring you tips and advice to help you travel more, better, and more often. Travel Money Tuesdays--because the best things in life aren't things.
Budget New York City??? Yes, it is possible. Here are my top tips for free and low-cost ways to enjoy this spectacular city and make New York affordable. Planning travel around price drops can take a bit of organization, but the result can be
a fabulous getaway at a very reasonable price.
Here’s what solo travelers should look for in travel insurance including the one benefit that’s most important for those of us who travel alone.
Toronto is a big city and can be expensive. But it doesn’t have to be. Here are our tips for free and low cost things to do in Toronto.
Top Posts on Solo Traveler Last Month
Have you traveled solo to a destination you loved? Why not submit a Solo Travel Destination Post? Every Thursday, we publish a story on Solo Traveler that has been contributed by a reader. You can browse through them on our Destinations page and submit your story and photos here.
Here are
our top five posts from April.
We share lots of great travel stories with you. I think it’s also important to share my big solo travel safety mistake. Please don’t make the same one.
A solo weekend getaway may be just what you need. But what makes a great destination. Here’s what to consider and some ideas on where to go.
Here’s proof that you can travel alone without being lonely. Truly, solo travel may be the most
social kind of travel there is.
The Great Trail across Canada is 91% complete. Within months you should be able to hike/canoe all across Canada. Here’s how and my experience.
Solo travel safety is the #1 priority when you travel alone. These 5 basic principles and your own personal rules and you should have it covered.
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