The best luxury solo travel ideas for 2023

02-01-23

Solo travel is booming, and it’s not just backpackers and lonely hearts driving the trend. Many more luxury travellers are choosing to travel alone, whether they are single, separated or in a relationship, and UK tour operators are responding with a tempting array of options.

According to ABTA, the Association of British Travel Agents, in 2017 around 20% of UK travellers went on holiday alone. Post-pandemic, that number has now risen to 30%.

This is partly explained by demographics, with 8.4 million one-person households at the latest count, but also because of changing attitudes: there’s no longer a stigma attached to joining a singles holiday. Travelling solo today is about empowerment, freedom and self-realisation.

So, what are the trips you should add to your to-do list? Mark Hodson, of 101 Singles Holidays, selects the best.