Every day we hear the same: This is my first solo trip. I’m not sure I can do it.
Practical concerns are flights: what if delayed? (fewer are than you think) What if stuck in an airport? What if my transfer is missing in action? Finally, what if I get sick? Or what if I use a bathroom more than the other women?
Emotional concerns: Will the tour manager be helpful with my many questions? Will I be able to sleep in a hotel room? Will the others like me? Are my clothes too geeky or too glam?
There are answers to the practical. With a flight delay, you call us directly. We and staff are on the phone 24/7. Stuck in an airport, out insurer helps as do we 24/7. Transfer missing? You will have the phone number, how to call it and again our 24/7 number. Sometimes you will also have a photo of the driver!
Of course the odds with 1,000’s of travelers, someone will get sick. Again, we are there to accompany anyone to a doctor, to a hospital, to get medicine in a foreign pharmacy, arrange for room service, to catch up with the group, to stay in touch with family. One woman told us we took better care of her than her friends.
Final on bathrooms, at this stage we all need bathrooms more than we need dining rooms or kitchens!
The emotional bit is harder. Here is a thought, if you survived your first gynecological exam, you will survive your first solo trip. Honest travel tips from The Women’s Travel Group. No question is foolish. call us at 646 309 5607 for a last room on Santa Fe, Sicily or other 2024 adventures.
