There is no rule that says your group tour operator must be located right around the corner. A great way to have a truly international experience while touring Europe is to join a group made up mostly of singles from an English-speaking country other than your own. Friendship Tours in Northern Ireland fits the bill with their singles tour to Les Deux Alpes in France.
Les Deux Alpes is a long-established and affordable ski resort in the south of France with runs for every skill level. There is also a town by the same name with lots of dining choices and plenty of bars for evening get-togethers with your fellow group members. Prices for this tour and the many others offered by Friendship Tours are in British pounds, but with a currency converter and a credit card, it's just as easy to book here than with your local travel agency, and you'll be guaranteed a different travel experience.
Friendship Travel
10 Antrim Business Park
Enkalon Business Centre
Antrim. BT41 4LD
Northern Ireland
011 353 871 200 2035
friendshiptravel.com
Singles Travel Company specializes--as the name suggests--exclusively in singles tours and conducts a great many during the course of the year. Most welcome all singles, but others group singles by age or gender. Single's Travel Company's 15 day summer tour of Scandinavia is open to all singles and begins in Copenhagen. From there, traveler's make their way through several cities before stopping in Stockholm. Then it's on to more cities and villages before arriving at the final destination of Oslo, Norway. Travel is by motor coach, cruise boats--to view the fjords--and ferry. Hotels along the way are either first class or superior first class. This tour is a great for individuals who want to see it all.
Singles Travel Company
A Division of Travel Advisors of Los Gatos
56 North Santa Cruz Ave.
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 354-6531
singlestravelcompany.com
Singles Travel Service organizes dozens of tours each year including an 8-day Mediterranean cruise that sells out annually. For those who would rather spend their vacation relaxing, socializing and soaking up the atmosphere in a single destination, the Crete Singles Tour may be ideal. Tour members stay at a small 33-room hotel in the hamlet of Maleme in Western Crete. They may take optional excursions to historic places or stay close by the hotel to swim in the pool, cross the road to the beach or play a bit of tennis. A mini train takes visitors to the old town of Chenia--the "Little Venice" of Crete. The tour operators make sure there is always plenty going on including a Greek night with live music and professional dancers. An orientation program provides tips for where to find the best neighborhood tavernas, bars and shops.
Singles Travel Service
Box 200
1040 First Ave
New York, N.Y. 10022
212-752-2429
singlestravelregistration.com
