Solo travellers being charged up to 87% more than couples
, 2023-01-11 18:01:00,
Solo travellers are regularly paying significantly more per person than those travelling as a couple, sometimes even when opting for a smaller room designed for single occupancy, research shows.
Consumer body Which? analysed thousands of package holidays from the UK’s two largest providers, Jet2holidays (JET2.L) and Tui (TUI.L), to establish the average prices for a range of holidays to popular destinations including Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkey.
Taking into account all holiday and accommodation types, the consumer body found that on average, a solo traveller holidaying with Tui would pay almost half as much more (47%) than someone holidaying as part of a pair, with the average cost coming in at £1,147, compared with a per person cost of £781 for a couple.
Those booking with Jet2holidays meanwhile were found to pay 36% more on average for their trip than those holidaying as a pair, with solo travellers paying £1,320 for a week’s trip, compared to the £970 paid by those in a couple.
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Which? also found examples of individual travellers paying more per person for all-inclusive package trips, despite the fact a solo traveller would occupy just one plane seat, and could reasonably be expected to consume half the amount of food and…
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