Single supplement adds 40 percent to a nine day trip, any way around it

Question

Looking at a nine day guided walking trip and the solo price is about 40 percent above the per person double. The operator says they can pair me with a…

carryon_only · Accepted Answer

Ask three specific questions before you book anything: if no roommate is found, do you waive the supplement or do I pay it how often did that happen on this exact departure last year do you have any departures with a guaranteed no supplement policy Some operators waive it, some cap it, some quietly have one or two…

coworking_cass · Answer

Small operators are far more flexible than big ones because a human reads your email. I've had one put me in a triple with two other solos at no extra cost simply because I asked whether that was possible.

boom_pole_bex · Answer

Run the alternative properly before you decide. Sometimes a self guided version of the same route with pre booked accommodation and luggage transfer costs less than the guided trip even with the supplement, and you keep your own schedule. Sometimes it doesn't. It's twenty minutes of spreadsheet work.

backbutton_bri · Answer

The supplement is annoying but it isn't a scam. The hotel charges for the room, not the head, so the operator genuinely eats the difference. Once I understood that I stopped being irritated and started shopping for operators who absorb it as a marketing choice.

flat_rate_finn · Answer

Just book it and complain at the end, they usually refund part of it.

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