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.
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