{"id":1142,"date":"2015-07-23T07:07:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T06:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shikhar.com\/blog\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2015-07-23T07:12:48","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T06:12:48","slug":"why-you-should-cater-to-the-solo-traveller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shikhar.com\/blog\/why-you-should-cater-to-the-solo-traveller\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Cater to the Solo Traveller"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atoai.org\/images\/BlogImages\/Big_Images\/4c5d1e2a-4da4-4a50-8b45-db61bdba2395.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\"><strong>The Solo Traveller is slowly and steadily becoming one of the key influencers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shikhar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Adventure Travel<\/a> Industry. Is your company geared towards the solo traveller? We tell you why you should.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Solo travellers have trekked, sailed, biked and bussed their way\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0across earth for centuries, exploring and discovering.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Statistics show that about 20% of travellers take holidays on their\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0own, for a variety of reasons. Many are not married or partnered,\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0some prefer to travel alone, and others simply can\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2t find a friend\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0who can take leave at the same time, or who wants to go to the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0same destination.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Solo travellers deserve better treatment than they have traditionally\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0received. 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