Reading the brochure for next year, why is it that my Canadian cousins are getting married in August and November? I so wanted to do Route 66- even more following Billy Connolly! Sounds like the May date is full.

Can we have Christmas markets next year?

Have done Memphis and the Deep South with Thomas Cook as a single traveller-great experience but very lonely. Found I had more fun with JY.

Jan.

Must agree travelling as a single in a couples group is likely to be lonely and certainly wouldn't appeal to me. I'd rather travel totally solo (which I've done many times) than go with couples I didn't know but travelling with a singles group is by far the best way to do it so thanks to JY.

Would like to see some more 2 week+ destinations. Only Thailand & NZ left for me. I think a flight of 8 hours+ is not worth it unless it's for at least 2 weeks esp if you've a connecting flight. Some of your destinations e.g. Japan (6 nights), Arg & Braz (8), China (8), Silk Rd (6), etc. are far too short for the long flights involved. I also see some of the slightly longer tours have been taken off, e.g. Malaysia, Petra to Pyramids and Turkey 11 days substituted with a 8 day one. I've recently done the Can Rockies by bus which was too rushed and not long enough - 13 or 14 nights would be better and forget the Alaska cruise (not much to see on it coupled with possibility of rough seas). I think some new 'exciting' long haul destinations are needed (Borneo, Burma, more USA, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Chile (+other S & Central America), 2 week Mexico, etc.). Also European holidays longer than a week.

An afterthought to this post - someone mentioned the high cost of long haul holidays - suggestion:- maybe downgrade hotels slightly and do some 'economy' trips; or give a choice of 3* or 4* hotels; also team up with Travelsphere on some of their trips, e.g. Burma, Borneo, India & Nepal, etc. and include 12 single spaces (inc supplement) - may entice more singles to go if there was at least this number on any given trip.

Excellent idea Daphne as it would give single travellers a much greater choice of holidays and we wouldn't be the odd 3 or 4 solo travellers amongst the couples - the odd dozen doesn't sound nearly as bad!!

Best wishes,

Bob

Excellent idea Daphne as it would give single travellers a much greater choice of holidays and we wouldn't be the odd 3 or 4 solo travellers amongst the couples - the odd dozen doesn't sound nearly as bad!!

Best wishes,

Bob

This is a well-timed discussion, Daphne and Bob. My own JY holiday to Costa Rica was recently cancelled but I was offered the chance to switch to the Travelsphere version. I hesitated because - well, couples! But as it turns out, there will now be 10 single people on that tour, mostly switchers from JY, so I've decided to try it. It's slightly different, a day longer and marginally cheaper, even with the single supplement.

To add to the discussion about what holidays I'd like to see - Zanzibar! Mostly offered as an add-on to Tanzania by other tour companies.

Cheers,

Lynne

Hi Mick

Good idea - I'll be interested to see what others suggest too.

Kind regards

Olly, your editor

Hi Mick,

I'm also a fan of America and having done tours (Golden West and Parks & Canyons which were wonderful, I would like perhaps a more relaxing twin centre holiday - say 5 nights in San Francisco and 5 in somewhere like Santa Barbara of Santa Monica. Just another suggestion!

Regards, Pat

Bob

Italy: the toe (Calabria and Basilicata)

Italy: the region around Turin (Piedmont)

Germany: cities of Saxony (Dresden, Leipzig)

France: Corsica

USA: Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive (Virginia and North Carolina)

USA: Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont

[An afterthought to this post - someone mentioned the high cost of long haul holidays - suggestion:- maybe downgrade hotels slightly and do some 'economy' trips; or give a choice of 3* or 4* hotels; also team up with Travelsphere on some of their trips, e.g. Burma, Borneo, India & Nepal, etc. and include 12 single spaces (inc supplement) - may entice more singles to go if there was at least this number on any given trip.

Excellent idea Daphne as it would give single travellers a much greater choice of holidays and we wouldn't be the odd 3 or 4 solo travellers amongst the couples - the odd dozen doesn't sound nearly as bad!!

Best wishes,

Bob

This is a well-timed discussion, Daphne and Bob. My own JY holiday to Costa Rica was recently cancelled but I was offered the chance to switch to the Travelsphere version. I hesitated because - well, couples! But as it turns out, there will now be 10 single people on that tour, mostly switchers from JY, so I've decided to try it. It's slightly different, a day longer and marginally cheaper, even with the single supplement.

To add to the discussion about what holidays I'd like to see - Zanzibar! Mostly offered as an add-on to Tanzania by other tour companies.

Cheers,

Lynne

I agree with all the above. A singles group within a travelsphere group would be an excellent idea and would give a far greater range of holidays. I would like to see some provision for cruises as well. I did the stay and cruise which was available from Florida with JYand it was very good but was discontinued along with one from California.

I agree with all the above. A singles group within a travelsphere group would be an excellent idea and would give a far greater range of holidays. I would like to see some provision for cruises as well. I did the stay and cruise which was available from Florida with JYand it was very good but was discontinued along with one from California.

The only problem I could see would be if there weren't many "singles" booking the trip, you might end up with the same problem of being a very small minority among a load of couples.

Maybe if JY did it, they could give you the number or proportion of the total of singles booked, say, a month before travel and if it wasn't very many, allow you to change your trip

Martin

Hi Mick

Good idea - I'll be interested to see what others suggest too.

Kind regards

Olly, your editor

Hi Mick,

I'm also a fan of America and having done tours (Golden West and Parks & Canyons which were wonderful, I would like perhaps a more relaxing twin centre holiday - say 5 nights in San Francisco and 5 in somewhere like Santa Barbara of Santa Monica. Just another suggestion!

Regards, Pat

Hi Pat,

Agree with what you say as I like city breaks aswell as tourin holidays. Sometimes taking in 2 cities (5 days each) with flights between instead of long coach journeys would appeal to many people I think.

I've done it myself in the US on a number of occasions

New York - Chicago

Philadelphia - Atlanta

Houston - San Antonio

Seattle - Chicago

There are so many combinations that can be put together.

Mick

City Break in New York for 4 days

Hi Maggiebro - I too would love to do a city break in New York - one place I would love to see - everyone I know who has been there (even though they are not City people) say its great! Angela:thumbup:

Was thinking what holidays I'd like to see added to the many options JY already offer us single travellers.

Maybe if a few of us come up with a few good ideas people at JY will take note and possibly look into adding some of them.

For me I'm a big fan of travelling to America and I've come up with 3 holidays I'd love to do.

1. Route 66 - Always been an ambition of mine to do this and as JY's sister company do it reckon its a real possibility to add.

2. Music Capitals of the Deep South - This was in last years brochure, but as dissapeared, just my luck as I was intending to do it.

3. Route 61 - Ok this is a total new idea I believe but this route follows the Mississippi river from New Orleans to Chicago basically visiting all the great "Blues" music cities (New Orleans, Memphis, St Louis & Chicago) plus you could add places like Baton Rouge and also Clarksdale (birthplace of the Blues). Ok I'm a fan of Blues music and I'll add Chicago is my favorite city in the US.

Ok thats my suggestions, anyone else ?

Hi

That sounds great to me. I've just booked Route 66 in May, so Route 61 would be a good follow on trip. Love music, so anything to do with music would be wonderful

Suzy (Liverpool)

Denver, Colorado PLEASE!!

Yes agree, Colorado, Montana & Wyoming - call it a Wild West Tour - have been all these places when I lived in the US and these are some of the best places there, yee haw!

Mick

Sorry, but your destinations do not appeal to me!

My wish list is a very diverse choice: Hawaii, the Channel Islands, Fiji (not as part of NZ add on) and Tasmania, to name but a few.  :)

Sylvia

Thanks for asking,

I'd also like to do a Rhone river cruise, but I have got to the age where I'd only wish to go from my local airport, Gatwick !

 And please, more in Europe. JY seem to be concentrating on long haul trips now.

  J E