i have just read the comments about people travelling with a friend or family member etc. i met 5 people in garda 2002, we booked again the following year to maggiore we then became 6. the following year we went to mijas then tuscany. we only met up again on these holidays but we made a point of not sitting together for meals etc so that we met & mixed with all the other guests. the same also when we went on the trips, that way you get to know everyone so i can't understand the problem some people feel of people knowing one another beforehand . everyone is free to do their own thing & that is what makes it so successful. we had all been apprehensive the first time but you meet such lovely people& SOME BECOME FRIENDS FOR LIFE.