Pros and Cons of Group Travel | What You Need to Know Before Booking

🚌 Group travel tours are not inherently good nor bad. It depends 100% on the trip, and your specific situation and travel goals. This video will help you decide when to travel with a group, and when to give it a miss.
Thank you to Suzanne for giving me the fodder for this episode! I love this community of active engaged viewers. If you want to join my inner circle, click here (bonus: you get a free travel gear cheat sheet just for joining!): https://bit.ly/3AFfiTq


📚 RESOURCES I MENTIONED:

👉🏻 My episode about the Newfoundland expedition cruise:    • Newfoundland Circumnavigation Expedit...  
👉🏻 My in-depth article about Newfoundland culture - https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/t...

📚 Resources for Solo Travelers!
Tours with the single supplement waived: https://solotravelerworld.com/solo-tr...
My interview with Solo Traveler founder Janice Waugh about solo travel over 50 -    • SOLO TRAVEL Over 50: What It's Like |...  

💻 Facebook Groups that Suzanne mentioned:
Over 60 Women Travel & Meetup Group -   / over60travelmeetup  
Over 60 Solo Women Travelers -   / over60solowomentravelers  
Over 50 Solo Women Travellers -   / womenover50solotravelgroup  
Solo in Style: Women over 50 Travelling Solo & Loving It -   / 1423255857779766  

🌆 Tour companies mentioned (and a few others)
Adventure Canada - http://bit.ly/32Y6ogI
Road Scholar - https://www.roadscholar.org
Odysseys Unlimited - https://www.odysseys-unlimited.com
G Adventures – https://gadventures.sjv.io/EKnj6e
Intrepid Travel - https://www.intrepidtravel.com


00:00 - Introduction to Pros & Cons of Group Travel
00:34 - Suzanne’s travel secrets
04:03 - Hassle-free wanderlust
04:57 - Ultimate travel shield
05:18 - What you’re missing out on
05:46 - Deep dive
06:39 - Bonds beyond borders
07:09 - Pick n choose
07:47 - How to save big
08:16 - Into the unknown
09:45 - Hidden costs
11:00 - The price of group exploration
11:27 - Solo in a crowd
12:00 - Drama unfolds
12:31 - Peeling back cultural layers
13:13 - Race against time
13:41 - The iron grip of control
13:57 - A bit claustrophobic
14:35 - How to choose between solo & group travels


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