Top tips for solo travellers

Travel expert Janet Mactavish, who runs bespoke consultancy janetmactavish. travel, shares her best advice. ✣ Always tell people, such as hotel staff, where you are going. ✣ Make sure someone has a digital copy of your passport and can easily email it to you if you lose it. ✣ Always take a door wedge for extra security. Not all hotel doors lock well and moving furniture isn’t practical, nor a great idea in case of an emergency. ✣ Choose smaller, boutique hotels where the staff will have more time to chat. Staff asking how your day went after you return from a fabulous day out is a great way to feel welcome and to remind you that, while you are travelling alone, you don’t have to feel lonely. ✣ Be smart and be aware –…

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