A diverse world of choice for singles holidays

Just You, the holiday specialist for single travellers, has launched its new Europe & Worldwide brochure for 2009 with some great suggestions for the festive season. It features 140 pages and 21 new ideas to culturally stimulating and scenically beautiful destinations – all designed with the single traveller in mind.

A new hotel ratings system has been introduced which is based on feedback from Just You customers. Hotels are rated on a scale from one (acceptable) to five (outstanding), so guests can see which hotels are considered the best.

Itineraries span everything from traditional touring holidays, city breaks and walking holidays to river and ocean cruises and memorable classic journeys by train. There is also a great collection of ideas to festivals and carnivals around the world, such as the Pushkar Camel Fair in India, Venice Carnival and Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Peter Squires, Head of Brand at Just You said: “Just You is all about enjoying the world with like-minded people, safe in the knowledge that you will be travelling as part of a group. We do not feature single supplements and guests are allocated their own room.

“Despite the fact that some four million people a year travel alone - for many, contemplating a holiday alone can prove very daunting, hence why Just You offer ‘Discovery Weekends’ around the UK aimed at anyone contemplating those first tentative steps towards a ‘singles’ holiday. We also give our customers the opportunity to get to know their fellow travellers over dinner at an airport hotel the night before they jet off, which has proved hugely popular and is a great way for many to break the ice.”

New ideas for 2009

Montenegro
Montenegro boasts an extraordinary blend of historical and natural delights - from pretty seaside resorts and traditional fishing villages to picturesque lakes and opulent palaces. This break is based in the historic resort of Budva, where visitors can simply sit back and relax on the stunning beaches or soak up the culture and history of the Old Town. Optional excursions explore neighbouring Dubrovnik and the mystical ambience of the ‘lost country’ of Albania.

Just You offer an eight-day break in Montenegro from £664 in May 2009. The price includes return flights from London Gatwick with British Airways to Dubrovnik, transfers, seven nights’ accommodation on a half-board basis, walking tour of Becici, visit to Budva’s Old Town, a farewell dinner party and the services of a Tour Manager.

Coastal California and a Mexican Riviera Cruise
Combine a four-night break in California and stays in Los Angeles and San Diego with a seven night cruise along Mexico’s stunning Riviera aboard Holland America Line’s graceful Oosterdam. The ship will call at the picturesque ports of Cabo San Lucas, historic Mazatlan – in the setting of the Sierra Madre Mountains and Puerto Vallarta. There will also be the opportunity to go whale watching and ocean kayaking.

Just You offer a 13-day ‘Coastal California and Mexican Riviera Cruise’ from £1,674 in November 2008 and January 2009. The price includes return scheduled flights from London Heathrow to Los Angeles, transfers, two nights’ each on a bed & breakfast basis in Los Angeles and San Diego, seven nights’ accommodation onboard the MS Oosterdam on a full board basis in own cabin, city tours and the services of a Tour Manager.

Syria
Syria boasts a fascinating history which stretches back into the mists of time. Following a city tour in Damascus which takes in the 8th century Umayyad Mosque and the famous Chapel of St Paul, the tour then continues to the Roman ruins of Chabha and amphitheatre at Bosra, before heading to Ma’loula to view the extraordinary honeycomb houses. The final stretch of the tour visits the ‘Castle of the Knights’ – built in 1110AD and one of the greatest of all medieval fortresses, Aleppo – Syria’s second capital city and Palmyra, an oasis in the heart of the Syrian Desert and a former post along the Silk Route.

Just You offer an eight-day break in Syria from £1,404 in March, May, June and September 2009. The price includes return flights from London Heathrow to Damascus, transfers, seven nights’ accommodation on a half-board basis in Damascus, Aleppo and Palmyra, city tours, visits to Chahba, Bosra and Apamea, farewell dinner party and the services of a tour manager.

Costa Rica
Magnificently set between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica is a natural, subtropical wonderland with an extraordinary and exotic variety of birds, animals, plant life and deserted beaches. This tour will take the adventurous traveller on a journey of discovery, encountering everything from rainforest, waterfalls, flora and fauna, to mischievous monkeys, iguanas, crocodiles and scarlet macaws. Highlights include a stay at the Tortuguero National Park – one of the country’s most important ecological sites, a cruise along the Tarcoles River and the La Paz Waterfall Gardens.

Just You offer a 15-day tour of Costa Rica from £2,424 in February, March, June and November 2009. The price includes return flights from London Heathrow to San José, transfers, 13-nights’ accommodation on a bed & breakfast basis in san José, Tortuguero National Park, Arenal, Punta Leona and Manuel Antonio, 10 dinners, five lunches, numerous excursions and the services of a Tour Manager.

For more information and bookings log on to Justyou.co.uk.