Luxury options
With more than one-fifth of clients travelling on their own, Saga (saga.co.uk/holidays), the over-50s holiday company, has a choice of exclusive holidays for singles. A 13-night cultural and wildlife tour of Sri Lanka, for example, staying in four heritage properties in Colombo, sacred Kandy, Nuwara Eliya Hill Station and Galle, costs from £2,749pp including chauffeur pick-up and drop-off to and from home, most meals, and flights from Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Glasgow or Birmingham. Departures on 11 January, 15 March and 26 April 2017.