How to Find a Senior Travel Companion
It's just more fun to travel with a friend or two. Sometimes senior travelers may need a little help here and there and companions can make the trip more relaxing and enjoyable. Now the Internet can bring senior travel companions together easily with a click of the mouse.
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Research your location via the Internet or the telephone directory to see if there is a senior center nearby. Senior centers are great places to meet active adults. Many centers plan group trips.
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Go to the AARP website (see Resources below) or call (888) 687-2277. The website offers message boards relating to travel. You can post a message or find a travel companion there.
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Search the Internet for senior travel companions. There are many websites, such as Frommers and SeniorsMatch, that have message boards and postings for travel buddies (see Resources below).
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Join a travel mate service. For a fee, these match you with potential travel companions with similar interests and destinations. Examples are Travel Acquaintance and Travel Chums (see Resources below).
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Resources
- Aarp.com includes a travel section with a message board for postings.
- SeniorsMatch offers a dating service along with a travel companion service for seniors.
- TravelChums is a fee-based travel companion service.
- TravelAcquantaince is another fee-based companion service.
- Frommers is a complete travel site with a message board section dedicated to senior travel.
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I get a lot of questions about travel companions. So I like your tips! Thanks @[1412376462:2048:Marina de Haan] Womentravelalone
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Jul 23, 2010
Great article thanks for sharing it with us. It's a 5 in my book
