The operator has reported a 5% uptick in solo travel bookings so far this year compared with pre-pandemic figures.

 
Currently 37% of Jules Verne customers are travelling solo, which the company said has been bolstered by the benefits it offers solo travellers, such as the removal of single supplements where possible and its range of departure dates on tours for groups of solo travellers.
 
Jules Verne general manager Debbie O’Neill said: "Jules Verne’s focus is to support those travelling solo rather than stereotyping the ‘solo traveller’.

"Our customers are all like-minded people enjoying an escorted group adventure, and we have embraced all types of travellers because of this."
 
So far this year, Jules Verne has reported 75% of solo travellers prefer a mixed group and 65% of bookings are repeat customers, with the most popular destinations for individual travellers being India, Italy and Egypt.