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A truly solo-friendly hotel makes you feel centered in the space. Not secondary. Not temporary.

Solo travel isn't just trending—it's booming. And the travel industry is racing to keep up. The global solo travel market, valued at $482.34 billion in 2024, is projected to more than double to $1.07 trillion by 2030, according to Grand View Research. That represents a compound annual growth rate of 14.3%, making it one of the fastest-growing segments in the travel industry. For context, the U.S. solo travel market alone generated approximately $95 billion in 2024, with proje

I had a good job. A really  good job. Four years as a Finance Manager at Coca-Cola. The kind of position people congratulate you for landing. Steady paycheck. Benefits. A 401k. The corporate ladder stretched out in front of me, clear and predictable. My parents were proud. My friends were impressed. On paper, I had it made. But I also had a secret: I was running out of vacation days. Not because I was lazy or didn't manage my time well. But because every spare moment, every l

The hardest part of solo travel at our age isn't navigating foreign airports or eating alone at restaurants. It's giving yourself permission to do it. For decades, we've been the ones taking care of everyone else. But go do something for ourselves? It feels selfish. Let me save you some time: it's not selfish. It's necessary.