Halve Your Costs and Double Your Fun - Get a Travel Partner
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, June, 1998 by Paul Balido
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
Genesis 6:19 Two by two - now there's a concept that goes way back. At least since the time of that original Love Boat known as Noah's Ark, it's been a rule of thumb in the travel industry that couples - whether married, shacked up, just friends, or mere acquaintances - tend to get the best deals. Granted, unlike that 40-day Great Flood special, limited to pairs, today's single voyagers have the option of climbing aboard too - but for a price. Want to take that fabulous $3,000-per-person Mediterranean sail or Caribbean resort package all by yourself? Welcome to it, but be ready to shell out up to $4,500 for the privilege, because the lower rate is based on two ...