Here are some characteristics of these different categories (see Table 1):
◾single people travelling alone or in a group are primarily older women, while those in the other two categories are primarily young men
◾solo travellers tend to take shorter trips than other travellers, with the exception of the collective-solo category
◾preferred type of accommodation: ◾with friends or family (single-solo)
◾vacation homes (collective-solo)
◾hotels (the other two segments)