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The Full List of Insider Benefits
Here are the current benefits of being an Insider.
- Speaker Series We book exciting and knowledgable travel experts from around the world according to member requests.
- Virtual Meet-ups Casual chats with us and your fellow Insiders. Ask us questions, share stories, talk about travel and life.
- Monthly Giveaways. Every month we give away a travel product or service to one lucky person attending our speaker event. Oh, the odds are so in your favor!
- Free Course After three months as a Solo Traveler Insider we'll send you the Wits & Wonder Travel Course, our 7-week course with our top advice on traveling solo.
- Exclusive stories So much happens behind the scenes of Solo Traveler. Small victories as well as heartaches. Travel stories that just aren't appropriate for publication. The type of stories we share at dinner parties rather than on the website.
- Product reviews. We review the products we love giving you an honest take on why they make our list and any downsides they have.
- Videos of past speaker events. So much learning. So much fun! Watch our past speaker events at your convenience.
- 50% off the 2021 Travel Planning Toolkit. The Toolkit has 13 resources to help you plan better as you get back to travel.
- Exclusive discounts. We're gaining new offerings all the time in this department. It's such a pleasure to offer members special discounts.
- Community Join a group of like-minded solo travelers and share your passion for travel in a private forum.
- Early Access You'll be the first to know about the special deals and contests we offer.
February's Featured Speaker
Mariellen Ward started travelling in 2005 with an epic six-month trip to India. She was both following her dreams and trying to recover from depression following a series of devastating losses. On that first trip to India, she fell in love with travel, with India, and with travel blogging — and she has been doing all three ever since.
She has spent more than 6 years of the last 14 in India, and now lives in North India.
With Mariellen's natural generosity, we will learn much at this event about traveling India solo.
What Members Say About Being an Insider
“I never imagined that as a Solo Traveler Insider I would feel even more excited about travel than before COVID! Best money spent ever.”
Linda, Wisconsin, USA
“My fee to join the group is the best money I've spent lately. You're helping me find and begin the retirement phase of my life, solo, but not alone. This is the coolest – better than I could have imagined!”
Maija, Olympia, Washington
“I decided to become an Insider sometime before COVID because I appreciated the detail of information that Janice provided on an array of travel subjects. I have enjoyed the venue that Zoom has provided. It has put a warm face on the whole experience of obtaining information and insights on travelling solo. It has made it more pleasurable to dream in the time of COVID.”
Rose, Ontario, Canada
Upcoming
More of What Members Say
As a Canadian woman who solo travels, I became an “Insider” to “live local with love” – that is, to financially support Janice, Tracey and the Solo Travel team for the terrific work they do.
For years I’ve followed their social media, blog and newsletter posts. I can’t count the number of times I’ve referred them to others looking to travel, solo or otherwise, as their advice and resources are invaluable.
As the world re-opens, I’ll appreciate even more their personable, wise and thoughtful offerings to help me feel confident in re-engaging with our beautiful world in equally wise, thoughtful and care-filled ways.
Katharine, Alberta, Canada
“Being a member has reignited my curiosity about travel. I explored the site and blog for a while before joining, but becoming an Insider member opened the door to sharing fun travel stories with other members, listening to very interesting guest speakers, and learning from the free course on traveling solo. I already won a giveaway and found my next trip idea for the coming year.”
Karen, Colorado, USA
Free to Insiders: The Wits & Wonder Travel Course
Learn to travel with the wits of an adult and the wonder of a child.
Hundreds of people have purchased this 7-week email course on how to travel solo. It gets right into the details and even seasoned solo travelers say they get new tips from it.
Best of all, it's free to Insiders after three months of membership.
“Insider Only” Discounts
Insiders get 25% off membership
La Joie de Vivre Club is a community for Francophiles to not only prepare for visits to Paris, but also to immerse yourself in French culture, to learn, to share and to enjoy the zest for life in the French style.
Insiders get 50% off the Toolkit price
Be prepared to hit the ground running when you're ready to travel again! The Travel Planning Toolkit includes 13 resources to make travel planning easy.
Insiders get 10% discount on Lanterns
Besides being beautiful, the Travel Lantern is also practical. The wood exterior wraps around a solid glass base. It can be exchanged with any Lantern Cozies design.
Insiders Get the Full Video Library of Past Events
After each speaker event we publish the video of the discussion in the Patreon community. It's the next best thing to being there.
How to Become an Insider
It's simple to become a Solo Traveler Insider. Contribute monthly or pay annually and get two months free.
- To become a Solo Traveler Insider, just click here.
- You will be taken to a page where you will see the three options and a “Join” button.
- Click the “Join” button for your preferred level and you can securely sign up for our monthly services and events. If you want to pay annually, click the line below the “Join” button.
We hope you'll join us! It will be a pleasure for us to deliver a more robust solo travel program, to share more of ourselves and our work, and to get to know you better.
