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The Independent UK
Aaliyah Harris

I fell in love with solo travel after a friend dropped out of our trip – now I’ve been to 40 cities alone

Aaliyah, pictured on the beach in Albania, has now been to nine countries on solo trips - (Aaliyah Harris)

The internet is obsessed with discussing Gen Z’s behaviour, and rightly so – we’ve become known for phenomena including “hustle culture” and dating “icks”.

When it comes to travel, we’re defining trends via TikTok. One minute we’re giving “quick trips” new meaning with one to two-day international getaways inspired by viral videos, and the next we’re embracing logging off and “touching grass”. It’s then no surprise that when it comes to solo travel, young adults are at the forefront – driving the boom. The latest Hostelworld report on the topic found that over two thirds of the solo travellers it surveyed were under the age of 30.

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