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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Travel
Hayley Spencer

The cities ranked the best for solo travel in 2025: From Dubai to Singapore

As we’re still in the midst of one the gloomiest winters on record, plotting an escape is high on the agenda. And if you happen to be a woman in London we’re willing to bet you’ve been planning a solo adventure.

The number of female travellers going it alone has skyrocketed in recent years, with women now making up 71 per cent of solo holidaymakers according to Virtuoso’s recent trends report. A global travel report by American Express found that 69 per cent of people surveyed plan to take a solo trip this year, with millennials and Gen-Z making up the majority, that adds up to a lot of solo trips.

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