Age UK Coventry and Warwickshire's Guide to Later Life
Travel Companion & Senior Caregivers
Senior Travel
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Travelling Companions programme
What is the Travelling Companions programme? In June 2022, Age UK set up a pilot programme to support lonely and isolated older people to get out and about, by matching them with trained volunteers or staff members called Travelling Companions. The pilot programme ended in July 2023.
Finding Travel Companions for Over 50s
Take a look at Solos and also Just You who both specialise in holidays for anyone who wants to travel solo. Before you set out on your holiday, you'll also want to make sure you have the best possible over 50s travel insurance in place. Have a look at our guide to finding the right travel insurance and be sure you're covered no matter where ...
Travel Companions
The Travelling Companions project aims to match lonely and isolated older people with our trained volunteers to accompany them on journeys, either on public transport or by other means, for example walking, cycling or taxi.
How to Find a Travel Companion for Senior Citizens
How to Find a Travel Companion for Senior Citizens As people age, there is a natural diminishing of activity. For an avid traveler that reduced adventures can feel like a death sentence. Hiring a travel companion can keep elderly people excited about life.
Travel Buddy Service For Seniors
Is a Travel Companion Right For You? Some reasons older people and their loved ones may be considering a travel companion include: Safety and Security: With age come various physical and mental challenges that can be a concern when traveling alone. A travel companion can help to ensure safety and security throughout their journey, whether it is during transport or while exploring tourist ...
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Matches senior singles and couples, aged 50+,with travel companions. Get matched with your perfect traveling parner today.
Transport services for the elderly and disabled
Age UK is running a Travelling Companions' pilot programme until May 2023. The programme aims to support more than 1,000 older people to give them more confidence to go for walks, access local services and visit loved ones. For more information call the Age UK Advice Line on 0800 678 1602. We're open 8am to 7pm, every day of the year.
Age UK Norfolk Travelling Companions
Join Age UK Norfolk for a 'Travel Companions' visit. Our service which supports those over 50 in Norfolk to build their confidence in getting out and about i...
Travelling Companions programme
Travelling Companions is a pilot programme at 草莓appthat aims to support older people who may be feeling lonely or who are struggling to get out and about. ... older people wished to use the service to learn how to travel to a specific destination (for example a service, activity or club). ... Age UK, 7th Floor, One America Square, 17 ...
How to Find the Best Travel Partner for You
Many women over 60 love to travel, but don't want to travel alone. If you're looking for alternatives to traveling solo, perhaps you would do well to find a good travel partner. Traveling can be a bit of a stress-test for a friendship - being in new surroundings with a different schedule, different food, and even different customs and languages can present challenges to your friendship ...
Travel Companions
For more information about volunteering with Age UK Norfolk, call us on 01603 785 210 or email [email protected]. Apply to volunteer. Information about Travel Companion volunteering opportunities for Age UK Norfolk including how to apply.
Over 50s Travel Insurance
Age Co Travel Insurance has no upper age limit so fits for over 50s, and offers you holiday insurance for pre-existing medical conditions wherever possible. Find out more here.
What's a Senior Traveling Companion? Pros, Cons & How to Find One
What is a Senior Traveling Companion, and What Do They do? A senior traveling companion is someone who can be younger and accompany a senior on a trip as a professional planner, tour guide, or caregiver. Or a senior traveling companion is another older adult or group of adults who travel to the same destination together.
TripTogether
It is a trip planning platform - a home for more than 50 000 travelers. The service aims to make travel experiences and getaways unforgettable by helping members find their most desired travel partner or companion from a varied list of users, bridging the gap between cultures, countries and travel experiences.
Find a Travel Buddy
Find a travel buddy and go on a trip together. You can meet travel companions from all around the world at TripGiraffe.
Your Guide To Travel Groups For People Over 50
Finding a female travel companion can be challenging, but there are several ways to do so. You can start by searching for travel groups or forums specifically geared towards female travelers, such as Girls Love Travel or Women on the Road. Additionally, you can try posting on social media platforms or travel websites seeking a travel companion.
Age UK Norfolk Travel Companions
For more information about our Travel Companionship Service, including how to sign up, visit our dedicated page. Find out more about Age UK Norfolk's Travel Companion Service from co-ordinator, Lisa Hodges.
Your senior travel companion is here!
Senior travel is especially relaxing as there is no time limit to get back to more or figure out what you're doing with your life. Travel groups are a great way to meet other senior solo travellers and Ourtime helps put that into place by joining like-minded people together. Your travel buddy or travel companion may become a new romantic ...
Find Travelbuddy
Find a travel buddy. Thousands of Workaway members are looking for a travel partner. New travel-mates added daily. Lots of opportunities to find exactly the right travel buddy for you. Choose the places you want to visit, write a quick note explaining the type of person you'd like to travel with or what you are intending to do while away.
Find a Travel Buddy in England, Share Costs, & Travel Together
GAFFL is a matchmaker site for travelers to find a travel buddy, travel partner or a travel companion. Connect with travelers & locals, plan your trip, meet up and travel together.
PDF Executive Summary
Executive Summary This analysis report explores the data collected over the course of the Travelling Companions pilot programme between June 2022 and July 2023. The Travelling Companions pilot tested whether a new, evidence-based intervention could reduce older people's feelings of loneliness. Loneliness is defined as 'the feeling experienced when people are unable to have the meaningful ...
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Discover the perfect travel companions with WanderMate. Connect, create, and embark on unforgettable journeys together with travel mates.
Age UK Norfolk Travelling Companionship
Our Travelling Companionship service matches lonely and isolated older people with a trained volunteer travelling companion. We aim to reduce loneliness by helping people to reconnect with their local communities, friends, and family, and to help them to take steps in leaving their homes to use public transport, community transport, and taxis.
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What is the Travelling Companions programme? In June 2022, Age UK set up a pilot programme to support lonely and isolated older people to get out and about, by matching them with trained volunteers or staff members called Travelling Companions. The pilot programme ended in July 2023.
Take a look at Solos and also Just You who both specialise in holidays for anyone who wants to travel solo. Before you set out on your holiday, you'll also want to make sure you have the best possible over 50s travel insurance in place. Have a look at our guide to finding the right travel insurance and be sure you're covered no matter where ...
The Travelling Companions project aims to match lonely and isolated older people with our trained volunteers to accompany them on journeys, either on public transport or by other means, for example walking, cycling or taxi.
How to Find a Travel Companion for Senior Citizens As people age, there is a natural diminishing of activity. For an avid traveler that reduced adventures can feel like a death sentence. Hiring a travel companion can keep elderly people excited about life.
Is a Travel Companion Right For You? Some reasons older people and their loved ones may be considering a travel companion include: Safety and Security: With age come various physical and mental challenges that can be a concern when traveling alone. A travel companion can help to ensure safety and security throughout their journey, whether it is during transport or while exploring tourist ...
Matches senior singles and couples, aged 50+,with travel companions. Get matched with your perfect traveling parner today.
Age UK is running a Travelling Companions' pilot programme until May 2023. The programme aims to support more than 1,000 older people to give them more confidence to go for walks, access local services and visit loved ones. For more information call the Age UK Advice Line on 0800 678 1602. We're open 8am to 7pm, every day of the year.
Join Age UK Norfolk for a 'Travel Companions' visit. Our service which supports those over 50 in Norfolk to build their confidence in getting out and about i...
Travelling Companions is a pilot programme at 草莓appthat aims to support older people who may be feeling lonely or who are struggling to get out and about. ... older people wished to use the service to learn how to travel to a specific destination (for example a service, activity or club). ... Age UK, 7th Floor, One America Square, 17 ...
Many women over 60 love to travel, but don't want to travel alone. If you're looking for alternatives to traveling solo, perhaps you would do well to find a good travel partner. Traveling can be a bit of a stress-test for a friendship - being in new surroundings with a different schedule, different food, and even different customs and languages can present challenges to your friendship ...
For more information about volunteering with Age UK Norfolk, call us on 01603 785 210 or email [email protected]. Apply to volunteer. Information about Travel Companion volunteering opportunities for Age UK Norfolk including how to apply.
Age Co Travel Insurance has no upper age limit so fits for over 50s, and offers you holiday insurance for pre-existing medical conditions wherever possible. Find out more here.
What is a Senior Traveling Companion, and What Do They do? A senior traveling companion is someone who can be younger and accompany a senior on a trip as a professional planner, tour guide, or caregiver. Or a senior traveling companion is another older adult or group of adults who travel to the same destination together.
It is a trip planning platform - a home for more than 50 000 travelers. The service aims to make travel experiences and getaways unforgettable by helping members find their most desired travel partner or companion from a varied list of users, bridging the gap between cultures, countries and travel experiences.
Find a travel buddy and go on a trip together. You can meet travel companions from all around the world at TripGiraffe.
Finding a female travel companion can be challenging, but there are several ways to do so. You can start by searching for travel groups or forums specifically geared towards female travelers, such as Girls Love Travel or Women on the Road. Additionally, you can try posting on social media platforms or travel websites seeking a travel companion.
For more information about our Travel Companionship Service, including how to sign up, visit our dedicated page. Find out more about Age UK Norfolk's Travel Companion Service from co-ordinator, Lisa Hodges.
Senior travel is especially relaxing as there is no time limit to get back to more or figure out what you're doing with your life. Travel groups are a great way to meet other senior solo travellers and Ourtime helps put that into place by joining like-minded people together. Your travel buddy or travel companion may become a new romantic ...
Find a travel buddy. Thousands of Workaway members are looking for a travel partner. New travel-mates added daily. Lots of opportunities to find exactly the right travel buddy for you. Choose the places you want to visit, write a quick note explaining the type of person you'd like to travel with or what you are intending to do while away.
GAFFL is a matchmaker site for travelers to find a travel buddy, travel partner or a travel companion. Connect with travelers & locals, plan your trip, meet up and travel together.
Executive Summary This analysis report explores the data collected over the course of the Travelling Companions pilot programme between June 2022 and July 2023. The Travelling Companions pilot tested whether a new, evidence-based intervention could reduce older people's feelings of loneliness. Loneliness is defined as 'the feeling experienced when people are unable to have the meaningful ...
Discover the perfect travel companions with WanderMate. Connect, create, and embark on unforgettable journeys together with travel mates.
Our Travelling Companionship service matches lonely and isolated older people with a trained volunteer travelling companion. We aim to reduce loneliness by helping people to reconnect with their local communities, friends, and family, and to help them to take steps in leaving their homes to use public transport, community transport, and taxis.