There\u2019s more to the word \u201csolo\u201d than meets the eye. According to an ancient interpretation, the Latin word *solus* is linked to *sollus*, meaning \u201cwhole.\u201d Traveling alone, then, doesn\u2019t mean being isolated, but setting out as a whole person\u2014in control of one\u2019s own choices and often more open to others. *Solo, Not Alone* begins with a simple gesture\u2014sitting alone at a table\u2014to explore how a destination shifts from being a place of safety to one of empathy.<\/p>\n\n
Mariapia Favaretto, who studies empathetic destinations through gastronomy, offers a female perspective on this topic.<\/p>\n\n
Amalia Saporetti presents her master’s thesis, which she recently defended at the Sorbonne, in which BTO Women is one of the case studies on solo travel.<\/p>\n\n
Maria Gasparella, Group Director of Sales and Marketing for the Villa d’Este Group, explains how high-end hospitality welcomes solo female travelers.<\/p>\n\n
Finally, Lara Leovino, a journalist at Cairo Editore and an expert on hotel reviews, takes stock of hospitality from a woman\u2019s perspective, exploring expectations and perceptions.<\/p>\n\n
The thread that binds them: solo travel isn’t a solitary journey, but it can become a communal one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"