Singles’ Supplement: cost dilemmas when travelling with a couple

"Let’s be honest, splitting bills on holidays can be notoriously tricky but isn’t it bad enough to feel the social stigma of sitting on the Tinder relationship shelf without having to subsidise your friends’ holiday romance?"

"...unless financial sensitivities have to be considered, I think couples should fall into the 66% bracket"

Have your friends or family ever whacked you with the ‘singles supplement’? It’s when a solo traveller ends up paying half of a holiday rental, when in fact, three guests are bunking down there. I’ll often get messages seeking advice from followers on my Instagram about it so this week, we are talking about this less than clear-cut quandary.

Having returned from a break with her BFF who had brought her boyfriend (identities tweaked to not give the game away), it was time for this reader to settle the bill for their perfect two-bedroom Airbnb base.