A survey by the travel organization Road Scholar (formerly known as Elder Hostel) has revealed that up to 30% of the company's tour participants are solo travelers; and of those solo travelers, 85% ...

Two women posing for photos - Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Traveling as a woman can be exhilarating, empowering, and transformative, but it also comes with distinct considerations. From ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rebecca Deurlein is an award-winning travel writer. Travel organization Road Scholar’s yearly survey for 2024 confirmed what my ...

Today, March 8, is International Women's Day, a day for recognizing the crucial impact women make in all aspects of our lives. The 2025 International Women's Day theme is "Accelerate Action," focusing ...

Perhaps you have a bucket list of places you've always wanted to travel at the ready but you just keep waiting for the right person to go with you. But if your friends are busy, you don't have a ...

While women have been traveling the world on their own for decades (centuries, really), a 2024 report from Booking.com reveals that solo travel is surging this year, in particular. The booking engine ...

Women are pivotal to shaping the travel industry. From deciding which destinations to visit to booking the trip, they make 82% of all travel decisions, according to Skift Research’s 2024 The Woman ...

Women have long been well represented in the travel agency community: Travel Weekly's 2024 Travel Industry Survey found that 80% of travel advisors identify as female. Despite that, leadership at ...

Women Travel Tribe (WTT) will run 50 trips for women over 50 in 2026, driven by soaring demand for meaningful, connection-focused travel. Following a record year of bookings, unprecedented interest in ...

Traveling as a woman can be exhilarating, empowering, and transformative, but it also comes with distinct considerations. From safety to accessibility, to cultural openness, many women around the ...