Do you want to save on accommodation when traveling but the idea of staying in a hostel for the first time feels daunting? If you’re traveling backpacker style, want a budget-friendly accommodation or are looking for meeting new people abroad, staying in a hostel is a great option. But if you have never done it …
Have you ever heard the terms “voluntourism”, “volunteer vacation”, “volunteer vacation program”, “gap year volunteering” or “traveling with a purpose”? Volunteer travel has become very popular over the past few decades with almost 1 million US students heading abroad every year, over a third of the students in the UK taking a gap year with …
If there is one item that should be on anyone’s bucket list that is traveling alone at least once. Solo travel is empowering, liberating, self-actualising and a major boost to your confidence. It can also be a life changing experience and, as Mark Twain wisely put it in one of our favorite travel quotes, “(…) …
Do you prefer to travel solo independently or in a group? How do you define solo travel? Where do you set the line between solo and group travel? Does a trip which you take on your own and then continue with a group of strangers, qualify as a solo trip? Or does solo mean completely …
29 November 2021 – For Immediate Release The Solo Female Travel Trends Survey 2021 launches today with the objective to continue giving women who travel on their own a voice in the travel industry and understand the impact the pandemic has had on travel behaviors and needs. Participants can answer one of two questionnaires depending …
24 September 2021 – For Immediate Release As travel returns, women favor intimate group trips to bucket list destinations with a purpose. In honor of International Women’s Day 2022 and in collaboration with the Tanzania Women Guide Foundation, Solo Female Travelers will take women to the top of Africa on an all-female guide, porter and …
Traveling alone for the first time can be scary but it can also be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life and if you are here, you have already taken the most important step – decided to go on your first solo trip, for everything else, rely on our list of first time …
Looking to escape the winter blues, but not sure where to go yet? Let our travel experts guide you to the most terrific warm places in February across the world. From warm spots in the northern hemisphere to literal hot destinations south of the equator, we’ve included a list of nearly 50 destinations so you …
Find the warmest destinations in the US to spend your December holidays, including suggestions for festivities and celebrations across the mainland and the many islands.
Money is the biggest hurdle to travel, either solo or with friends. Our Solo Female Travelers survey showed that 50% of respondents don’t travel solo because of financial limitations. Indeed, how to save money for travel or how to afford travel are two of the most commonly asked questions in our Solo Female Travelers community. …