Enhanced social status and education levels empower women to experience freedom in
travel. Drawing on the feminist theory of intersectionality, this study employs purposive …

In response to the emergence of the solo female travel market in Asia, this study explores
how Asian women perceive and negotiate the risks of travelling alone and the meanings of …

In response to the increasingly risk-conscious environment in contemporary society, a
growing body of literature has been dedicated to tourist risk perception. While risk is widely …

Following the rise of tourism in Asia, a growing female travel market has been observed in
the region. Nevertheless, limited research has considered the travel experience of Asian …

Traveling alone can be a pleasant and often life-changing experience for women. As Freya
Stark, a British female explorer and travel writer during the 1930s, commented,“to awaken …

• Chinese women have been left out of the social history of travel.• Chinese women's use of
travel for self-empowerment extends back to 1368.• Contemporary Chinese women continue …

This study employed an intersectionality perspective to examine older Chinese female's
perceived constraints to pleasure travel and how they negotiated through constraints while …

The current dynamic economic climate and socio-demographic developments in Asia have
had a significant impact on international tourism trends in recent years. With the rapid …

Purpose This study aims to explore the meanings of solo travel for Asian women, focussing
on how Asian women construct and negotiate their identities in the heteronormalised …

Sažetak This paper examines the importance of the all-female element to women travellers
and the possible benefits that can be gained from this type of travel. A self-administered mail …