Women in contemporary Western society have increased options, resources, and
opportunities to access a greater array of tourism and leisure choices. Yet the freedoms …

Women are increasingly active in the participation and consumption of travel, and are now
recognised as a growing force within the tourism industry. This trend is linked to changing …

Introduction: The concept of female solo traveler, despite recent, has become a relevant
tourist segment. As tourists, these women are looking for journeys that bring more than a trip …

Over the past five years we have interviewed more than 50 British and American women
who take solo holidays. The idea for the project was originally conceived following Fiona's …

Increasingly, it is recognised that the qualities of human experience are informed not only by
the physical world, but also by our understandings of the social constructs that shape our …

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 …

In the academic field of tourism, much of the literature on gender, women and tourism has
focused on the experiences and representations of women as producers of tourism, or as …

Since 1998 we have been researching the experiences of British and American women who
take solo holidays. These women are leisure travelers who choose to vacation by …

For various reasons, some women experience solo travel in different parts of the world.
However, as with many leisure activities, access to travel and tourism does not have the …

This article reports holiday experiences at age 40 (the women were aged in their 40s but for
eas of discussion I have referred to them as aged 40) of women who were mothers with a …