Solo Women Travelling

The unprecedented rise.

- Sudha Chandrasekaran

Statistically, solo female travel is spreading like wildfire amongst curious women looking for their next adventure in life. Women have been travelling more than ever in the self-drive mode, overcoming the long-drawn history of systemic prejudice and gender bias, with both inbound and outbound tourism witnessing accelerated growth in this segment,” says a recently released report. A study has shown that there has been a 230% increase in the number of women-only travel companies in the past six years.

Many women travel the world alone and end up fine. However, many people instantly exaggerate the perils and dwell on a single woman’s vulnerability. Often this doom-ridden response is just an excuse for timidity of spirit of solo female travellers. Fear is inevitable but that cannot paralyse you.

For women travellers, it will never be the right time to travel because you’ll always be asked when you’ll settle down; there will never be an accepted time; you’ll always be a target…as there are statistics of violent crimes globally – such as rape and murder – you will never have enough money; your family will always freak out. The toughest part of traveling solo is often the pushback from our parents; you’ll wait forever for someone to join you; In some parts of the world and in certain cultures, women don’t enjoy the same freedoms as others and travelling alone may be regarded as a luxury;

Sometimes, the dream to travel will be yours alone, and that means you have to do it all by yourself. It’s all about just taking that first step.