A suggestion for solo female traveller friendly accommodation in Amritsar

The future of sustainable travel is not cruise ships carrying more and more people overwhelming the places they visit. The future of travel is going slow – staying with locals, living like locals and giving back directly to local economies.   Rosemary Neave  Women Travel the World Halgolla Plantation Home Sri Lanka Arlene and Emil have […]

If Northern Queensland is not on your bucket list, then it should be… Great Barrier Reef Daintree National Park Mossman – Ngadiku Dreamtime Walks I was there 10 years ago and stayed at the Pink Flamingo in Port Douglas, a very gay friendly funky boutique motel in Port Douglas.  For the past 8 years Gigi […]

Major festivals like Thanksgiving and Christmas are times when many people plan to spend time with their families.  But for some a Christmas escape is very attractive – getting away, doing something different and exciting. If this is you, then WomenTravel.info has some resources to help you. This website does not exist to promote it’s […]

My best experiences in a new country have been when I have found a local homestay – enjoying staying with local people and sharing their life, instead of being insulated away in a hotel. Women Travel has a unique Accommodation Network Not thousands of options, but a few very good options to stay with local […]

There are lots of booking engines out there, Hostelz is one we have decided to support and promote, because of it’s reviews and ability to compare different prices from different booking agents for travelers interested in budget accommodation. David Orr started the site way back in 2002 after his first trip to Europe.   The main […]

Poonam Rawat-Hahne lives between the Indian Himalayas and Germany.  She is passionate about sustainability and “Fair Travel” and has developed some great initiatives around that passion. Fernweh Fair Travel – Responsible Travel in India With a focus on organising authentic travel off the beaten paths, stay with locals, eat local food, work with women self-help groups/NGO’s. […]

After a lifetime of living someone else’s dream, Lisa Morris sold everything (or lost it) and came to Costa Rica “by the blessing and grace of my dear mentor Maria Delmas”. Lisa was shown a video of Costa Rica 23 years ago and wanted to move there right then and there.   In August of 2013, […]

Women Travel the World has a small and unique small network of women owned accommodation around the world, and the latest listing is Millpond Inn run by Joan Kopietz in the village of Clarkson in Northern Detroit. Established in 1995  Joan provides a clean, comfortable and relaxing place to stay with her breakfasts not just a meal but […]

Sometimes all you want is a bed – somewhere to lay your head after a long day.  But what if the place you were staying was the most memorable thing on your holiday – so magical it would be the thing that sits on the top of your memories for your trip. In the plethera […]

Mary Ann Benoit offers women travelers a warm welcome to her Arctic Paradise B&B in Seward, Alaska. It is one of the fabulous women owned accommodation options on the Women Travel Accommodation Network. Imagine sleeping comfortably in your beautifully decorated, cozy and quiet room with private bath surrounded by beautiful colors and stained glass. Enjoy […]

Carmel and Jo run Thorncliffe BnB in Hebden Bridge Yorkshire.  They love Hebden Bridge, of course, and invite women to stay in their Hebden Bridge BnB and relish the delights of this funky area.  Their B&B is one of the fabulous places for women travelers on the Women’s Accommodation Network section of Women Travel the […]

Harvest Fresh Farms is an organic farmstay – in Thekkady, Kerala in South West India, it is the latest listing on our very special Women’s Accommodation network, offering some unique travel options for women travelers in India and around the world. This organic farm is a family enterprise where the women and men work together to […]

Over the Rainbow in Cardigan Bay Wales is one of the fabulous women owned accomodation for travelers on the Women Travel network  See them all here They have just been given the seal of approval by the Vegetarian Society as an ‘Approved’ accommodation provider, this is in addition to the GOLD standard awarded  by the Green […]

Why not stay in accommodation which is focused on the woman traveller? Over the years Women Travel the World has built up a  list of women owned or women focused accommodation around the world. It may not be the biggest listing of accommodation, but in terms of accommodation especially for women travellers, it is unique. […]

The Women’s Accommodation Network on Women Travel lists hundreds of special places for women travelers to stay.  Some are for women only, almost all are women run.  Here is one of them: Over the Rainbow in Wales A Vegetarian Guest House in Cardigan Bay Wales B&B Accommodation, though is also a great place for a group […]

La Grea is the latest listing on our Women’s Accommodation Network, offering women a special place to stay in places around the world.  Graciela writes about their Andalucia accommodation for women: We are Beatriz and Graciela both from Spain, Beatriz is a psychologist and I am a transpersonal therapist, a cook and a organic gardener. […]

I think I am! Focusing on the market of interesting and creative hoteliers priced from $15 to less than $100 usd per person. I am not a 5* girl, never have been. I  like meeting people, engaging with the cultures of those I am visiting.  I don’t like those generic hotels that could be anywhere […]

Female Travelers and the Selection of Lodging Accomodation Ylena Magra is a student and the last step to her graduation in Science of Tourism and local Community in the University of Milano – Bicocca, Italy is this survey as part of her thesis. I would very much welcome your feedback to support my thesis… Ylena […]

La Sosta della Viandante  – The Rest of the Wayfarer B&B for Women in Genoa, Italy This is the latest addition to a fabulous range of places for women to stay in Italy on the Women Travel website Mariella  Cobianchi writes about why she founded The Rest of the Wayfarer B&B for women: The culture […]

The needs of women travellers in New York are – generally speaking – very well catered for. The Big Apple is a forward thinking and fast moving city and women, whether they are in groups or travelling alone, seldom report that they feel unsafe. Nevertheless, some neighbourhoods can make some tourists feel uneasy after dark […]

Sleeping Strawberry is a Hostel for traveling women in the trendy Sinchon district in the North west area of Seoul, near universities.  It is the latest addition to the Women Travel Accommodation network hosted on www.womentravel.info UE who opened the Sleeping Strawberry as a hostel for women travelers, is an experienced traveler herself, having walked the […]

Women Travel began with wanting to advertise a Lodge we had built in New Zealand for women travelers.  Since then Women Travel has grown from NZ to be a world site with unique women owned accommodation around the world.  Our latest is Cascina Bricchetto Langhe in the North of Italy.  (All Women Travel Accommodation in […]

On the 4 September 2010 a powerful earthquake hit the city of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand,  followed by another massive jolt on 22 February 2011 which killed 185 people and effectively destroyed the historic heart of the city.   This was not the end, it was followed by hundreds of aftershocks, and […]

One Australian woman’s inspirational business tale:  Zoë Watson is originally from South Australia and moved to Bali two years ago. There she has set up Bali’s unique Bliss Sanctuary for Women

The Gables is a guest house on the Banks Peninsula near Christchurch New Zealand.  For many years Chris and Lyn have welcomed people to this fabulous historic house. Previously they owned a  leading Christchurch restaurant, they bring a sense of pure joy to the culinary arts, and they have for 12 years been leading TOURS […]

The misty mountains are behind every streetscape, like the hills of home, only green. A gold flash from the famous temple of Doi Suthep  beckons us  from its high peak.  But our first few days in Chiang are spent on the flat. The mountain adventures come later.

Guest Post by Tess Pajaron For women who are looking for a trip to the great outdoors, but with the creature comforts that we love and enjoy, Lake Tahoe is the answer. Situated on the Border of California and Nevada, Lake Tahoe is one of the top destinations for women who love nature and who […]

The Highlands Inn is in Bethlehem, New Hampshire in the USA and for years it has provided a fabulous destination for lesbian holidayers for 29 years under the ownership of Grace Newman..  It has just been sold new owners Jenny Wackerle and Gia Koumantzelis after just one year on the market. They have been frequent […]

I have recently come across this great Indian Tour Company Periplus Getaways. There are quite a few women who lead some great tours for women to India, but Periplus is different in that is owned and run by a local Indian woman Nutan Thangan. Like Moksha of Back and Beyond Motorcycle Tours,  Nutan is keen […]

Over a period of 25 years Lyn Baker has taken over 1000 women on small group tours in India with her company Tiger Travel. She has just launched a new business Senoritas in the Sun – small groups of women enjoying the South of Spain. Women Travel caught Lyn between trips and interviewed her about […]

Article by By Jodie Munro O’Brien MEN have been banned from the floor of a hotel in Brisbane, with its owners saying the “Ladies Only” level was inspired by the increasing number of businesswomen travelling alone. On the fifth floor of the Portal Hotel in the inner suburb of Spring Hill even the staff have […]

Cost and character I was in Europe for a few months and the idea of staying in a monastery guest house had a fascinating spiritual aura about it. And not just because the budget. In fact the cost had little to do with the desire. It was more about authentic character and immersion in history, […]

Cristina writes of news of Kulana Artist Sanctuary in Hawaii: You know how you can make one decision that takes on a life of its own & whirlpools you towards all kinds of future galaxies? Well, that’s what’s happening at Kulana these days! Between Cristina’s movie adventures, & 3+ year resident organic food grower Carl’s […]