Women make up a significant amount of the travel space. They are also the ones who make most of the travel decisions. In recent years, however, there seems to be a trend of women taking a break from life to travel, not with their families, but with other women. These trips are often seen as retreats and an aspect of self-care. I recently made a group trip with a group of women and felt the benefits wholeheartedly. Here are a few ideas on women’s group travel.
One of the most significant benefits of women’s group travel is that it allows women to feel safe traveling. With women group travel, there is a built-in network of women you know and trust. Traveling with other women provides a supportive space. In addition, sharing the experience with other women helps to create a bond and a feeling of less vulnerability.
You are most likely to be traveling with other like-minded women. Even though the group may have different personalities or backgrounds, the experiences gained far outweigh the possible drawbacks. Traveling in a group improves your self-awareness. With group travel, you can be motivated by other women and feel validated by the other women travelers.
For women, travel has become another form of self-care. Travel tends to lead to more open minds, and it pushes the travelers’ boundaries. Traveling with other women seeking similar experiences leads to a sense of camaraderie that positively affects the traveler. When traveling, it is often difficult for our minds to be consumed by the future as the present circumstances demand our attention. Therefore travel, like meditation, has a soothing effect on women.
Although the women group travel is often done to escape, traveling in a group can lead to a better appreciation of the things and people left back at home. Even though it takes you away from home, traveling is a way to center yourself and re-establish your base. When women choose themselves, the effect tends to have a ripple effect on their families and lives.
Traveling, in general, can be inspirational and spark creativity. Being able to interact with other women and share similar experiences can be eye-opening. Any unexpected changes and uncertainty of relationships during travel can help to improve personal relationships overall.
Have you taken or encouraged a women group travel experience? How was it? I’d like to know.