Last updated on August 15th, 2024
Media Resources
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As the world’s first solo travel resource for women, established in 1994, JourneyWoman has over 30 years of experience in solo travel. We welcome all media inquiries about our editorial features, global research, webinars, Women’s Travel Directory supporting women-owned businesses, Women’s Speaker’s Bureau, the JourneyWoman Awards for Women 50+ or our Soul of Travel Podcast.
To ask about media or podcast interviews, please contact CEO + Editor Carolyn Ray at [email protected].
Meet the 2024 JourneyWoman Awards Finalists: Trailblazing Women over 50
The 2024 JourneyWoman Awards finalists are trailblazing women over 50 in travel, including solo travellers, entrepreneurs and hospitality leaders.
Seeking More Purposeful Travel? A Travel Coach May be the Answer
JourneyWoman and The Travel Coach Network partner to provide women with new revenue streams while helping travellers reach their goals.
JourneyWoman Recognized as ‘Best Travel Blog’ by TBEX Travel Creators
TBEX Travel Creators has chosen JourneyWoman as 2024’s best travel blog for our ‘eloquent storytelling and insightful perspective”.
Travel Industry: Ignore Women Over 50 ‘at Your Peril’, Longevity Expert Says at IWTTF 2024
Older women have been ignored by every sector, despite their representing a massive share of purchasing power, says longevity expert Avivah Wittenberg-Cox.
Celebrate JourneyWoman’s 30th Anniversary on a Northern Lights Expedition Cruise with Hurtigruten in December 2024
Celebrate JourneyWoman’s 30th anniversary on a Northern Lights expedition cruise in Norway with Hurtigruten in December 2024. Prices discounted until July 15.
Celebrating JourneyWoman’s Anniversary and 30 Years of Women’s Solo Travel
JourneyWoman readers, partners, family and friends gathered to honour founder Evelyn Hannon at JourneyWoman’s 30th Anniversary in Toronto.
JourneyWoman’s Sandra Phinney Wins Travel Writing Awards From the Travel Media Association of Canada
Sandra Phinney, 74, is the recipient of two travel writing awards from the Travel Media Association of Canada for her stories about Canada’s East Coast.
JourneyWoman Webinar: Decolonizing Travel With RISE Travel Institute on June 11
Travellers and the travel industry are invited to a special webinar on decolonizing travel with Vincie Ho, RISE Travel Institute on June 11.
JourneyWoman CEO Carolyn Ray Speaks on Women and Aging at IWTTF on June 27 in London, UK
Advancing diversity in travel, JourneyWoman CEO Carolyn Ray is speaking at the International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum in London on June 27, 2024.
Surveys and Research
Our consulting business regularly conducts global surveys with our readers and travel partners.
2024 Women’s Travel Survey: Solo Women, Widows and Multi-Generational Travel Over 50 Growing
A new travel survey by JourneyWoman shows the women over 50 market, including solo women, widows and multi-generational travel, is growing.
JourneyWoman Reveals the Best Places for Women’s Solo Travel in 2024
For our 30th anniversary as the world’s first solo travel website, JourneyWoman shares 30 of the Best Places for Women’s Solo Travel in 2024.
Women Over 50 Lead Off-Season Travel Trend, New Survey Says
JourneyWoman’s latest survey of women over 50 shows a trend to off-season travel, less-travelled places and longer trips.
New JourneyWoman Study Shows Solo Women 50+ Feel Undervalued by the Travel Industry
A new global study conducted by JourneyWoman shows that solo female travellers over 50 feel undervalued by the travel industry.
New Solo Travel Statistics and Data for Women Over 50
Solo travel Boomer and GenX statistics and studies from JourneyWoman, the original solo travel publication for women over 50.
Trends in Women’s Solo Travel for 2022
What you told us about your plans for solo travel in 2022: there’s frustration and fear, but also hope and optimism.
Recent media coverage
Originally pubished in The Toronto Star on July 27, 2024.
JourneyWoman in the news!
2024
- Travel Weekly: The Invisible Market (August 14, 2024)
- The Toronto Star: These intrepid women travellers in their 60s, 70s and 80s explore the globe solo: ‘Go out there and discover who you are’ (July 27, 2024)
- Open Jaw: OH SOLO MAMAS – Solo Women Make up 14% of Female Tourism Market (July 23, 2024)
- Conde Nast Traveller: Re-energised and seeking a thrill – inside the rise of the 50+ woman adventure traveller (July 6, 2024)
- BBC Travel: The 89-year-old woman who is still travelling the world solo (March 19, 2024)
- TravelPulse: Insight Vacations Launches Small Group, Women-Only Tours (March 12, 2024)
- The Boston Globe: Why Not Go Solo? How to travel alone and like it (March 1, 2024)
- CHCH TV: Celebrate International Women’s Day by Taking a Solo Vacation (February 29, 2024)
- The Toronto Star: What are ‘travel dupes’? Why budget-friendly alternative destinations are trending (January 15, 2024)
2023
- iHeart Radio: Liz Fleming Travels: Solo Travel Safety Tips and 2024 Predictions (December 2, 2024)
- The Toronto Star: How to travel well solo: Tips from seven experts, from avoiding the dreaded single supplement to making fast friends (August 27, 2023)
- The New York Times: The Solo Trip: Explore at Your Own Pace (July 23, 2023)
- The New Zealand Herald: Solo travel for women: Safety tips and insights, according to experienced solo travellers (July 10, 2023)
- Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Travel Backpacks, According to Frequent Fliers (March 11, 2023)
- Zoomer: 23 Reasons to Travel in 2023: #12 Create a Network (February/ March 2023)
- Travel Market Weekly: What to Know About Female Travelers Over 50 (March 8, 2023)
- BBC: Solo Travel with JourneyWoman Joy Fox (February 27, 2023)
- New York Magazine: The Very Best 11 Travel Pillows (January 27, 2023
2022
- Openjaw: Travel Industry Doesn’t Understand Needs Of Solo Women Over 50: JourneyWoman Study (December 13, 2022)
- Jim Byers: Women Over 50 Feel Ignored by Travel Industry, Study Says (December 8, 2022)
Adventure.com: Invisible No More: The Rise of the 50+ Woman Traveller (January 26, 2023)
TravelPulse: 2023’s Most Influential Women in Travel, featuring JourneyWoman CEO Carolyn Ray (March 21, 2023)
