Did you know women’s travel is the top leisure category? Yep, we girls LOVE to travel – together!

And, anytime is a great time to travel with your girlfriends to spas, resorts, volunteer (best to girlfriends Amybeth and Jennifer who are on their way to South Africa soon!), golf, shop, lounge on a beach (have fun Becky – even if you won’t do a bathing suit in FL!) – go wherever! So, since we all love our girlfriends and love to travel with our girlfriends, here are our TOP TEN sites to watch for women’s travel: (actually, we have too many so we stretched these great women’s travel sites to 12!)

1. Women’s Travel Club – Founded in 1992, The Women’s Travel Club is the leading tour operator for women and women’s organizations in North America, with trips from 3 days to 3 weeks -cultural, adventure, spiritual and spa experiences. Groups are small, and all tours are value-driven and 4/5 star hotel based.
2. Chick Vacations – Whether you want a quick girls weekend getaway or an intergenerational women’s adventure trip, or just a holiday shopping trip, Chick Vacations can help you!
3. Wanderlust and Lipstick – Want to get away and travel on your own? Need some girlfriend advice? Meet Beth Whitman, of Wanderlust and Lipstick. She’s the women’s solo travel expert as well as an author, Girlfriendology Podcast guest and great traveling girlfriend!
4. PIF Adventure – Girlfriend Jodi helps women combine adventure travel and making a difference through her PIF (Play it Forward) Adventures. Also, listen in to her Girlfriendology podcast interview as she shares her passion to help women volunteer, explore and connect.
5. Mom Most Traveled – imparts the wisdom gained from experience on the road with her children. Read about her triumphs and mistakes, and be armed with information to have the best travel experience possible! She (CanCan) also offers tips and tricks for traveling with children in airplanes, cars, or other unusual forms of conveyance. And, CanCan puts all kinds of products to the test and offer reviews, insights, and giveaways.
6. Gutsy Traveler - Marybeth Bond is the nation’s preeminent travel expert on women and family travel — no other author, journalist or media personality brings her prodigious experience and expertise to the page, the screen, the podium or the airwaves. As a dynamic travel author and woman speaker, she offers a truly unique perspective providing insider’s tips, advice and stories.
7. Adventure Women – has been a pioneer in women’s vacations and adventure travel since 1982. The oldest adventure travel company for active women over 30, their adventure vacations are for women traveling solo, or with sisters, mothers, daughters, and friends. They offer small, congenial, non-smoking groups for all ability levels.
8. Journey Woman – a great online resource for women traveling. Sign up for their newsletter. You’ll find out all kinds of travel tips and girlfriend advice from fellow female travelers.
9. Jouneys of the Spirit – a different and refreshing approach to spiritual travel, retreats, journeys and vacations. Their intent is for your spiritual transformation, personal growth and development together with the opportunity to visit incredible sacred sites, and experience distinctive and extraordinary itineraries!
10. PowderRoom – For girls who love snow, snowboarding and all the winter fun ahead!
11. Girls Getaway Guide – Friends are an important part of any woman’s life, and taking a trip with your girlfriends is a great way to bond and have a good time. Author Casey Wohl is compiling a series of city-specific girlfriend vacation guides, Girls Getaway Guide. Full of insider tips on where to eat, stay, spa and shop in your destination city, these books will ensure that you and your female companions enjoy your time away to the max.
12. Women Traveling Together – Provides women the ability to travel in the safety and comfort of a small group while offering authentic experiences through a wide variety of scheduled women only tours, including adventure travel, cultural immersion, national parks, cruising, and more.

Related articles: Women’s Travel Books,TIP TUESDAY – Travel Advice for Women, Girlfriend Advice for Women Travelers, and Women’s Travel Gifts.

Women’s Travel books recommended by Girlfriendology:

• Wanderlust and Lipstick, by Beth Whitman – solo women’s travel expert, Girlfriendology podcast guest and girlfriend to women who love to travel!
• Novel Destinations: Literary Landmarks From Jane Austen’s Bath to Ernest Hemingway’s Key West by Shannon Mckenna Schmidt, Joni Rendon, and Matthew Pearl; and Shannon and Joni did our first international call from the U.S. and London for our Girlfriendology Podcast
• The Gutsy Traveler – several books by Marybeth Bond – women’s travel expert also and Girlfriendology podcast guest

What other sites, books or gifts do you recommend for women’s travel?

Share your thoughts and, when you’re back from your girlfriend trip, share the stories about traveling with your favorite female friends with Girlfriendology!

NEXT WEEK: TOP TEN Food & Wine Sites – what are yours? Include them in the comments too for next week’s TOP TEN list. Thanks girlfriends!

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