Challenges and Experiences of Single Lady Traveler: A Study (With special reference to Hotels in Delhi City)

Abstract

For some, travelling alone as a woman can be daunting and stressful. Nonetheless, an increasing number of women are stepping out on their own, even travelling internationally to explore new locations. Women's solo travel has grown in popularity to the point where many travel portals around the country are organising exclusive women-centric trips and tours. Women are becoming more self-sufficient and economically powerful, which is one of the key causes for this development. In this conceptual work, several solo travel motives are classified based on a literature review to identify why women choose to travel independently, and to identify their preferences while choosing a hotel to stay. This article explores the experiences and challenges faced by a solo traveller and how they overcome these challenges. A survey has been conducted among Solo Lady Traveller (SLT) of Tricity who have stayed in Delhi's hotels while travelling frequently or occasionally. The tool for data collection is a Questionnaire, which comprises objective questions and open-ended questions as well. Primary data is collected from 100 SLT who shared their experiences, preferences, and challenges while travelling or staying in a hotel. The qualitative data collection method has been chosen for the study. Term clouds, Sentiment analysis, are part of it. This displays the respondents' opinions and thoughts on a specific topic. The NVIVO 12 software is used to perform qualitative research. This study also derived precautions to be taken by those who are planning their first solo travelling. The results indicated that the only way to feel better when travelling was through proper pre-planning, such as background checks, destination information and knowledge of the local language for interaction with other travellers and locals..