The number of solo women travellers has been rising in the country with 75 percent growth in bookings for such journey to some tour operators. Most of these women are from tier-1 cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai, online tour operators said.
With rising income levels of women professionals, there has also been a growth in the number of women travellers taking international trips.

"We found that the leading city destinations for solo women travellers in the last few years were Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune followed by leisure destinations of Goa, Kochi, Jaipur, Guwahati, Visakhapatnam, and Thiruvananthapuram. "Dubai, Bangkok, Singapore, London, Denpasar in Bali and Kuala Lumpur led the international solo travel bookings by women travellers," said Balu Ramachandran - Head of Air and Distribution, Cleartrip.