With 90% of our Travel Coaches in The Travel Coach Network being women, it’s apparent that
travel means more than just a vacation.
More women are traveling not just to escape but to transform—to find clarity after a breakup,
gain confidence post-career shift, or heal after burnout or grief.
We see this not only in who our travel coaches serve but in the stories of our travel coaches themselves.
According to a March 2025 BBC article by Lindsey Galloway, “Women today are on the move.
More than 64% of the world’s travelers are women, with 82% responsible for making a family’s
travel decisions, according to Skift Research’s 2024 The Woman Traveler report.
Not only that, but women are also travelling in more ways and to more places than ever before.”
What if those travel decisions were more mindful?
What if these trips had more direct meaning on her life?
What if she traveled with a purpose?
This is exactly what our travel coaches explore in the Travel Coach Network.
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About Sahara Rose DeVore
Sahara Rose DeVore is the founder of The Travel Coach Network, a leading resource for travel coaches and entrepreneurs looking to build profitable, purpose-driven businesses in the travel industry.
As a world traveler, speaker, and consultant, Sahara is passionate about redefining the way people approach travel and wellness.
She’s also an accomplished travel coach herself – leading the way in reshaping what wellness looks like for travelers.
She has been featured in major media outlets like Forbes, Skift, and USA Today for her expertise in travel coaching and the transformative power of travel.
Through the Travel Coach Network, she helps professionals and businesses harness the benefits of travel to create meaningful experiences and thriving careers.
Travel for Reinvention
Whether it’s empty nesting, career changes, divorce, breakups, graduating, or retirement—travel becomes a catalyst for redefining our identity or figuring out a new version of ourselves.
Having that time alone to reflect, getting out of our daily routine and comfort zone, navigating new places, problem-solving, growing independence, gaining new perspectives, enriching our lives, being exposed to new belief systems and ways of living, and boosting our confidence are just a few ways that travel can help women reinvent themselves.
Our TCN travel coaches offer a safe, understanding, and empowering space for these women to rediscover themselves through travel, which ties directly into broader trends in the industry.
Empowerment Through Connection and Community
Many companies and reports share how the solo female travel industry is on the rise.
One of our TCN partners, JourneyWoman, stated that “according to the research, 61% of women over
50 say that solo travel is their preferred way to travel”.
Whether a woman travels alone, in a group, with their partner, with family, or with their
friends, they are all seeking connection to themselves, to other women, to other people, and to
new experiences.
Travel opens doors to new connections and self-reconnection through time in nature, immersing into other cultures, and through conversations with other travelers.
Women gain a sense of belonging and acceptance while traveling, even if they don’t speak the language or
they are traveling alone.
The Wellness Travel Industry is Booming—and Women Are Driving It
“The wellness tourism industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, with the Global Wellness Institute projecting market values to reach $1.4 trillion by 2027”
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The wellness travel industry is driven by the desire for self-care, rejuvenation, relaxation, personal growth, and healing so if women are making a large amount of the travel decisions, this speaks volumes on their “why” for travel.
Why do we think women turn to travel for a sense of healing?
Maybe it could be from a common feeling that women tend to carry the load in many ways in
their life, work-life, and household.
Maybe it’s because women feel deeply, we care for others deeply, we give a lot of our time and energy to others, and we tend to lack self-care and prioritizing our own needs.
Whatever the reasons are, the travel experiences that women choose to have should be intentional and align with their needs at that specific time in their life.
Women Want More Than “Instagram Moments”—They Want Inner Change
Women travel to feel something different whether that is calm, happiness, joy, excitement, peace, clarity, alignment, fulfillment, or something else.
They want to come back from their trips having some sort of inner change, no matter how big or small.
Female travelers today are seeking depth from their experiences.
Travel for the sake of checking off a destination isn’t enough and shouldn’t be seen a just a getaway or a vacation.
It becomes a tool for personal growth and profound change when done with intention and mindfully.
Helping People use Travel as a Tool for Transformation, Personal Growth, and Reaching their
Unique Goals
There is a plethora of travel tips and blogs out there. There are also countless travel agencies that suit all types of travel needs.
Women still need the proper empowerment, mindset work, guidance, how-to expertise, shoulder to lean on, emotional support, accountability, and general support to be able to reach whatever travel goals that they have.
This is why we see so many online communities for women travelers, especially solo.
They need more than just an itinerary and a booking made for them.
Our TCN coaches are uniquely equipped to support this growing demographic of female travelers by offering guidance that goes far beyond logistics—they help women uncover their own “why” for travel, set intentions for their trips, and use travel as a medium for transformation, healing, personal growth, professional development, or any goals or aspirations
that they may have.
Whether it’s through retreats, group trips, their travel agent work, or individual coaching, our coaches create spaces where women feel seen and supported in many ways.
The Travel Coach Network is looking forward to continuing to be a part and to support the
growing female travel industry.
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