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Cox and Kings, Head, Relationships, Karan Anand said Cox and Kings, Head, Relationships, Karan Anand saidsolo travelling by Indian women has grown by 20 per centagainst the previous year. "We have observed that solo women travellers like totravel throughout the year irrespective of the season. Most ofthe office-going women choose the holiday dates correspondingto the public holidays or extended weekends. Off-season travelis also popular among solo women travellers as they takeadvantage of low-cost deals," he added. Ezeego1 CEO and Director Neelu Singh said the companywitnessed a growth of 25 per cent this year over 19 per centlast year in the solo women travel segment. "This can be attributed to the growing tribe of women-only travellers who are upwardly-mobile, educated andfinancially independent and more so want to celebrate theirindividuality and sense of freedom," she said. "Also, easy accessibility to book tickets online orthrough mobile apps, information about destinations offered isavailable at their fingertips contributed to this growth,"Singh added. Women travelling alone definitely prefer internationaldestinations for reasons like safety or to experience adifferent culture. However, recently India is growing as a populardestination for solo women travellers because of its massiveand diverse offerings, she added. PTI SM ARS AARRDS