Girlfriends' getaways a booming trend in travel
from The Leaf Chronicle

Girlfriends' getaways — where women travel with other women and leave the menfolk home — are booming. And the phenomenon is not just about bachelorette parties or 20-somethings on spring break. Advertisement Women are taking knitting trips, adventure trips and spa trips. The Fine Living Network is launching a series on Thursday called "All-Girl Getaways," hosted by Stephanie Oswald, editor-in-chief of travelgirl magazine. And Marybeth Bond, the author of "50 Best Girlfriends Getaways in North America," has just written a sequel: "50 Best Girlfriends Getaways Worldwide." Bond, who has been tracking data since 1993, said there has been a 230 percent increase in the number of women-only travel companies in the past seven years. And many women who are taking girlfriends' getaways are married but leaving their husbands at home.

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