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Maiden Voyage Takes Female Travel Safety to the Masses
The world’s leading authority and provider of travel safety solutions for women, Maiden Voyage, has launched its Female Travel Safety Training in eLearning format for the first time. The comprehensive series, which consists of five modules, identifies key safety risks and offers practical advice...
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Maiden Voyage and Carey International join forces to safeguard female travellers
Female travel safety company Maiden Voyage has announced Carey International as its preferred ground transportation provider. Maiden Voyage CEO and Founder Carolyn Pearson explained how much the partnership will mean to women travellers. ‘With 55% of women telling us that they have at some point...
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Sheffield Hotel Knows Exactly What Women Want
The Leopold Hotel Sheffield today received the official stamp of approval by women’s business travel experts Maiden Voyage. Maiden Voyage drives the world standard of female-friendly hotels after 51% of women stated that they had at some point felt nervous when staying alone in a hotel, with just...
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Brexit - where some women fear to travel
As Theresa May prepares to trigger Article 50 and commence Britain’s exit from EU, UK companies are already reconsidering their expansion strategies further afield. For many this will mean travelling to much more culturally diverse destinations. In the 2016 Women in Business Travel Report commissioned...
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Female Traveller Safety Organisation Running Free Webinar To Mark International Women's Day
To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8th March, women’s travel network and safeguarding organisation Maiden Voyage will be hosting a free charity webinar on the topic of Female Traveller Safety. Whether it’s London, Paris, New York or Hong Kong, the prospect of business travel sounds...
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DIGITAL BUSINESSWOMAN TAKES MAJOR NATIONAL AWARD
An international network for female business travellers has won a major award in the national Women in Business Awards, sponsored by HSBC. Carolyn Pearson, CEO of Maiden Voyage, won the digital/online business woman title at a major awards ceremony on 1st December at the Royal Armouries in Leeds....
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CEO and founder of Maiden Voyage, Carolyn Pearson, a finalist for top UK innovation award
*Carolyn Pearson is among 34 female entrepreneurs shortlisted for Innovate UK’s infocus awards, which seek to support inspiring women in innovation today and tomorrow* Following a nationwide competition to identify and empower the country’s most promising female entrepreneurs and future business...
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Founder and CEO of Maiden Voyage, Carolyn Pearson, to speak at Women in Travel Meetup
*Women in Travel Meetup to debate entrepreneurial and leadership skills* Carolyn Pearson, Founder and CEO of women’s business travel network Maiden Voyage, will speak at the Women in Travel Meetup in November. The third Women in Travel Meetup will host renowned travel executives debating the...
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TRAVEL SUPPLIERS FAILING FEMALE BUSINESS TRAVELLERS
*New research highlights opportunities for significant improvement* Hotels need to provide better in-room facilities. Airlines should provide more assistance with luggage. Both airlines and train operators should offer more flexible seating arrangements and car rental providers should review safety...
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TRAVEL POLICIES FAILING FEMALE TRAVELLERS
*A third of women suffer sexual harassment whilst travelling on business* Almost a third (31.4%) of female business travellers have encountered sexual harassment whilst travelling. Handbag theft is the second most frequent incident, followed by drink spiking and sexual assault. Furthermore, 79.2%...