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7th April 2021

The Startups Helping Us Get Through COVID – TechRound

In celebration of World Health Day, TechRound featured Maiden Voyage in its list of businesses offering support during the pandemic.
March 2019

British Firm Maiden Voyage teams up with New Zealand’s Orbit World Travel

Kiwi corporate travel firm Orbit World Travel has teamed up with Maiden Voyage – an international network specifically for women and diverse travellers.
March 2019

Girl Boss of Great Britain

Feature piece about Carolyn Pearson of Maiden Voyage who founded her business in 2008 in response to feeling isolated and lonely on a business trip to the USA.
November 2018

Tips to Keep Women on the Road

In this Smart Meetings feature, Maiden Voyage is highlighted as a recommended solution for travellers looking to optimize their 'on-the-road' safety and well-being.
October 2018

Top Tips: How To Avoid A Cashflow Crisis In Your Business

In this Forbes Feature, Carolyn provides insight on some techniques that businesses can use to minimise the risk of hitting a cash flow crisis.
October 2018

The Robert, Mary and Rudy Show – 06/10/18

Carolyn talks to Robert & Mary Carey and Rudy Maxa on America's #1 Travel Radio Show, RMWorldTravel. Featured in the 6th October 2018 podcast, the interview discusses what can be done to better protect women when travelling and Carolyn shares her top 10 tips for travelling alone.
May 2018

Spa, City, Sea- The Perfect Solo Holiday!

Carolyn Pearson, CEO of Maiden Voyage, gives away her secret to the ideal solo holiday- the Almar Jesolo Resort & Spa. (Page 21 of the eMagazine)
February 2018

On Thin Ice

Almost half of all business travellers are female and their safety is often left to chance. Plan instead of taking a gamble: what can be done to better protect women when travelling?
January 2018

Understanding Female Business Travellers

Carolyn Pearson, CEO of Maiden Voyage, explains why women’s requirements should be a key consideration for accommodations of all shapes and sizes.
January 2018

Are you a business woman who travels alone?

Maiden Voyage shares it’s top ten tips for travelling alone safely.
November 2017

Carolyn Pearson

Keeping solo female business travellers safe is the number one priority for Maiden Voyage. Lizzie Murphy spoke to founder, Carolyn Pearson.
October 2017

Travelling Smart, Travelling Safe

In the current global climate, and with increasingly diverse workforces, it’s more important than ever that academic organisations meet their legal and moral obligations of duty of care.
June 2017

Travel and Adventure

Women have always dreamed of escaping their ordinary lives - but it's only in recent history that travel has become a legitimate opportunity to do so - and then only for some.
June 2017

Is this the answer to the holiday horror of travelling alone?

The new travel trend connects singletons with like-minded solo travellers.
June 2017

Female Business Travelers Demand Equality From Their Employers

Supervisors who don’t send women on business trips, in a misguided effort to avoid dealing with women’s safety issues, are doing their companies a disservice by suppressing that talent.
June 2017

The work in progress

"I found a gap in the market to make travel fun, safe and social for the increasing number of women travelling alone." - Carolyn Pearson
May 2017

Taking care of women on business

More and more organisations are taking a closer look at what they do to support their female business travellers
January 2017

Uncovering the Truth of Business Travel for Women

"Female-friendly" is not about being treated differently; it is about being treated appropriately.
December 2016

Why it’s Ok to put women first

Carolyn Pearson CEO and founder of Maiden Voyage explains why it is acceptable to have a gender-specific conversation about travel risks.
October 2016

In Good Company

Goodbye, gloomy room service - Brummel Magazine looks at how Maiden Voyage can help solo business woman get the most out of a work trip.
September 2016

Dine in Peace

The BBC looks at the female business traveller and how companies such as maiden-voyage.com are catering for women who not only need to feel safe, but want to meet like-minded business women to network and share social events.
April 2015

Women at risk when travelling

Research conducted by maiden-voyage.com finds that very few companies provide adequate travel safety training for female staff.
December 2014

Solo in Paris?

Maiden Voyage featured in Myself Magazine
September 2014

Gibt’s noch nicht – Erfinde Ich!

Cosmopolitan talks about women who have taken a career change and developed a new and innovative business out of their passions and a need that felt was not being met.
July 2014

Expats Expose

maiden-voyage.com CEO Carolyn Pearson talks about why expats make the perfect city ambassadors. Sophie Hicks, Ana Elisa Seixas and Karin Richman share their expat stories of living and working in Istanbul, Dubai and Vienna.
June 2014

High Flyer

Interview with CEO Carolyn Pearson who shares her story of why she launched maiden-voyage.com and the challenges she faces as a woman running a start-up business.
June 2014

Global Report – What women want from their hotel experience

The trend of catering to women is a budding phenomenon across the globe, and the list of hotels offering such personalized service and amenities is growing. By Chitra Balasubramaniam.
March 2014

Maiden Voyage, Carolyn Pearson opens the door to female friendly travel

Maiden Voyage founder Carolyn Pearson talks about how a business trip to LA led to the launch of a global network for female business travellers.
July 2013

Making the Most of Your Business Trip

maiden-voyage.com founder Carolyn Pearson gives her top tips for making the most of your business trip including how to keep safe and how to indulge.
June 2013

Profile – Carolyn Pearson

Executive Secretary Magazine's exclusive interview with maiden-voyage.com founder Carolyn Pearson.
March 2013

What women want: Hotels look to cater for more female business travellers

Daisy Carrington discusses the requirements of the fastest growing group of business travellers - women.
March 2013

Women and Hotels

Gullivers Business Travel Journalist takes the CNN article to the next level and asks himself why women should receive different treatment whilst on business travel. Maiden Voyage’s CEO Carolyn Pearson explains the thinking behind the experience of the female business traveller.
February 2013

Business Travel Gets a Female Touch

Nick Easen talks about the new travel workforce which consists mainly of female business travellers, he shows a number of different ways these travellers now get a fun, but safe travel experience.
September 2012

No more flying solo, Business Traveller Revolution

Tim Hume explores the new generation of online services turning business travel into a social experiencer.
March 2012

Viv Oyolu Interviews Carolyn Pearson

Dream Corner Radio presenter Viv Oyolu interviews Carolyn Pearson about all thing women in technology, why she started Maiden Voyage and gathers tips for success, as part of her show that inspires women to follow their dreams and passions.
November 2010

Annie Kaszina interviews Carolyn Pearson

Annie Kaszina interviews Maiden Voyage founder and CEO Carolyn Pearson. They talk about the issues facing women who travel alone for business, female friendly hotels, humour and frivolity in the work place.
October 2009

Interview with Founder, Carolyn Pearson

Tim Jenkins interviews founder Carolyn Pearson and member Inna Schlepina about Maiden Voyage.
May 2009

Social Networking

Hilary Howard from the New York Times looks at how Social Networking is connecting business women whilst they are on the road.
January 2009

Elevator Pitch

The regular digital content blog from Jemima Kiss, entitled "maiden-voyage wants to connect women business travellers"
August 2008

Alone in a Strange City

Alexander Garrett explores the solo life of the business traveller and tells us about a number of social networks out there which cater for them, including Maiden Voyage.
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