Power and empowerment: How Asian solo female travellers perceive and negotiate risks

摘要: Abstract In response to the emergence of solo female travel market in Asia, this study explores how Asian women perceive and negotiate risks travelling alone meanings these processes. The lived experiences 35 travellers from 10 East Southeast countries were analysed using constructivist grounded theory. findings reveal that concerned about gendered (e.g. sexual assault street harassment) racialised discrimination social disapproval) risks, which imply unequal power relations underpinning tourism space. also evidence where gender intersects with race amplifying constructing women's perception risk. demonstrates gained empowerment experienced self-transformations through negotiating further reveals individual transformations may extend at a micro level an context.