Finding your people: women-only, LGBTQ+, faith-based and other trips

Updated 4 Oct 2026

On hosted/trips, a trip can carry labels that say who it's for: women only · men only · LGBTQ+ · faith-based · singles · adults only, and more. They're there so you can find a group you'll feel at home in, and every kind of trip gets the same respect.

Why these labels exist

A hosted trip is a small group of people spending days together, often sharing meals, rooms or a boat. Who else is going matters. Some travellers want a trip where everyone shares a faith. Some want a group of women, or a group where being LGBTQ+ is simply ordinary. Some want a week with no children around.

None of these is a niche or an exception. A women-only hiking week, a faith-based retreat and a singles group trip are all just trips, run by a named host who decided who the trip is for. The labels let the host say so plainly, and let you see it before you fall for the itinerary.

What each label means

Here are the labels you'll see and what they tell you:

• Solo-friendly: set up so people coming on their own fit right in.
• Couples welcome: the host is happy to have couples travel together.
• Family-friendly: children are welcome. Ask the host about ages.
• Adults only: no children on the trip.
• Singles: for people who are travelling single.
• Women only: a trip for women.
• Men only: a trip for men.
• LGBTQ+: a trip for, or especially welcoming to, LGBTQ+ travellers.
• Faith-based: the trip is shaped by a faith. The trip page or the host can tell you which one, and how much of the day it shapes.
• Clothing-optional (adults only): clothing is optional on the trip, and it is always marked adults only too.

A trip can carry more than one label. A trip might be women only and solo-friendly, or LGBTQ+ and adults only.

Adults-only and clothing-optional trips

Any trip that is clothing-optional is always marked adults only as well. You won't find one without the other. If a trip is adults only for another reason, perhaps late nights or a wine-heavy itinerary, it carries the adults-only label on its own.

If you're planning a family trip, look for Family-friendly. If you want a trip without children, look for Adults only.

Labels are a starting point, not the whole story

A label is the host's short answer to "who is this for?" It's useful, but it can't tell you everything. Each host decides what their label means in practice, and two trips with the same label can feel quite different.

So read the trip page, then ask the host directly. You book with the host on their own site, so they're the person who can answer. Good questions:

1. Who usually comes on this trip? Ages, how many come alone, how many already know each other.
2. What does the label mean for you? For a faith-based trip, ask about daily practice and whether people of other faiths, or none, are welcome. For an LGBTQ+ trip, ask whether it's for LGBTQ+ travellers only or open to friends and allies.
3. What are the rooms like? Private or shared, and how roommates are matched if you come alone.
4. Is there anything you'd want me to know before I book? Hosts often have useful answers to this one.

If the label doesn't fit you, but the trip does, ask anyway. The host is the only one who can say whether there's room for you on it.

A word on how trips are listed

Labels never change a trip's place in the list. Trips are listed by the soonest booking-closing date, and you can re-sort by earliest, latest or price. Nobody can pay to move up, and sponsored spots are always labeled.

hosted/trips takes no bookings or payments, so your booking, and any questions about who the trip is for, sit between you and the host.

Find a trip

Browse retreats, group trips or cruises, or see every trip on hostedtrips. If nothing fits yet, a trip alert will email you when a new trip of the kind, theme or place you want is listed.