SAFETY tips for women who are travelling for business trips have been backed by Bradford business leaders.

The West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with business travel advisers Maiden Voyage to allow the region’s business women access to key safety advice for future business trips.

Women working within the Yorkshire area will now have access through the Chamber to a global network of business professional female travellers from all sectors, and tips and advice from global ambassadors located in major cities worldwide.

Chamber chief executive Sandy Needham said: “The Chamber encourages women to grow their businesses and that often means travelling alone in the UK and abroad. Linking with Maiden Voyage will help business women to have a good experience from tapping into local knowledge and culture to finding suitable places to stay.”