Maria Lenhart, Skift
Despite the opportunity, there are challenges involved in successfully putting together celebration travel. One of the biggest ones is to keep things under control with unwieldy groups, particularly if there is no designated group leader.
6 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Cvent remains committed to bringing new products to its customers through acquisitions. By diving into the U.S. market for weddings, the event tech giant hopes to keep its platform relevant despite the friction it creates for hotels and planners alike.
7 months ago
Maria Lenhart, Skift
South Asian destination weddings, which involve large groups and multi-night stays, are big business for a growing number of resorts and travel advisors. Succeeding in the niche requires a marriage of cultural knowledge and logistical skill.
9 months ago
Maria Lenhart, Skift
South Asian destination weddings are a lucrative and growing travel niche, fueled by demand from affluent Indian immigrant communities in North America. However, travel advisors need to be prepared for complex challenges.
9 months ago
Rebecca Greenfield, Bloomberg
So, you wanted more meaningful experiences? Congratulations. Traveling to the wedding is now just part of your expensive obligation, which includes out-of-town showers and bachelor parties, which also eat up your two measly weeks of vacation. Financially, you may have to turn a party for someone else's love into your only summer vacation.
2 years ago
Chris Bourke and Kimberley Painter, Bloomberg
While Down Under has rejected marriage for same-sex couples, equality exists three hours away in New Zealand, which claims rising numbers of international visitors choosing it as a wedding destination.
3 years ago
Nikki Ekstein, Bloomberg
Why block out some rooms for a family gathering when you -- or at least, they -- can book the entire resort? That's a trend that luxury travel agents are seeing among the super rich. Instead of HomeAway's recent ad campaign about renting the "whole house," perhaps certain hoteliers will find it appropriate to start touting renting the whole resort.
3 years ago
Melissa Silverberg, Associated Press
A prime example of how embracing and understanding other cultures can be a win-win situation, both for businesses and the communities they serve.
3 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
The next generation of upscale soft adventure resorts are building out their experiential programming and content to offer more variety for a wider range of leisure and group clientele.
4 years ago
Arlene Satchell, Sun Sentinel
Souther Florida already does a ton of business with the LGBT traveler, so it knows what could happen to its weddings business if the same-sex marriage floodgates opened.
5 years ago
Samantha Shankman, Skift
Travel plays an important role in millennials' lives, which translates over to their honeymoon experience where they are looking to go further and experience more to mark the occassion.
5 years ago
Patricia Reaney, Reuters
A boom in the number of same-sex marriages will boost visitor spend in destinations and resorts as couples who have waited to make their unions official celebrate with gatherings near and far.
6 years ago
