Buddymoons, minimoons, maximoons and more-moons: A discussion on the new era of wedding and celebration travel. Clockwise from top left: Christina Jelski of Travel Weekly, Courtnie Nichols of TravelBash and host Rebecca Tobin.
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Just in time for Valentine's Day: Some couples are not simply opting for traditional wedding-and-honeymoon travel; they're bringing their friends along for a buddymoon or expanding their trip into a megamoon. The expansion of the destination wedding into a full-blown extravaganza comes as romance travel has never been hotter, and advisors have to bring their A-game to manage these complex group bookings.
In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin talks with hotels editor Christina Jelski and Courtnie Nichols, the founder of the wedding- and celebration-travel focused agency Travel Bash, about these trends: Why couples are opting for bigger, longer wedding celebrations; who's coming along; how much they're willing to splurge; and how a travel advisor planning a destination celebration keeps it all together.
This episode was recorded Thursday Feb. 8 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Sponsor This episode was sponsored by Windstar Cruises
Related links:
A honeymoon with friends? The "buddymoon" is gaining popularity
Romance travel has never been bigger, and advisors are loving it
Travel Weekly's wedding, honeymoon and romance-travel coverage
Courtnie Nichols' Travel Bash