Editorial

Romance & Travel's Guide to Honeymoons and Weddings Away

With over two million weddings a year in the United States, and with nearly all of these couples going on a honeymoon, there are nearly 4 1/2 million new romantic travelers every year. Average spending on a honeymoon outside the continental United States is over $4,000. Average spending on a honeymoon within the 48 states is over $2,000.

These are real travelers, spending real money: nearly $4 billion dollars in real money. But reaching them effectively has been a source of trouble for many hoteliers.

How do you best get information on your property into the hands of this traveling-- spending--market?

The answer to that question will be clear with the June launch of Romance & Travel's Guide to Honeymoons and Weddings Away, which will reach the honeymoon market as no other bridal publication has done before.

The latest of Turner Communications' travel publications, Romance & Travel's Guide to Honeymoons and Weddings Away features resorts, hotels, destinations, planning advice, and convenient checklists for making the destination decision, planning and even packing for the big trip. The book is distributed through paid subscription to travel agents, paid newsstand circulation, in-room programs and niche distribution to bridal shows, bridal registries and jewelry stores across the country.

This combination of newsstand and niche distribution puts the publication into the hands of the women and men who need it: recently engaged couples and newly registered brides- and grooms-to-be. Romance & Travel's Guide to Honeymoons and Weddings Away is the perfect vehicle for honeymooners and the advertisers who want to reach them.

Romance & Travel's Guide to Honeymoons and Weddings Away provides complete editorial coverage of the honeymoon and destination wedding planning process, with travel tips and wedding requirements for all the major romantic destinations. But it's the feature articles on resorts and hotels, available on a per page basis, that constitute the majority of the publication and help solidify the decisions of honeymooners. The world's foremost experts on romantic travel and honeymoons develop your feature, and your property is showcased through beautiful four-color photography.

  • Plus, if you purchase a feature of two pages or more, you'll receive 500 courtesy copies that feature your hotel or resort on the cover. These books are great for in-room or lobby use, or you can sell them in the gift shop-and keep all the revenue!
    No other publication available today reaches the honeymoon market as well as Romance & Travel's Guide to Honeymoons and Weddings Away. For a complete media kit on this innovative program, please call your sales representative.
  • Photography is to be provided by advertiser; however, we offer the option of on-site original photography for a minimal additional fee.


Best Beach Resorts of the World

Turner Communications is proud to have created a new collection of beach hotels and resorts dedicated to luxury leisure travel. Best Beach Resorts of the World offers resorts that meet at least 12 of the 16 criteria for membership the opportunity to become involved in a strategic marketing and advertising campaign designed to increase the exposure its members through traditional and non-traditional media. If your property meets the required number of criteria as follows, we congratulate you! Please ask your sales representative for a membership package.

  • Located on or across the street from a beach
  • Body of water is an ocean or a bay connected directly to an ocean
  • Beach is at least 20' wide at high tide
  • Beach is accessible to resort guests
  • F&B service of resort is available on the beach
  • Resort rooms are oversized
  • Resort room furnishings are fresh and elegant
  • Concierge service is available
  • 24-hour room service is available
  • Resort has fine dining facility on premises
  • Turn-down service is available
  • Service is impeccable at all levels
  • Golf and tennis are available
  • Supervised children's program is available
  • Resort is amply landscaped
  • Topography surrounding the resort is interesting