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TOP DESTINATIONS -- TripAdvisor's 10 most romantic destinations, according to TripAdvisor editors based on user interest
1. Paris
2. Bora Bora
3. Venice
4. Maui
5. Buenos Aires
6. Vienna
7. Santorini
8. Napa Valley
9. Anguilla
10. Las Vegas |
TOP HOTELS -- TripAdvisor's best bets for romantic honeymoon accommodations in the Caribbean, Europe and the South Pacific
CARIBBEAN
The Caves, Negril, Jamaica
22 Reviews, most recent posted May 9, 2005
Average price, U.S. $551 |
EUROPE
San Clemente Palace, Venice, Italy
72 Reviews, most recent posted May 27, 2005
Average price U.S. $502 |
SOUTH PACIFIC
Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
18 Reviews, most recent posted May 27, 2005
Average price U.S. $692 |
NEEDHAM, Mass., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Still planning your honeymoon? In a recent survey, more than 500 TripAdvisor users weighed-in on what makes for an ideal honeymoon. More than 68 percent of respondents said a beach
destination is the perfect honeymoon retreat, while country/mountain destinations were a distant second, with a mere 11 percent.
All-inclusive adults-only resorts were the hands-down favorite for dream honeymoon accommodations, with support of nearly half of those surveyed. The next most popular honeymoon accommodations were city hotels and cruises, but both appealed to less than 10 percent.
Destination weddings, where the invited guests travel with the wedding party, did not appeal to survey respondents, with 67 percent saying they would not consider a destination wedding/honeymoon.
"Aside from picking a gown, honeymoon planning might be the most nerve- wracking part of planning a wedding," said Michele Perry, TripAdvisor spokesperson. "It's the one trip that is guaranteed to create lifetime memories and you want to be sure they are happy. Our best advice is to listen to fellow travelers and get their secrets to picking the right destination, finding the perfect hotel and taking all the stress out of the honeymoon, making it a blissful escape from the frenzy of the wedding day."
In other findings from the TripAdvisor survey, respondents said that one to two weeks, tops, is long enough for a honeymoon. Rest and relaxation, luxurious accommodations, great food and beautiful sunsets were rated highly,
while hot tubs and champagne have lost their luster on the "honeymoon essentials" list.
TripAdvisor offers travelers an honest guide to honeymoon success with an insider's look at what's hot and what's not, based on the opinions of real travelers.
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