Digital Weddings & Honeymoons Expo: We’ll Show You the Money!

Not to be uncouth about it, but there’s money to be made in romance travel. Destination weddings, honeymoons and vow-renewal ceremonies are all exploding in popularity along with new versions of romance travel—baby-moons, mini-moons, proposal trips and even sampler getaways enabling couples to explore resorts before planning ceremonies.

If you’d like to increase your share of the romance market, be sure not to miss the Digital Weddings Honeymoons Expo at 2-5 p.m., Sept. 19-20.

This digital romance event lets you participate from your desktop or your tablet for free—no flights, hotel bills or days out of the office. You can simply register at virtualtravelevents.com and pop in and out of the digital show to suit your schedule, on your laptop or tablet.

It is sponsored by travAlliancemedia, Vacation Agent’s parent company. The event mimics an in-person conference, allowing you to virtually browse the booths on the tradeshow floor, chat with the reps, collect collateral, listen to panel discussions and webinars, and learn from veteran travel agents in video QAs.

The Platinum Sponsor is AMResorts, a subsidiary of Apple Leisure Group that has six unique resort brands—boutique Zoëtry Wellness Spa Resorts, adults-only Secrets Resorts Spas, high-energy Breathless Resorts Spas, family-friendly Dreams Resorts Spas, vibrant Now Resort Spas and fun-filled Sunscape Resorts Spas.

The Gold Sponsor is Hotel Xcaret Mexico, which offers an array of amenities and packages for wedding couples amid the natural beauty of the Riviera Maya. Hotel Xcaret offers symbolic or religious ceremonies, including Maya, Christian, Hindu and Jewish rites. The property has a Catholic chapel elevated on a pyramid with views of the Caribbean Sea.

Hotel Xcaret’s “All-Fun Inclusive” experience includes free unlimited entrance to all Experiencias Xcaret Parks with a hotel stay—Xcaret, Xel-Há, Xplor, Xplor Fuego, Xoximilco and Xenses, and also the Xenotes and Xichén tours, all of which come with luxury transportation.

Also participating in the Digital Weddings Honeymoons Expo are Be Live Hotels, Sirenis Hotels Resorts, Barceló Hotel Group, Emerald Coast Convention Visitors Bureau, Bucuti Tara Beach Resort in Aruba, Palladium Hotel Group, Aruba Marriott Resort Stellaris Casino, and the Destination Wedding Honeymoon Specialists Association (DWHSA), the world’s largest network of romance travel specialists.

Travel agents should register at virtualtravelevents.com.

Suppliers interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibitor for the Digital Weddings Honeymoons Expo or the Digital Luxury Expo Dec. 5-6 should contact Maura Lee Byrne at 856-505-1451 or mbyrne@travalliance.com.