Making the Most of Romance

If you sell travel, you undoubtedly sell romance travel. If you want to sell more to meet growing demand, mark your calendar for the Digital Weddings Honeymoons Expo at 2-5 p.m. Sept. 19-20.

This digital romance show lets you participate from your desktop or your tablet for free. You can virtually walk a tradeshow floor, chat with the reps at the booths, collect collateral, listen to panel discussions and webinars, and learn from veteran travel agents in video QAs. The event is sponsored by travAlliancemedia, the parent company of Agent@Home.

The Platinum Sponsor is AMResorts, a collection of luxury resort destinations, each with its own unique personality. The brands are boutique haven Zoëtry Wellness Spa Resorts, adults-only Secrets Resorts Spas, high-energy adults-only Breathless Resorts Spas, family-friendly Dreams Resorts Spas, multigenerational Now Resorts Spas, spirited-traveler Reflect Resorts Spas and fun-filled Sunscape Resorts Spas.

The Newtown Square, a Pa.-based subsidiary of Apple Leisure Group, is continuously raising the all-inclusive concept with its signature Endless Privileges, Unlimited-Luxury and Unlimited-Fun programs.

AMResorts offer a number of programs that cater to couples in love. For example, the “Love at First Site” program offers special rates for wedding couples to visit the Zoëtry, Secrets, Breathless, Dreams, Now or Sunscape resort of their choice before booking their destination wedding. They’ll see ceremony set-ups and learn about reception options for their ceremony.

The “Beyond Memorable” promotion includes four private events—a welcome cocktail party, rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony and reception. This promotion is available at all Secrets, Breathless, Dreams and Now resorts when booked one year in advance.

AMResorts also offers a package for couples who want to simply take off and elope—and it includes all the essentials for the day.

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

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 can register at virtualtravelevents.com.

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