Romance, celebration travel and rise of the 'buddymoon'

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 https://www.windstarcruises.com Related links: A honeymoon with friends? The “buddymoon” is gaining popularity https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Honeymoon-with-friends Romance travel has never been bigger, and advisors are loving it https://www.travelweekly.com/Luxury-Travel/Advisors-say-clients-really-in-the-mood-for-romance-travel Travel Weekly’s wedding, honeymoon and romance-travel coverage https://www.travelweekly.com/wedding-romance-travel Courtnie Nichols’ Travel Bash: https://www.trave-bash.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.