Nancy Barkley speaks in Istanbul at IAWDP Eurasia Chapter Event Destination Weddings and Romance Conference

I chose the topic “Destination Weddings are not only important to the couple and family; wedding tourism is significate to the destinations economy as well” It is most relevant now during this time of pandemic recovery. WA study accepted into the Journal of Tourism and Gastronomy Studies stated in June 2021: wedding tourism, one of the newly emerging products in tourism, provides a range of economic benefits resulting from the travels of couples and guests to the region and contributes economically not only to the destination but also to the components of the tourism sector and the sub-sectors.

Weddings feed into a collection of businesses, from wedding planners, to caterers, to florists, to hotels, to tour guides and so on. Wedding tourism is not limited to destination weddings, it also includes elopements, second marriages, vow renewals and their extended arm, honeymoon travel.

So how to help? Hire local wedding planners, florists, photographers, entertainment in the destination where your wedding event is taken place.
Make sure to purchase any welcome gifts from local vendors

Invite guests to give back locally instead of a wedding gift, perhaps local charity.

Have flowers donated to local hospital or nursing home after the wedding.

Most weddings have pre and post events, instead of a day on the golf course, plan a volunteer event that will help out the local community. Most people enjoy helping others this is a win for everyone.

To hear the rest of the speech or learn more, contact Nancy Barkley at nancyb@honeymoonsandgetaways.com

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