Wedding and Honeymoon Tourism - International - March 2012

INTRODUCTION
DATA SOURCES
OVERVIEW
 THE BROADER TOURISM CONTEXT
Figure 1: International tourism arrivals, by region of origin, 1990-2012
Figure 2: International tourism's top spenders, 2009-12
THE BUSINESS OF WEDDINGS AND HONEYMOONS
Figure 3: Annual number of marriages in the ten countries with the world’s biggest outbound tourism markets, 2007-12
 THE DOMESTIC WEDDING INDUSTRY
 THE PROPENSITY FOR DESTINATION WEDDINGS
 HONEYMOONS
MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
 SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHICS
 EXPENDITURE
Figure 4: Tourism earnings in a sample of popular wedding/honeymoon destinations, 2007-12
 SEASONALITY
Figure 5: Seasonality in a sample of popular wedding and honeymoon destinations, by international arrivals, 2010
Figure 6: Seasonality in a sample of popular wedding and honeymoon destinations, by %, 2010
 LENGTH OF STAY
Figure 7: Average length of stay* in a sample of popular wedding/honeymoon destinations, 2006-12
DESTINATION WEDDINGS AND HONEYMOONS
 THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE
Figure 8: GDP in the ten countries with the biggest outbound tourism markets, 2006-10
Figure 9: GDP % growth in the ten countries with the biggest outbound tourism markets, 2006-10
 POPULAR WEDDING AND HONEYMOON DESTINATIONS
Figure 10: International arrivals in a sample of popular wedding and honeymoon destinations, 2006-12
Africa
Mauritius
Figure 11: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to Mauritius, 2006-12
Industry insight: honeymoon choices
Seychelles
Figure 12: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to Seychelles, 2007-12
Industry insight: the influence of celebrity
South Africa
Figure 13: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to South Africa, 2009-12
Americas
Caribbean
Figure 14: Tourist arrivals at Caribbean destinations, 2010
Figure 15: Travel and tourism’s direct contribution to GDP in Caribbean destinations, 2012
Mexico
Figure 16: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to Mexico, 2009-12
US
Figure 17: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to the US, 2007-12
Figure 18: Visitors to Hawaii, by purpose of visit, 2009-10*
Asia Pacific
Australia
Figure 19: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to Australia, 2009-12
Fiji
Figure 20: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to Fiji, 2006-12
Indonesia
Figure 21: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to Indonesia, 2006-12
Maldives
Figure 22: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to Maldives, 2009-12
Thailand
Figure 23: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to Thailand, 2006-12
Europe
France
Figure 24: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to France, 2008-12
Italy
Figure 25: Leading source markets for international tourists to Italy, by overnight stays, 2006-12
Industry Insight: why get married abroad?
UK
Figure 26: Leading source markets for international tourist arrivals to UK, 2006-12
Middle East
Dubai
Figure 27: Leading source markets for tourist arrivals to Dubai, 2006-12
 IN THE NEWS
SPECIALIST TRAVEL AGENTS: AN INDUSTRY INSIGHT
 THE VALUE OF A SPECIALIST
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