BWI: HolidayIQ Insights: The Wedding Wanderlust Report 2015

Source : HolidayIQ.com Friday, December 4, 2015 3:29PM IST (9:59AM GMT)   HolidayIQ Insights: The Wedding Wanderlust Report 2015   Bangalore, Karnataka, India HolidayIQ, India's largest travel community and holidays recommendation released The Wedding Wanderlust Report 2015, based on the reviews shared by 12 million travellers from the community. Hari Nair, Founder and CEO, HolidayIQ said, “In India, weddings have always been a reason to travel. However with destination weddings, mini-moons, VFR Shopping and other interesting trends catching on,  Weddings have emerged as a serious market for travel. Beaches and heritage destinations continue to top the list of preferred destinations however, recently hill-stations are also garnering interest as sought after locations for weddings. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have emerged as a favourite this year, and Udaipur, Kerala, Jaipur and Goa are among the other choices for destination weddings.   We asked the HolidayIQ community what the typically Indian reasons to travel around weddings were and discovered some fun insights. There is a reason for the whole family to travel in the Big Fat Indian Wedding!Bae-watch – travelling to see ‘Bae’ (Bride to be)  before the wedding   Hall-iday – travelling to finalize wedding venue, lovingly referred to as the ‘hall’ Silk route –  the hunt for the perfect elusive silk saree can take you from Banaras to Kanchipuram or a myriad places in between Shopaholic Spree – A reason for generations to get together and scrounge for the best in wedding finery. Romantic Pre-wedding photo shoots -  for the perfect braggies on social media Bachelor / Bachelorette Holidays – Let your maid/man of honour spoil you rotten Pre-nup cleanup  - A Spa holiday to detox before wedding chaos begins Mini moon – A quick weekend getaway post the wedding Temple run – travelling with in-laws after the wedding   Most Visited Places for Destination Weddings/ Wedding Destinations in India   Andaman and Nicobar Islands Udaipur Kerala Srinagar Jaipur Shimla Jaisalmer Agra Goa Jodhpur   10 Destinations in India that are Honeymoon Getaways   Munnar, Kerala Alleppey, Kerala Havelock Island, Andaman   Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu Patnitop, Jammu and Kashmir Kutch, Gujarat   Shillong, Meghalaya Shimla Udaipur Goa   8 Gorgeous Locations in India for Pre-Wedding Photoshoots   Havelock Lock, Andaman Island Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi Taj Mahal, Agra  Amber Fort, Jaipur Alleppey, Kerala Backwaters Lovedale, Ooty Candolim Beack, Goa Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu       If You're Terrified of a Big Fat Indian Wedding, 8 Places You Can Elope To!   Spangmik Village, Ladakh Mussoorie, Uttarakhand Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya Dambuk Village, Arunachal Pradesh Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir Coonoor, Tamil Nadu Samsing, West Bengal Palolem, Goa   e. 10 Most Luxurious Hotels To Host Big Fat Indian Weddings   Neemrana Fort Palace, Alwar Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur Devi Garh, Udaipur Grand Hyatt, Goa Oberoi Amar Vilas, Agra Suryagarh, Jaisalmer Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad Munjoh Ocean Resort, Havelock Island Vivanta by Taj, Bekal Bangaram Beach Resort, Lakshadweep   About HolidayIQ: HolidayIQ is India's largest travel community and Holidays recommendation engine with 12 million members across cities and is also the first holiday planning website in India powered entirely by reviews, photos, videos and other advice generated from these travellers. Above 70% vacations planned every month on HolidayIQ are through mobile devices. HolidayIQ.com is a VC-backed company, invested in by Tiger Global, Accel Partners and Makemytrip.com operationally headquartered in Bangalore, India. HolidayIQ.com lists over 2000 tourism destinations & 50,000+ accommodation options (hotels, resorts, home-stays, jungle camps & serviced apartments) in India. All of which are bookable through over 1600 partnerships with leading online travel agencies like Makemytrip, Yatra and Expedia & offline players such as Thomas Cook, SOTC, etc. Photo Caption: The HolidayIQ Wedding Wanderlust Report   Media Contact Details Nihal Shaikh, Lead - Public Relations & Community Initiatives HolidayIQ.com, ,+91-9886630627 , nihals@holidayiq.com Nivedita Mohanan, Senior Associate – PR HolidayIQ.com, ,+91-9738406426 , nivedita@holidayiq.com   To ensure that you continue to receive email from Business Wire India in your inbox, please add businesswireindia.com to your Address Book or Safe List.   To submit a press release, click here. To unsubscribe or modify your Business Wire India settings, please visit your profile page on Business Wire India. Connect with us on: Facebook | Twitter | Google+