Recommend June 2018 - 6

E d it o r 's N o t e s
Our annual Destination Weddings &
Honeymoons issue gives you a world of
possibilities for you to recommend to your clients
who might soon be saying "I do." Perhaps it's an
Indian ceremony with the Caribbean Sea as a
backdrop that excites your clients; or maybe a
non-traditional wedding on a wraparound terrace
overlooking Las Vegas is more their thing. In the
A Destination Wedding Made in Heaven article
(page 10), featuring resorts across Mexico, there's
even a recommendation for a $2.5 million, multiday Billionaire's Wedding Package.
Caribbean editor Ed Wetschler got granular for his piece, What is the Typical
Destination Wedding? (page 22), and asked the specifics from Caribbean resorts,
everything from the size of a typical wedding party to the minimum number
of rooms for a group discount. If you flip over to page 17, you'll see what top
resorts managing editor Michelle Marie Arean handpicked for destination
weddings in our own backyard, including in Florida, Hawaii and Las Vegas.
Twenty-nine million people in the U.S. watched the new Duke and Duchess
of Sussex get married at Windsor Castle, and if your clients are now dreaming
of a royal-style honeymoon, turn to page 27, where contributing writer Carla
Hunt puts the focus on regal accommodations in Europe-from former palaces
and castles, to estate mansions.
The cruise feature this month (page 28) highlights ports around the world-
from Bali to Malaysia-and for a royal affair on the high seas, we've got an
onboard review on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 (page 30) as it sailed the South
China Sea this past spring. Once you've made your way to the Globetrotting
section to read through the Cunard piece, hang a while and check out the
other first-hand reviews we've put together for you: the Seabourn Ovation,
Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, the Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach and the
Bahia Principe properties in Samana.
In this month's Travel Advisor Corner (page 16), contributing writer and
travel designer Susan Farewell focuses on Trade Show Strategies, which, she
writes, "are wonderful for building professional relationships and expanding
knowledge of destinations, suppliers and other travel products."
Drop me an e-mail at paloma@recommend.com. -Paloma Villaverde de Rico

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