director of food and beverage, Salalah Marriott Resort, who explained that the resort, which offers weekend and romance packages, receives ample bookings for honeymoons from both the local and international market as Salalah overall is promoted as a romantic location.

Similarly, aside from wedding packages, Atlantis, The Palm provides special suites and several diversified activities appealing to honeymooners, such as joint diving courses, scuba diving experience with dolphins, an aquarium to discover the marine life and couples treatment massage, among more.

SHOWCASED TO THE WORLD

Highlighting the popularity of the Middle East as a wedding and honeymoon destination, regional counterparts host a plethora of events dedicated to the segment, which possess the power to garner larger international crowds.

The events act as the ideal platform for exhibitors to showcase all nuptial products and services under one roof, bringing together wedding gowns and planners, jewellers, honeymoon and wedding venue experts, hair stylists, beauty professionals, decor specialists as well as photographers.

The Perfect Wedding Show, in Sharjah, The Ajman Palace Hotel Wedding Fair and Wedding Folies, in Beirut, are just some of the shows that take place across the region.

“The Perfect Wedding Show [contributes] to the growth of [Sharjah’s] tourism sector as well as the fast-growing wedding industry in the region,” enthused Al Midfa.

Among the highlights on this year’s calendar of fairs is Informa Exhibitions’ latest instalment of BRIDE, a one-stop shop for everything wedding related, which hosted BRIDE Dubai in February, and is gearing up for the upcoming BRIDE Abu Dhabi, set to run from April 13 – 16, featuring over 250 exhibitors with a variety of options for brides-to-be.