Ready to grow your DW bookings?
More than 4 million couples will get married in 2024 and 2025 - and BRIDES predicts one in four will choose a destination wedding (DW). It's the biggest jump in demand since DWs became a "thing" in the late 1990s.
And, yet, the New York Times says "it's never been more difficult to plan" weddings! This huge demand means DW ceremony dates and times are filling fast at major resorts. DW trips can be extremely complicated to organize and manage - with guests coming from different cities, booking different room categories/ship cabins, and paying at different times. And, don't forget the drama of planning the actual ceremonies!
You're wise to consider expanding your DW business this year, because those couples and their guests can become a steady base of future business with referrals and return bookings. And, we can help you!
We're proud to introduce "Mastering Destination Weddings" - a 13-module online course walking you through the basics (and the complexities) of promoting, planning, booking, and managing these trips for couples and their guests. It's the only course endorsed and offered by the Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Specialists Association (DWHSA) - the world's largest network of romance travel advisors and planners with more than 800 professional members.
The course begins Monday, Sept. 12, and runs through Dec. 16. You can take the modules at your own pace - finish everything in a few days in June, or stretch things out for until mid-December. Teaching the lessons will be Lisa Sheldon (DWHSA's president), Liz Scull (DWHSA's general manager in Canada), and 11 longtime DWHSA members who collectively book more than 1,000 DW groups every year. Collectively, they've been rewarded with more than 560 Wedding Wire reviews averaging 4.9/5.0!
Who should consider this course? It's aimed primarily at travel advisors who've booked a few (or even one) DW and who're ready to learn from the best DW experts in the business. If you're brand new to DWs, it will help if you're absolutely committed to applying what honestly works for DWs in today's COVID-challenged, high-stress, high-demand environment and you can put the time into completing each lesson and participating in the Q&A calls.
Click the "Register Now" buttons on any page in this site to sign up before Sept. 12!
And, yet, the New York Times says "it's never been more difficult to plan" weddings! This huge demand means DW ceremony dates and times are filling fast at major resorts. DW trips can be extremely complicated to organize and manage - with guests coming from different cities, booking different room categories/ship cabins, and paying at different times. And, don't forget the drama of planning the actual ceremonies!
You're wise to consider expanding your DW business this year, because those couples and their guests can become a steady base of future business with referrals and return bookings. And, we can help you!
We're proud to introduce "Mastering Destination Weddings" - a 13-module online course walking you through the basics (and the complexities) of promoting, planning, booking, and managing these trips for couples and their guests. It's the only course endorsed and offered by the Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Specialists Association (DWHSA) - the world's largest network of romance travel advisors and planners with more than 800 professional members.
The course begins Monday, Sept. 12, and runs through Dec. 16. You can take the modules at your own pace - finish everything in a few days in June, or stretch things out for until mid-December. Teaching the lessons will be Lisa Sheldon (DWHSA's president), Liz Scull (DWHSA's general manager in Canada), and 11 longtime DWHSA members who collectively book more than 1,000 DW groups every year. Collectively, they've been rewarded with more than 560 Wedding Wire reviews averaging 4.9/5.0!
Who should consider this course? It's aimed primarily at travel advisors who've booked a few (or even one) DW and who're ready to learn from the best DW experts in the business. If you're brand new to DWs, it will help if you're absolutely committed to applying what honestly works for DWs in today's COVID-challenged, high-stress, high-demand environment and you can put the time into completing each lesson and participating in the Q&A calls.
Click the "Register Now" buttons on any page in this site to sign up before Sept. 12!