Happy New Year and safe travels in 2012!
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January 03, 2012
December 14, 2010
The World's Best Hotels and Resorts - check out the article
So many great places, so little time! We'd like to share an excellent article on the World's Best Hotels and Resorts that was published in this month's Cigar Aficionado. The writer for this luxury lifestyle magazine convened a panel of travel industry experts, one of which was MoonRings' President, to determine which hotels and resorts represent the creme de la creme around the world. You can see the entire article at the link below:
Link to The World's Best Hotels and Resorts
In the article, our president keys in on such amazing places as The Four Seasons George V in Paris, Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli in Italy, The Singita Grumeti Reserve in Tanzania, Four Seasons Hualalai in Hawaii, and a number of other beautiful places to stay.
For a honeymoon, this list really does represent some of the finest places you could possibly experience. Granted, there are many other hotels and locations in which you can have a terrific honeymoon, and we look forward to helping you determine exactly where is best for you!
Above: Four Seasons George V, Paris; Singita Grumeti Reserves, Tanzania
Below: Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli, Italy; Four Seasons Hualalai, Hawaii
April 23, 2010
Just Back from French Polynesia!
I've just returned from a fantastic trip to French Polynesia where I had the opportunity to visit some of the finest hotels on offer...
Tahiti:
- Intercontinental Tahiti Resort
- Radisson Plaza Resort
- Manava Suites Resort
Moorea:
- Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa
- Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa
- Legends Resort Moorea
- Sofitel Ia Ora Beach Resort
Bora Bora:
- Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora
- Intercontinental Bora Bora Resort and Thalasso Spa
- Intercontinental Bora Bora Le Moana Resort
- Hilton Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa
- Le Meriden Bora Bora
- Sofitel Bora Bora Marara Beach & Private Island
- Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort
Taha'a
- Le Taha'a Island Resort & Spa
It was an amazing trip so keep an eye out for additional posts on both The Honeymoon Blogger and our Facebook page in the coming weeks. In the meantime, here are a few snaps to tide you over...
March 09, 2010
New Tanzania Honeymoon Itineraries
You may have seen some of our recent blog posts about Tanzania; now we have a great new section on our website that provides a good overview of the country and outlines several cool sample itineraries. Check them out at www.moonrings.com/tanzania.asp.
If you are considering Tanzania as your honeymoon destination, give us a call or drop us a line at info@moonrings.com - we'd be delighted to help!
March 01, 2010
Invitation to subscribe to "The Honeymoon Insider"
Brides and Grooms to be, we'd like to invite you to subscribe to our quarterly newsletter, The Honeymoon Insider, that features great honeymoon destinations, useful tips, hot hotels, foodie ideas and more!
You can sign up at http://www.moonrings.com/thisignup.asp. We'd love to have you!
December 22, 2009
Mexican Cenote Diving Experience posted on Facebook
Ms. M has taken another adventure and is telling the tale our Facebook page. This time she is sharing her experience diving in Mexico's amazing cenotes. Check it out:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/moonrings/diving-in-mexicos-amazing-cenotes/212983807669
October 29, 2009
St. Regis Bali Review Posted on Facebook
Our resident globetrotter, Ms. M, is back from another exotic retreat and sharing all the details on our Facebook page. This time, Ms. M's travels took her to the brand new St. Regis resort in Bali. Check out her full review: http://www.facebook.com/pages/MoonRings/23465967802#/note.php?note_id=160303087669&ref=mf
July 03, 2009
Become a MoonRings "Fan" on Facebook
Are you on Facebook? If you haven't already been to the MoonRings page on Facebook, we'd love to welcome you as one of our "Fans!" We regularly post travelogues and interesting tales from places around the globe that we visit, with a special empahsis on honeymoons and special occasions. We invite our fans to interact, leave us messages, and to share their photos and travel experiences. We hope to see you there!
July 01, 2009
The Ultimate Wedding Planning Experience
MoonRings has teamed up with the lovely ladies of Chicago's Magnificent Milestones to create the ultimate wedding planning experience - the Magnificent Mile. This package includes all the traditional services of a wedding planner as well as planning services for showers, the bachelorette party and the rehearsal dinner. Additional luxuries such as a private to limo to chauffeur brides to the best bridal salons, a catered invitation preview and the planning of a custom-tailored dream honeymoon by MoonRings are the icing on the cake! If you are in the early stages of planning your special day, do have a look: The Magnificent Mile Wedding Planning Package
June 30, 2009
Last Minute Honeymoons
This year we’ve seen that clients are waiting longer to plan their honeymoons. Whereas normally the planning horizon is 6-12 months in advance, more couples are initiating plans in the 1-5 month timeframe.
Perhaps people are waiting to better understand their full wedding costs or to see what the stock market brings to their personal financial situations before committing to honeymoon arrangements. Some couples may also be holding out for those great deals that the press keeps talking about, most of which only become evident within 2-3 months of the desired travel date.
So what advice can we offer couples who find themselves close to the wedding date without honeymoon arrangements?
§ First, have a hypothesis about where you’d like to go. While you may be waiting to actually move forward, once you decide to take action, you’ll need to do so quickly and knowing what you’d like to do will help.
§ Be flexible, once you do start the planning it’s likely you may have to modify your original ideas.
§ Have a couple of back-up plans, just in case costs or availability aren’t as you were hoping for. Have a second and third destination, or alternate hotel accommodations in mind.
§ If you are within 2 months to the big day and are holding out for better deals, it’s likely that they are here now. If you are seeing 30-40% discounts vs. regular rates on accommodations, for example, it’s less likely they will go further, although it may still be possible.
In the current economy, many people, not just honeymooners, are planning at the 11th hour. As a result, flights and hotels have been selling out last minute, even though they might have been wide open the prior week. Don’t assume that you will be able to get availability just because it was possible before.
When you do pull the trigger so to speak, be prepared to spend some very concentrated time sorting out the arrangements – be ready to make decisions quickly so you can get all the details in place in time.
We at MoonRings are prepared to help on short notice – please let us know how we can assist you!
