Jakarta (ANTARA) – “Destination wedding”, the concept of holding a wedding in a destination that is not the domicile of the bride and groom, is considered an economically promising tourism service.

According to Head of Weddings and Social Events Owen Lesmana, these destinations are generally the dream destinations of the bride and groom, they can be domestic or foreign destinations.

The results of the Indonesian Statistics report noted that there would be around 1.7 million weddings taking place throughout 2022, this figure contributes to the influence on the “destination wedding” tourism business trend.

In this regard, the travel and tourism agency company he leads launched the dream destination wedding organization service “Golden Rama Weddings” in the second quarter of 2023.

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“It is hoped that the launch of this business unit will be able to contribute to increasing sales in the coming year,” he said in a written statement in Jakarta, Thursday.

Owen stated that the impact of these sales was not immediately visible in the same year, because wedding planning generally takes more than 6 months.

“Therefore, our focus in this first year is to prepare infrastructure in terms of destination selection, accommodation, and other wedding needs to ensure that prospective brides and grooms get the wedding of their dreams,” he said.

In meeting the increasing demand at this initial stage, there are five countries that are the first priority to be marketed to based on destination trends that are in high demand by Indonesian consumers for holding weddings abroad, namely France, Greece, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

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The destinations presented are very diverse, ranging from magnificent castles in France, exotic resorts on the seafront with the best sunset in Santorini, beautiful traditional gardens with traditional Japanese nuances, to small villas on the edge of a lake with beautiful views of the New Zealand hills.

The destination wedding packages offered start from IDR 608 million for wedding celebrations in Japan with 20 guests. This price includes a 5 star hotel, land transportation, welcome dinner, venue rental and reception.

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