Top Honeymoon Destinations From Dubai For 2017 – Ramona Rusu At Travel Counsellors Now that 2017 is upon us, we’re sure that many of you have started to think about where you’d like to travel this year. Perhaps you are getting married in the next twelve months, and are still considering places to spend your honeymoon. Or maybe you got married recently, but have delayed your honeymoon due to finances or other reasons. If you…
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Romance, Weddings & Fine Dining At The Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island Awarded “Favourite Middle East Hotel or Resort for Romantic Getaway” by Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2015, The Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Villas is a venue I am certainly not unfamiliar with. Having visited many times before, both for business and leisure (including my best friend’s wedding), it is indeed one of my favourite hotels in the Emirate. The hubby…
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Romantic Eid Staycations in the UAE and Oman | BCME’S 2016 Picks With the start of the month of September, the temperatures begin to fall and summer gradually comes to an end. This year, September also sees the occasion of Eid Al Adha, which is forecast to begin on the twelfth of the month. With Arafat Day falling on the eleventh, many of our readers will find themselves in the position of having a week…
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Honeymoon Romance, Weddings & Adventures at the Fairmont Montreux, Switzerland Every now and then we get an offer that is simply too good to refuse, and this one just so happened to coincide with my 35th birthday last February. As part of their drive to promote the Fairmont Switzerland to UAE residents, not only for holidays, but also for honeymoons and destination weddings, we were invited to experience the second to non-Swiss hospitality at one…
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Get To Know The Wedding Pro Each week, we shine the spotlight on local companies in the wedding industry, allowing you, our reader, to get up close and personal with some of the best wedding vendors in town. Here, you can learn more about the people behind some of the businesses you may be using to make your wedding day perfect!  This week, we have the privilege of showcasing Ramona Rusu, Travel Counsellor at Ramona…
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Honeymoon Packing with Kelly Lundberg Last month, our BCME expert panel member Kelly Lundberg, founder of Stylemedivine.com, offered some helpful tips on how to find the perfect wedding dress. But what about after the big day, when you and your new husband stroll off on your honeymoon together? Your honeymoon wardrobe will of course depend upon where you are headed, but regardless of your destination, Kelly is once again on hand to offer her advice so that…
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Honeymoon Beauty Tips from Hannah Lisa After the stress and excitement of the wedding day comes the relaxation of your honeymoon. Congratulations! This is such a special time for you and your hubby to enjoy together, and a chance to recuperate after a perhaps frantic run up to your big day. But with your honeymoon comes other considerations, particularly in terms of your beauty routine and make up. For this week’s expert advice, BCME expert panel…
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Zaya Nurai Island | Anniversary Staycation & Wedding Tour In November last year, I had the privilege of escaping to one of the prettiest islands I have visited yet: Zaya Nurai, recently voted most incredible private island by Condenast Traveller UK. The occasion? Celebrating my second ‘wedding blessing’ anniversary with the hubby, and combining that with some much needed ‘us’ time after a traumatic previous month (click here). I’d heard about Zaya Nurai in passing and…
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Romantic Getaway & Wedding facility Tour A few months ago, the hubby and I were invited by the team over at Insignia PR to celebrate our ‘legal’ wedding anniversary in style at the five star, luxury resort ‘Bab Al Shams’ (meaning “gateway to the sun” in English). I love any excuse to celebrate, so having two anniversaries (one for our legal wedding and one for our wedding blessing) is awesome, he-he! In fact, we have…
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Our top cold honeymoon destinations Imagine your dream honeymoon. What do you see? Beautiful white sand beaches, glorious tropical waters and endless hours of warm sunshine may be the ultimate honeymoon for many couples, but newlyweds in the UAE might have slightly different ideas about what they want from their ideal honeymoon. In the UAE, we are fortunate enough to experience the above on a daily basis. We dine in sumptuous hotels, have a plethora…
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