SendUsPacking.com witnesses new honeymoon trends for 2010

Fact: The start of the year is the season for honeymoon planning. Wedding Planners from the UK Alliance of Wedding Planners are advising couples to book early in order to bag the best wedding and honeymoon deals. It’s best to book as far in advance as possible which is why the start of the beginning of the year is typically the busiest time of year for honeymoon bookings. This represents a valuable opportunity for travel companies and independent agents to advertise their best offers.

Surprisingly, British couples are spending an average of £3,680 on their honeymoon and approximately 17% of these couples spend their dream trip in Europe. Compared to this time last year, leading honeymoon gift list provider SendUsPacking.com, reports a significant rise in the number of couples signing up for their premium gift list service that offers an inspirational way to collect cash towards the dream honeymoon. This is despite recent surveys from the Wedding Report which show that 62% of couples are cutting their total wedding budget by over half. It is obvious that wedding and honeymoon choices are still being affected by the economy, representing changes that are paving the way for new trends in 2010.

SendUsPacking.com reports a growing proportion of customers opting for two or three honeymoon locations over the traditional all-inclusive package honeymoon. In addition, as couples increasingly choose to tie the knot after living together for some time, they’re finding good deals themselves for reasons of wanting to make their once in a lifetime experience a personal one.

Another growing trend reported by SendUsPacking is the number of couples that request financial help to fund a house renovation project or a garden makeover. To help with these growing costs, SendUsPacking has removed any commission from the price of contributing to a gift list, whilst keeping the cost to purchase a gift list at an industry low of £39.99. From February 2010, the honeymoon experience at SendUsPacking.com just got a whole lot bigger! The only gift list provider to launch a value-added service, 'All-About-Our-Wedding.com is the perfect way to record wedding and honeymoon experiences and even includes a video messaging feature. Log onto: www.senduspacking.com to find out more.

Managing Director, Nichola Ealson reports; "So far this year, we're reporting a growing number of couples requesting donations towards their once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon trip, Europe is particularly popular as are more exotic locations such as Brazil and Indonesia. We're also seeing an increasing steer towards asking guests to for help with a house renovation and garden makeovers. Likewise, some couples seek extravagant experiences with which to spend their financial gifts, such as hot air balloon rides, scuba lessons or even a relaxing and romantic spa weekend”.

Leading etiquette website, Debretts.com simply advise couples to explain to their guests that the notion of online gift lists is not to bully them into contributing financially but simply, explain it as a practical way to help guide them towards a gift they can actually use or experience. Debretts.com also supports the idea of online gift lists to help pay for the honeymoon, after all who wants a fondue set if you're never going to use it?

For more details, visit www.senduspacking.com. Try the free 7 day trial today - there is no obligation and you can set up your full gift list whenever you like, leaving you with one less thing to worry about near the big day.

For more information or to try a FREE, no-obligation one week trial go to:
www.senduspacking.com

SendUsPacking – Experience the honeymoon fund that goes further

Rachael Rodia
Tel: +44 (0)1285 700 771
Email: Rachael@senduspacking.com
Website: www.senduspacking.com


Notes to Editors:

About SendUsPacking Ltd

SendUsPacking is the leading honeymoon gift list experience. The popularity of the honeymoon gift list service has gathered pace in recent years as recent figures suggest that over 300,000 couples are tying the knot in the UK alone each year*. A great deal of time and thought goes into planning a honeymoon where the costs can often run into the thousands. An ideal solution for the independently-minded couple is for friends and family to provide some financial assistance towards the total cost towards the dream holiday. SendUsPacking Ltd operates the perfect alternative to the more traditional form of wedding gift list for couples that already own an abundance of household items or are remarrying, which account for 38% of all newly-weds in the UK**.

Nominated for best gift list service at the 2009 Wedding Awards, SendUsPacking provides a personalised online gift list experience that helps honeymooners find and plan their holiday of a lifetime. It assists couples in the management of their budget through an easy to use, tailor-made itinerary that allows friends and family to contribute, whether it’s simply relaxing on a sun-drenched beach or something a little more adventurous – or both!

The online service also includes the following features:-

• A free and easy to use honeymoon search facility to help couples find their perfect destination with up to date information and the best times of year to visit


• A NEW interactive map to help couples plan their itinerary


• Currency converter


• For a limited time only, SendUsPacking are also running a FREE 7-day trial – visit www.senduspacking.com for more details

SendUsPacking Ltd subscribe to the guidelines set out by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) regarding Prepayment business models. We hold all client monies in a separate account that is not used for any purpose other than to hold contributions. This means that SendUsPacking cannot use the money contributed to a list for anything other than paying out to the list owner.

Available online at www.SendUsPacking.com or by phoning 0845 122 1492. SendUsPacking Ltd: Suite 102 & 104, Cirencester Office Park, Tetbury Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6JJ


* Source: www.statistics.gov.uk (2007)
** Source: www.statistics.gov.uk (2007)