Expedia Ranks Bahamas Tops For Honeymooners
 Quincy Parker - The Bahama Journal
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 |  | The Club Embarcadero Pacifico in Puerto Vallarta took top honours in the "Top Ten Family All-Inclusive Hotels" category. |  | |
The Bahamas has been rated as the top honeymoon spot in the world by internationally-renowned travel site “Expedia.com:” aside from that ranking, however, The Bahamas failed to make the top ten in any of the other lists, some of which might be surprising.
The Bahamas has been rated as the top honeymoon spot in the world by internationally-renowned travel site "Expedia.com:" aside from that ranking, however, The Bahamas failed to make the top ten in any of the other lists, some of which might be surprising.
The destination beat out Barbados, Paris, St. Lucia, the Seychelles and other top destinations around the world in the honeymoon category, including New York, Reykjavik, Venice, Sardinia and Mauritius.
The rating came out of the website’s listing of "Top Tens," in which destinations were rated in a number of categories, such as "Beach Holidays," "Hip Hotels," "Dream Destinations," and "Film Set Locations," among others.
Of The Bahamas as a honeymoon destination, Expedia was quite frank.
"Though much of The Bahamas has become built-up from its success at attracting American tourists, there are still plenty of places for seclusion," the site reads. "Long walks on beautiful beaches and luxurious hotels make this an ideal honeymoon destination."
In other listings it would seem natural for The Bahamas to score well in, the results were not so positive. The Bahamas was absent, for instance, from the list of the top ten beach holidays, losing out to places like Barbados, Jamaica and the French Riviera, among others.
With two world-class all-inclusives on New Providence, one might be forgiven for expecting The Bahamas to rate in a category like "Top Ten Family All-Inclusive Hotels," but one would have been mistaken.
The Club Embarcadero Pacifico in Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) took top honours in that category, with all-inclusives in Barbados, Jamaica, St. Lucia, the Dominican Republic and Antigua making the top ten.
And in the category of "Top Ten Dream Destinations," the results were as scattered across the globe as could be expected, but again, The Bahamas was absent – Australia led the way, with the Amalfi Coast, Egypt, South Africa and the French Riviera all represented at the top.
Interestingly, The Caribbean was also among the top ten "dream destinations," but no individual islands from the region were names specifically.
The Journal was unable to reach either Tourism Minister Neko Grant, State Minister for Tourism Bran McCartney or Director General of Tourism Vernice Walkine for comment. |
Vallarta Weddings
Travel & Outdoors | January 2008 
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