The top destinations for honeymooning Aussies

Happy couple walking at the rice terraces, holds hands. Traveling at Bali. Honeymoon summer travel at Indonesia.

With wedding season in full spring, hordes of Aussie newlyweds are jetting off around the world for their picture-perfect honeymoons.

With the rise in Aussies choosing to tie the know overseas, new research from Kayak has revealed the most sought-after places to not only walk down the aisle but also experience a romantic honeymoon.

Always popular amongst the Aussies, tropical location Bali takes the top spot with +80 per cent year-on-year surge in search volume as the international destination that Aussies are flocking to most during honeymoon season, followed by Tokyo (+169 per cent year-on-year), New Delhi (+97 per cent year-on-year), London (+92 per cent year-on-year) and Los Angeles (+18 per cent year-on-year).

Kathmandu, despite being well off the beaten track, has made a surprise appearance at sixth place with a +348 per cent year-on-year search volume increase.

Streets of Kathmandu

Table 1: Top 10 international destinations for honeymooning Aussies

RankingTop international destinations for honeymooning Aussies Year-on-year search volume growth (%)Average trip duration (days)
1Bali (Indonesia)+80%7 days
2Tokyo (Japan)+169%10 days
3New Delhi (India)+97%21 days
4London (United Kingdom)+92%14 days
5Los Angeles (USA)+18%14 days
6Kathmandu (Nepal)+348%27 days
7Singapore (Singapore)+71%7 days
8Bangkok (Thailand)+110%11 days
9Auckland (New Zealand)+71%6 days
10Phuket City (Thailand)+109%8 days

 

This year, Tokyo (+169 per cent year-on-year) has been crowned the top trending international destination. Could we be seeing an influx of Aussie honeymoons in Japan?

Omoide Yokocho, Shinjuku tokyo in spring season , decorated with sakura cherry blossom very beautiful scene

From KAYAK’s data, it is evident that Asian cities trending strongly with Bangkok, Phuket, New Delhi, Manila, Bali, Singapore and Seoul all seeing year-on-year search volume increases of over 60 per cent.

Table 2: Top 10 trending international destinations for honeymooning Aussies

RankingTrending international destinations for honeymooning AussiesYear-on-year search volume growth (%)Average trip duration (days)
1Tokyo (Japan)+169%10 days
2Bangkok (Thailand)+110%11 days
3Phuket (Thailand)+109%8 days
4New Delhi (India)+97%21 days
5London (United Kingdom)+92%14 days
6Manila (Philippines)+90%11 days
7Bali (Indonesia)+80%7 days
8Singapore (Singapore)+71%7 days
9Auckland (New Zealand)+71%6 days
10Seoul (South Korea)+64%10 days

 

For domestic destinations, Melbourne weather may be notoriously gloomy in the winter but Aussies know how to appreciate a beautiful city in the warmer months. It has come out as the top domestic destination followed by Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Perth.

Two friends enjoyig the view

Table 3: Top 10 domestic destinations for Aussies tying the knot locally

RankingTop domestic destinations for Aussies tying the knotYear-on-year search volume growth (%)Average trip duration (days)
1Melbourne+47%3 days
2Sydney+52%3 days
3Brisbane+64%3 days
4Gold Coast+94%3 days
5Perth+101%5 days
6Cairns+31%4 days
7Hobart+67%4 days
8Adelaide+50%3 days
9Sunshine Coast+118%4 days
10Canberra+93%2 days

 

In terms of trending domestic destinations for an Aussie wedding celebration, the Sunshine Coast ranks first with a year-on-year increase of +118 per cent in user searches.

Other trending domestic destinations include Darwin (+103 per cent year-on-year), Perth (+101 per cent year-on-year), Gold Coast (+94 per cent year-on-year) and Canberra (+93 per cent year-on-year).

Table 4: Top 10 trending domestic destinations for Aussies tying the knot locally

RankingTrending domestic Destinations  for Aussies tying the knotYear-on-year search volume growth (%)Average trip duration (days)
1Sunshine Coast+118%4 days
2Darwin+103%5 days
3Perth+101%5 days
4Gold Coast+94%3 days
5Canberra+93%2 days
6Hobart+67%4 days
7Brisbane+64%3 days
8Sydney+52%3 days
9Adelaide+50%3 days
10Melbourne+47%3 days

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