November 18, 2009

FREE WEDDINGS


www.fijisun.com.fj - 18/11/2009

With business, and particularly yield, only slowly recovering in Fiji, as a critic of discounting and an absolute advocate of added value, I love to see hotels and resorts being highly creative and seriously adding value to their offerings.

The guys at Sonaisali Resort near Nadi have always been very creative, but they have now taken creativity to a new level by offering free weddings.

Couples wishing to get married between now and 15th June 2010, able to get their wedding for nothing!

There are a couple of conditions which include that couples and families or guests have to book five rooms or more and stay a minimum of five nights to secure the free wedding package. There is an even bigger bonus for those who book ten rooms or more, and stay a minimum ten nights. They will received an upgraded Standard Deluxe Wedding Package.

Sonaisali’s wedding packages are pretty special.

They include:

l transport to Nadi to arrange a wedding licence,

la Minister or Marriage Celebrant,

la decorated beachfront wedding location,

l Fijian flowers girls,

l Fijian warriors in traditional costumes,

l Fijian village choir,

l decorated Fijian wedding boat,

l wedding bouquet and flower arrangements,

l wedding cake,

l candle lit dinner for tw0

l and a professional photographer, album and negatives.

Sounds like an awesome wedding to me!

Sonaisali’s Managing Director Aaron McGrath told me recently when I was in Sonaisali: “This is a new and exciting initiative that we are rolling out in all markets around the world.”

When I have been at Sonaisali I have seen wedding parties from as far as the UK and the USA.

But Australia and New Zealand are the weddings I have seen most of, with brides in particular thrilled by the venue and arrangements.

Aaron also says: “There isn’t a better place in the world to get married than at Sonaisali Island Resort and this amazing offer is our way of making it possible for everyone to have the opportunity to do so” It will be interesting to see if other resorts around Fiji follow Sonaisali’s very creative lead.

An Industry Insights Report by John Alwyn-Jones, eTravelBlackBoard Special Correspondent, etravelblackboard.com

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