A honeymoon tour is a memorable trip for all newly wedded. From exploring the large number of domestic attractions to exotic international tours, honeymoon plans must be drafted as per the personal likes and dislikes of the couple. In this day and age of the working couple not many couples have the luxury of a long holiday post marriage. At the same time, with high disposable income with today’s youngsters, many prefer to honeymoon outside India.
With limited time at their disposal, many couples opt for package tours offered by travel agents, without thinking much about the pros and cons. But if you invest a little time, you can save a lot from your honeymoon trip. And remember, a penny saved is a penny earned for shopping! The money saved on honeymoon plans can also be used as future investment capital for the allowing a financial leeway in your future life.
With the onset of the festive season, couples who are planning their honeymoon in this period have an added advantage of saving a good sum of money by opting for festive discount schemes. Let us look at some of the best ways to save substantial sum of money for honeymooning couples this festive season.
Festive offers on airlines:
Airlines are also luring passengers this festive season with good discounts. So don’t forget to keep a tab on this, though many sites or travel agents do not mention about such seasonal offers on their site.
Airlines like Indigo, Air India and SpiceJet have been offering attractive fares for passengers recently, considering October-December as the peak travel season. During the previous years, the peak seasons were witnessing a 10-30% hike in ticket fares. But this year things have been changed the other way due to the increasing competition between airlines.
Flights between domestic destinations like Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Goa, Delhi-Goa and Mumbai-Bangalore are now as low as Rs 3,500 while international destinations like Delhi-Dubai and Mumbai-Hong Kong at nearly 10% lesser price than that of same period last year. But remember, most benefits are for advance bookings only. So a little planning before would have saved you a lot.
Compare Online Travel Deals: Rather than booking your travel plans on your own, it is far cheaper to opt for a customized honeymoon package. Most travel agencies including online agencies are offering good discounts on honeymoon packages this festive season. Honeymoon packages are available for both domestic as well as international locations with prices as low as Rs.10, 000 for domestic deals. From the exotic domestic location of Andaman Islands, Goa and Kerala to international destinations like Dubai, Mauritius and Thailand, honeymoon packages are offering discounts galore. From extra days for free lunch, dinner plans and discounted travel rates, packages have been customized for newlyweds.
A large number of travel agencies are also offering theme centric honeymoon holiday packages. For these it is advised to compare the deals offered by leading sites and agents to get the best.
Credit Card Travel Deals: Credit card companies are not far behind and travel centric credit cards and have come up with much proactive collaboration with travel agencies. Users opting for a honeymoon package can pay using his or her travel centric credit card making him or her eligible for better discounts and cash back offers.
Popular Honeymoon Cash Back Offers:
| Bank | Travel Agency | Deals and Offers |
| Axis Bank | Cox and Kings | 10% cash back on all Individual International Holiday Packages (except packages with Airfare). 7% cash back on all Domestic Holiday packages (except packages with Airfare, Group, Super Saver Group,TUTC and Super Saver FIT Holidays) |
| ICICI Bank | Cox and Kings | 10% cash back on all Individual International Holiday Packages (except packages with Airfare). 7% cash back on all Domestic Holiday packages (except packages with Airfare, Group, Super Saver Group,TUTC and Super Saver FIT Holidays) |
| State Bank of India Credit Card Offer | Cox and Kings | Get 25% cash back on select MasterChef Travel Domestic Packages,10% cash back on all Individual International Holiday Packages (except packages with Airfare), 7% cash back on all Domestic Holiday packages (except packages with Airfare, Group, Super Saver Group,TUTC and Super Saver FIT Holidays) |
| State Bank Group Debit & Prepaid Card Offer | Cox and Kings | 8% Cash back on India Travel Packages,3% cash back on International travel package, 10% cash back on customized honeymoon package |
Don’t Forget the Travel Insurance: With a large number of festive discount offers available for various honeymoon packages, it is essential for the couple to buy a travel insurance plan. While some travel agencies offer travel insurance as part and parcel of the honeymoon package, it is imperative to check the details and terms and conditions of the included insurance package. If you are the adventurous type and likely to indulge in some activity like mountain climbing, trekking or bungee jumping it makes more sense to opt for travel insurance plans before the commencing of your adventurous trip. If you need protection for your home and belongings back home during your honeymoon tour you can opt for insurance plans offering burglary and fire insurance add-ons to safeguard your home and belongings till the period you are travelling.