Member Benefits

Why join? The Global Wedding Resource will keep you and your company on the cutting edge of Honeymoon and Destination Wedding trends by providing you with the latest market research.

This will further promote and enhance your understanding of the changing and competitive marketplace, while positioning your wedding-related business to maximize the benefit and revenues of this $100+ billion industry.

Join now and take advantage of a special offer!

Membership Offers:

Private Members-Only Website

As a GWR member, you’ll have exclusive access to the Caribbean Wedding Association’s members-only Web site. It’s the biggest, most comprehensive Wedding and Honeymoon Market resource and online community on the entire Web. It features a continually growing archive of seminars and tutorials, a database of pertinent resources, news-worthy industry insights, and it’s where GWR members from around the world gather to share ideas, techniques, and help each other. All GWR members also get group marketing exposure on MarryCaribbean.com, the consumer focused sister site, and are recognized wherever GWR travels next. There’s nothing else like it and it’s just for GWR members.

Seminars

Explore our continually growing archive of online seminars. Utilize 24 hour access to online courses including:

• Complete Marketing Analysis of the Wedding & Honeymoon Market.
• Access to information on developing your creative.
• Information on the Health and Wellness industry.
• Detailed information on service providers.
• How to effectively buy bridal media.
• MarryCaribbean.com
• The Consumer Focused Website

In addition to being listed on the GWR site members will also get a discount to be included on the listing on MarryCaribbean.com. This consumer site will highlight your destination, hotels or products to the 2.2 million engaged couples per year. The site will also live on the new Caribbean Tourism Organization site utilizing their booking engine. MarryCaribbean.com provides expanded advertising opportunities, leads, and awareness.

Marketing Resources & Tools

Members of GWR will be included in all promotions by GWR. In addition to MarryCaribbean.com, GWR is host to numerous events and offerings throughout the year. GWR will promote members’ upcoming weddings, hotel features, and packages. In addition to the basic marketing offerings members will also have first access to premium advertising opportunities with the Caribbean Wedding Association.

Community Message Board

GWR members from around the world come together on the Community Message Board (password protected for privacy). This board is designed for the exchange of ideas by its members, and industry professionals. Questions and thoughts can link back to you or be anonymous. Any and all questions will be answered in a prompt and professional manner.

Industry Insights

GWR will provide members with a Bi-monthly “Caribbean Aisles’ e-newsletter filled with tips on improving guest service, latest island wedding trends, member profiles, special offers, upcoming training opportunities, and bridal etiquette. Caribbean Isles will also include latest trends in the North American market and newly released surveys and results.

Ongoing Education

GWR will work with select destinations to host an annual conference on the business of Destination Weddings & Honeymoons. GWR will also host regional symposiums/workshops leading to Wedding Planner Certification courses. These workshops can be an adjunct to member governments’ already existing forums.

Membership Database

All members will have access to a full array of database in order to effectively promote or purchase products. Suppliers/Buyers will have access to both government and consumer database through membership of GWR and MarryCaribbean.com sites.

Access to Suppliers of All Products

Members will be provided with suppliers and buyers contacts and will receive special promotions when buying products through GWR. Both buyers and suppliers will receive a listing on MarryCaribbean.com

Database of Travel Agents

GWR will make available to members, listing of travel agents specializing in the bridal industry. GWR will also include ‘at home’ agents.

Regional Chapters

GWR will promote activities of all regional chapters in the USA, in order that destination marketers can participate in these events through attendance or distribution of collateral.

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