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Maldives is Malaysia’s Honeymoon Destination of Choice, reveals global survey – Agoda.com

The survey, conducted online in January and February 2014, asked more than 15,000 Agoda.com travellers to pick their dream honeymoon location from among 20 destinations. Malaysian travellers favoured Maldives with a solid 20% of the total country votes, while Paris (14%) and Istanbul (10%) stand as second and third choices for dream honeymoon destinations.

The survey, conducted online in January and February 2014, asked more than 15,000 Agoda.com travellers to pick their dream honeymoon location from among 20 destinations. Malaysian travellers favoured Maldives with a solid 20% of the total country votes, while Paris (14%) and Istanbul (10%) stand as second and third choices for dream honeymoon destinations.

KUALA LUMPUR, February 12, 2014Agoda.com [icon style=”icon-external-link-sign”], one of Asia’s leading hotel booking sites and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq:PCLN), today announced the results of their Global Honeymoon Survey, which shows the Maldives is the top dream honeymoon destination for people all over the world.

The survey, conducted online in January and February 2014, asked more than 15,000 Agoda.com travellers to pick their dream honeymoon location from among 20 destinations. A whopping one in five travellers chose the Maldives, with the Greek Islands, Paris and Bali neck-in-neck for second place.

“We know the Maldives is a popular destination for couples but we were surprised that its allure is so global. Among countries where we had more than 100 respondents, only three didn’t pick it as the most popular dream honeymoon destination – The Philippines, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand,” said Errol Cooke, Vice President Global Hotels.

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Malaysian travellers favoured Maldives with a solid 20% of the total country votes, while Paris (14%) and Istanbul (10%) stand as second and third choices for dream honeymoon destinations. Bali, a hot island destination of relatively close proximity to Malaysia, still made it to the top five for Malaysians, even ahead of Italy.

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The Maldives was also the most popular honeymoon spot among Agoda.com travellers from North America, Europe and Asia, but the runner up differed depending on where respondents hailed from. For Europeans it was Bali and for North Americans, the Greek Islands. The survey also revealed that Europeans preferred far-flung places, as 89% picked destinations outside of their region.

Cancun, Mexico, often touted as one of the world’s best honeymoon destinations, didn’t fare as well among Agoda.com customers. Only 2.4% picked it as their top spot. Of the 20 choices available, Montreal was the least popular, with less than 1% of the vote.

 

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Agoda.com Global Survey: Top Honeymoon Destinations

GLOBAL

Destination

Global Votes

Maldives

20.30%

Greek Islands

7.80%

Paris

7.60%

Bali

7.10%

Hawaii

6.60%

Italy

6.50%

Caribbean Islands

5.70%

Tahiti

5.60%

New Zealand

5.20%

Istanbul

3.80%

Phuket

3.50%

Australia

3.40%

Prague

2.80%

Las Vegas

2.70%

New York

2.50%

Spain

2.50%

Cancun

2.40%

Rio de Janeiro

2.20%

Croatia

1.00%

Montreal

0.90%

MALAYSIA

Destination

Malaysia Votes

Maldives

20%

Greek Islands

6%

Tahiti

2%

Bali

7%

Italy

5%

New Zealand

8%

Hawaii

6%

Paris

14%

Caribbean Islands

4%

Australia

5%

Spain

2%

Phuket

2%

Istanbul

10%

Prague

1%

Las Vegas

2%

New York

2%

Cancun

1%

Rio de Janeiro

1%

Montreal

1%

Croatia

0%

 

For more information about the Honeymoon Survey, please contact pr@agoda.com.

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