Airbnb has partnered up with By Rotation, a fashion rental app, to offer Brits who have been invited to weddings overseas this year £150 in credit to spend on a designer outfit rental – plus £100 in Airbnb credit for their next trip.
As summer is in full swing, a lot of spouses-to-be would have planned their weddings around making the most of the sunny weather, yet there is also a rise in trend in the couples planning destination weddings outside the UK.
While being invited to someone’s special day is exciting, budgeting for a wedding, overseas or at home, is not necessarily an easy task, especially when you have to think about flights and where to stay, on top of staying stylish with a new outfit.
According to research by Airbnb, around 53 per cent of guests from the UK say they struggle with the cost of attending a wedding.
However, Airbnb and By Rotation have teamed up to try and help alleviate the stress and lower the costs of planning a trip to another country for a wedding, and perhaps an extended holiday, too.
The average British wedding guest will spend £661 per wedding, according to Airbnb’s research, with 17 per cent saying that wedding presents for the happy couple, contribute to the financial strain.
Ten per cent also say the same thing about having to splash out on new clothes for the wedding, yet if you are staying in an Airbnb for a wedding this year, you may find yourself flaunting a new Ganni two-piece or even a sought-after Farm Rio dress.
While England still takes the number one spot for wedding locations for Brits this summer, followed by Northern Ireland and Ireland second and Wales third, other couples have also set their sights on European destinations and beyond to get married in, Airbnb’s research states.
In the middle of the top ten wedding locations, guests can expect to be invited to classic holiday destinations such as Spain, Italy and France for the big day, yet North America does take the seventh spot after these countries.
Completing the list are Greece (including the islands) and the Caribbean. If you find yourself being invited to a wedding before the end of 2024 in any of these top 10 destinations and are also staying in an Airbnb, the holiday rental company is offering for you to apply…
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