The Wedding Business · Data & Insights
Amex GBT Forecasts 2027 Hotel Rate Rises, Dubai Up 1-2%
American Express Global Business Travel predicts hotel rates will climb in 2027. Asia-Pacific expects moderate increases, while Dubai forecasts a 1-2% rise.
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Real celebrations from across Asia, grand and intimate, traditional and modern, told with the couple’s blessing and every vendor credited.
Real weddings appear here only with the couple’s permission and the photographer’s license, and we publish a minority of what we receive. The first features are in preparation with photographers and planners across the region.
The ballrooms, beaches and gardens where Asia gets married, reported with the details that matter: capacity, style and what it really costs.
The Directory
VowAsia VettedThe region’s best wedding professionals, from planners, photographers and gown houses to jewelers, makeup artists, florists and honeymoon specialists, vetted by our editors and searchable by city. The Directory opens with a curated founding collection.
Wedding PlannersPhotography & FilmGowns & AttireRings & JewelryBeautyFlowers & DécorHoneymoon & TravelVenues
Founding applications are open. Admission is editorial, free to apply, and never for sale.
Getting married away from home, done properly: legal requirements, honest budgets and the destinations worth the journey.
Gowns, rings, beauty and flowers, in wedding style covered with a magazine’s eye and a planner’s practicality.
Pradeep Jaiswani, Stage Craft, Modernises Jaipur Wedding Decor
News, data and people from Asia’s wedding industry, for the hotels, planners and brands behind the celebrations.
Agoda Partners Capella Hotel Group, Boosting Luxury Bookings
This collaboration brings Capella Hotels and Resorts and Patina Hotels & Resorts to Agoda's platform, enhancing access to high-end stays across Asia and globally for couples.
Conran and Partners Joins DLR Group, Boosts Luxury Hotel Design
The London and Hong Kong-based studio, known for luxury resorts, becomes DLR Group's first European outpost, expanding global reach for high-end hospitality projects.
The Wedding Business Brief
The wedding industry’s last two weeks, briefed for professionals: venue and hotel news, market data, appointments and the trends behind the bookings, with a note on what to watch next.
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Our showcases and roundtables, the region’s wedding fair calendar, and the awards we present with the Asia Awards Organisation.
Showcases that connect venues with couples and planners
Asia’s best venues and wedding work, judged to published criteria
The region’s fairs and expos, kept in one view
Reach the couples planning Asia’s weddings, and the industry that serves them.
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