Thailand

Thailand remains a great honeymoon option as it still has that exotic feel that means you're taking time out of everyday life to experience a new culture. There's a strong tradition of great service and, when Thai people know you're on honeymoon, there will be an extra warm welcome and an effort to spoil you. A big consideration for most honeymooners these days is budget, and Thailand still represents great value for money for couples looking to do something special.

the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has predicted a total of 15 million visitors this year alone, a whopping 20 per cent up from last year. Director of TAT's Middle-East office, Pramoth Supyen, says, "Our statistics show a 20 per cent increase in total visitors to Thailand from the Middle East for 2010 compared with 2009.

If you do find the willpower to venture out of your villa, you'll find a fully equipped spa and fitness area and, down on the beach, the main heart of the resort, with its lobby, restaurant, bar area, library with books, CDs and games, huge infinity pool and 2km-strip of white sand. If your man is not sold on the idea of lounging on the beach, sign yourselves up for a Thai cooking course in the hotel kitchen; a spa treatment together; a snorkelling trip to a nearby island; an outdoor yoga or meditation session; Thai boxing classes; tennis coaching, kayaking; sailing; windsurfing; paddleboarding or diving. If you need more, elephant rides, rainforest walks, helicopter rides, golf, shopping trips and more can easily be arranged elsewhere on the island.