Honeymooners choose activity holidays over beach breaks

Out of the 2,000 couples who took part in the survey, four in five did not take a foreign beach holiday. A total of 32% took a UK holiday, 15% chose a city break, 9% took an adventure holiday and 3% opted for a cruise.

Over half of those surveyed agreed that a traditional honeymoon in the sun is old fashioned.

The average honeymoon costs £2,580, the survey found. Scots were the most lavish couples spending £2879.08 on their trip.

Marketing director at Teletext Holidays Ash Makkar said: “Our research shows that honeymooners are willing to spend more money in order to make their trip of a lifetime just that, and are increasingly asking wedding guests to contribute to their holiday rather than give them household items.”

Top ten long haul honeymoon destinations:

1. USA
2. Barbados and the Caribbean
3. Maldives
4. Mexico
5. Australia
6. New Zealand
7. Mauritius
8. Brazil
9. South Africa
10. North Africa

Top ten UK honeymoon destinations:

1. London
2. Lake District
3. Scotland
4. Wales
5. Peak District
6. Edinburgh
7. Glasgow
8. Norfolk
9. Suffolk