Travel destinations for Valentine's Day

The arrival of the Valentine's Day can be sensed days or even weeks before the magical 14th of February. Shops are starting to sell gifts, cards and chocolates fitting to the theme of love and romance including hearts and pinky colors. The day indeed is important for many sectors, and for example some chocolate companies in Japan receive half of their years' profits during the Valentine's Day season. Restaurants are also well prepared for the day of love and offer special menus for two. Besides giving gifts and celebrating the Valentine's Day with a romantic dinner, it has also become popular among couples to take a brief get away. Hotels across the world are also now offering special Valentine's Day packs and are prepared for more demand.

Altough Valentine's Day can be celebrated anywhere, some destinations have clearly become more popular among couples seeking for romantic get aways. Cities like Paris, Rome and Venice in Europe have been perceived as romantic cities among travellers for as long as we can remember.

Fontana di Trevi in Rome

The Eiffer Tower in Paris

However, the traditional romantic destinations have gotten some competitors. Wandering Kiwi lists in a blog post romantic destinations for Valentine's Day and the first place is held by India and Taj Mahal. It's not surprising, since the story behind Taj Mahal itself is very romantic; Taj Mahal was built by an emperor to respect the memory of his late wife. 

Taj Mahal in India

If you are spending Valentine's Day with a special person, any location can be romantic though. Where would you like to take your loved one for a romantic get away?

GalaHotels offers thousands of hotels around the world in the traditional and not so traditional romantic destinations. If you still didn't reserve a hotel but wish to spend the day of love abroad, reserve a room from GalaHotels!