Don’t get it twisted: Hawaii is still planet Earth’s numero uno destination for cooing lovebirds.

“Primarily, couples are going to honeymoon destinations like Hawaii and Mexico,” said Sara Margulis, the co-founder and CEO of Honeyfund, a honeymoon registry site that has helped 1.5 million couples fund-raise for romantic getaways.

But as more couples seek adventure, affordability and novelty, the hierarchy of honeymoon harbors is shifting. Because of Honeyfund’s large pool of user data, including bookings, they already have a good idea of where newlyweds will be heading in 2026. 5

On the international scene Japan and Italy are hot, “but we are also seeing a lot of growing US destinations, like Tennessee, California, Florida and Alaska,” she said.

“And we’ve really seen Tennessee do

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