Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and nothing is more romantic than treating your loved one to a weekend away. While classic romantic destinations such as Paris, Rome and Venice are tried and tested, why not surprise someone special with a trip to one of Splendia‘s alternative Valentine’s destinations, guaranteed to create memories neither of you will ever forget…
For a chance to win a night in a luxurious hotel, we asked you to tell us what Valentine’s gift you’d like to find under your pillow at the hotel. We had an incredible response – thank you to everyone who entered! Here are the results.
The top five answers with the most Facebook ‘Likes’ were:
“An extra hour’s sleep”
“Sotto il cuscino vorrei trovare voucher x isola paradisiaca / Underneath my pillow I’d like to find a gift voucher for a paradise island”
“I’d like to receive a ticket for Madrid and a voucher for a fantastic night in a luxurious hotel!”
“A giftcard – saves a lot of disappointment!”
“A ticket for a cruise!”
The Splendia panel then selected a winner from the top five… and the winner is… Continue reading
Valentine’s Day, a tradition going back 1,500 years, is celebrated all over the world. While in most places the day of love focuses on couples celebrating their love for each other, in some cultures activities for singles are more prominent. Couples tend to celebrate in the stereotypically romantic sense, but the games for those not part of a twosome are varied and interesting.
On Malaysia’s day of love, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month, the tradition is for women to write their telephone numbers on oranges and throw them into the nearest river with hopes of the orange being picked up by the man of their dreams who will then give them a ring.
In Brazil, Dia dos Namorados (day of lovers) is celebrated on 12th June. On the evening before, women write down the names of their crushes on folded up pieces of paper. On the day, they draw a name from the pile and whoever they have chosen is the person that they will spend their life with. Then they go about their day as usual. Continue reading