Amy Wood

 amy.wood@romanticplanet.ca  direct: 403-923-7328

I’m a certified destination wedding & honeymoon specialist with 10 years and hundreds of individual and group travel bookings under my belt. I pride myself in creating customized travel needs for every group with great attention to detail for everyone not just the group leader/bridal couple. I am a home based agent located in Calgary, I live with my husband, daughter and our small zoo of animals. I had my own destination wedding in the Riviera Maya, Mexico in 2010 so I have experience on what to expect as a past destination wedding bride and a travel agent.  I have had the privilege to book many destination weddings throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Dominican, Jamaica and Cuba. I am always looking for new specialties and certifications to provide all of my clients with the best most up to date knowledge on ANY destination they want to enquire about.  My top two destinations that I have had the pleasure to travel to are Jamaica and Saint Lucia. Please contact me for all of your travel inquiry needs!

Destination Weddings

Wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and we at Romantic Planet Vacations specialize in making your destination wedding dream a reality. We work closely with airlines, tour operators, cruiselines, attractions, and accomodations from around the world to provide you with a carefree, happy, and memorable event. Whether you invision this day to be at a castle in Europe, on a tropical beach, or on the deck of a cruiseship, your happiness and your love for one another is our drive for success.

We have wedding packages to suit all budgets and destinations to suit all desires. Please contact me and we will begin the journey to provide you with the most memorable destination wedding.

Top Recommended Destinations

Although we offer any destination in the world, the all-inclusive hotspots are in top demand. We have personally traveled to and inspected most resorts in these areas so to continue our efforts of being the experts that you require. The most popular all-inclusive destinations are Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Mexico, with more unique being Barbados, Costa Rica, and St. Lucia.

Receive a Complimentary Personalized Wedding Web-Site!

Romantic Planet Vacations has been offering complimentary Wedding Web-Sites for all wedding groups (min 10 passengers) since 2009. Since then, enhanced features have been added to include 24-hour secure online booking and payments for you and your guests, automatic guest list updates whenever a new guest books, and full maintenance of all information including rates, flight schedules, hotel information and more.

Receive a Complimentary Save-the-Date Wedding E-flyer!

Every destination wedding booked with Romantic Planet Vacations (min 10 passengers) receive a complimentary Save-the-Date E-flyer once the group is confirmed with the supplier, which details in PDF the resort, date, rates and how to book so to give you the advantage of letting your guests know the details as soon as possible.

Supplier Bonuses!

Many of our valued travel suppliers including tour operators and resorts offer wedding groups special bonuses from complimentary passengers, upgrades, and much more! Please visit our Home Page for more information or contact one of our Certified Destination Wedding Specialists today!
Upcoming Events & Presentations

We have FREE Destination Wedding and Honeymoon Presentations held regularly throughout the year. This is very useful for anyone planning a destination wedding or honeymoon. Learn about important information: various destinations, resort options, how to book a wedding, FAQ’s, world’s most romantic honeymoons, and much more! Please click here to see where and when the next presentations will be held.

Refer me!

I truly appreciate your referral. If you know anyone else who is planning a honeymoon or destination wedding, we’d love to help them.

Included in My Services

Rest assure that by contacting Romantic Planet Vacations, you will receive personalized, friendly, dedicated and expert advice while planning and coordinating this very special occasion. We provide all with No Service Fee. The best way to get started is to submit your DESTINATION WEDDING QUOTE REQUEST to us and one of our Certified Destination Wedding Specialists will get back to you shortly.

COMMITMENT DEPOSIT: I would be more then happy to provide you up to three hours of complimentary in-person, by phone, email, or by skype travel consultation and group quoting services and thereafter, require a $300 commitment deposit. This deposit will be applied towards your group trip when you are ready to book (if booked within one year) or is non-refundable if you ultimately decide not to book your wedding group with us. Included with this deposit, you will be guaranteed a dedicated Certified Destination Wedding Specialist and experienced Certified Travel Agent (myself) to continue to assist you in finding the destination and resort of your dreams.

Honeymoons, Luxury & Romance

Awe-inspiring Honeymoons can be an Experience of a Lifetime

We only offer the world’s most romantic destinations as a setting for your honeymoon because, frankly, you deserve perfection. These places were designed for your love and will cater to your every need and desires for the most amazing honeymoon. Whether it’s a beach vacation, safari, ski trip or cruise, Romantic Planet Vacations will provide you with sheer paradise for your honeymoon getaway!

After your wedding it will be time to unwind and take in what the world has to offer you as a newlywed couple. Every honeymoon package booked with us with include a special gift and red-carpet treatment whereever you go.

Honeymoon Gift Registry

Romantic Planet Vacations offers a unique online gift registry that not only offers the opportunity for your guests to contribute any dollar amount towards your honeymoon, we also offer special travel experiences for which your guests can provide you such a couples massage, romantic sunset cruise, or tour of the local sights. Please click here for more information.

Upcoming Events & Presentations

We have FREE Honeymoon and Destination Wedding Presentations held regularly throughout the year. This is very useful for anyone planning a destination wedding or honeymoon. Learn about important information: various destinations, resort options, how to book a wedding, FAQ’s, world’s most romantic honeymoons, and much more! Please click here to see where and when the next presentations will be held.

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Australia: Great Barrier Reef luxury resorts (Hayman Island, Lizard Island)
Bahamas: Custom Package The Cove, Atlantis Resort with a remote island stay 10 to 14 days, Sandals Resorts
Barbados: The Crane Resort, Fairmont Royal Pavilion, The House
Canada: Many romantic packages are available nationwide. Try Quebec City, Banff/Lake Louise, Whistler, or self-drive the maritimes! Most Fairmont resorts offer romance packages.
Cook Islands: Custom Packages at beachfront quaint hotels
Costa Rica: All-inclusive beach or try a custom Costa Rica Honeymoon Getaway Package
Cuba: Paradisus Rio De Oro, Paradisus Princesa del Mar, Iberostar Ensenacho
Dominican Republic – Punta Cana: Sivory Punta Cana, Excellence Punta Cana, Paradisus Palma Real, Iberostar Grand Hotel, Palace Resorts
Dominican Republic – Samana: Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado

Ecuador: If you love nature, Ecuador is a perfect place for your Eco-Honeymoon, combining luxury with simplicity. 9-Day Ecuadorian Pacific Coast , 8-Day Cloud Forest Honeymoon Package
France: We will design a package perfect for you. Try combo with stay in Paris, rail with castle stay in country and end with stay on the Mediterranean.honeymoon5
honeymoon6Fiji: Custom Packages with options of small-ship cruise, private island stays, and over-water bungalows.
Greece: This is one of our top honeymoon destinations! We will fully customize an island hop stay to include Santorini, Mykonos, and visits to the ruins in Athens. 13-Day Greece Honeymoon Getaway Package
Hawaii: Maui, Kauai
Honduras: We have a 7-Nights Honeymoon Getaway Package
Ireland and Scotland: Why not live like kings and queens with a memorable stay in a castle!
Italy: One of the most romantic countries in the world. Fully customizable packages available to include Rome, Florence & honeymoon7Tuscany, and more. Italy Honeymoon Getaway Package.
Indonesia: Bali
Jamaica: Half Moon Resort, Iberostar Grand, Royal Plantation, Couples Resorts, Sandals
Maldives: Conrad Maldives with its underwater restaurant, Huvafen Fushi Resort with its underwater spa
Mexico – Cancun: Le Blanc Spa Resort, Sun Palace, The Royal Cancun, ME Cancun, Palace Resorts
Mexico – Los Cabos: Desire Resort & Spa, Dreams Los Cabos, Sandos
Mexico – Mayan Riviera: Secrets Capri, Excellence Riviera, Valetin Imperial Maya, El Dorado Royale, El Dorado Maroma, Iberostar Grand, Royal Hideaway, The Royal Playa Del Carmen, Secrets Maroma, Secrets Silversands, Palace Resorts

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Mexico – Puerto Vallarta: Villa Premiere, Dreams Villamagna
St. Lucia: Anse Chastanet, Jade Mountain, Windjammer Landing, Sandals
Tahiti/French Polynesia (Tahiti, Bora Bora, Moorea): Custom Package with island stays in Moorea, Tahiti and Bora Bora. End with nights in romantic overwater bungalow
Thailand: Phuket, Krabi custom packages.
Turks and Caicos: The Regent Grand, The Villa Renaissance.

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Our team are all Certified Honeymoon Specialists. We will not book you just a normal trip. We will help make it a trip of a lifetime – as so you deserve! Please contact us for your custom quote today at 1-866-247-8123 ext 114 or  amy.wood@romanticplanet.ca

Featured Destination;

BELIZE!!!

Belize is located in Central America and it is bordered to the north by Mexico, to the south and west by Guatemala and to the east by the Caribbean Sea. We are a diverse country with various cultures and languages. We also have the lowest population density in Central America with 35 people per square mile or 14 people per square kilometer.

Belize is also known for its extreme biodiversity and distinctive ecosystems. On the coast, there is a swampy coastal plain with mangrove swamps. In the south and interior there are hills and low mountains. Most of our land is undeveloped and is forested with hardwoods. It is a part of the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot and it has many jungles, wildlife reserves, a large variety of different species of flora and fauna and the largest cave system in Central America. Some species of Belize’s flora and fauna include the black orchid, the mahogany tree, the toucan and tapirs.

From the moment you arrive in Belize – whether you are an adventure traveler, part of a family trip or in the country for a relaxing beach vacation – Belize people and culture make you feel as welcome and comfortable, like nowhere you’ve ever visited.

In Belize, their traditions and customs are varied and represent more than eight diverse cultures. For generations, the people of Belize have demonstrated a cultural commitment to preserve the country’s unique charms. This enduring promise to the land, the waters and you, our visitor, inspires all to achieve a genuine and intimate connection to a variety of extraordinary experiences.

It truly is a melting pot of colorful personalities, making their 321,115 residents the country’s greatest resource for tourism. The Belizean people are made up of Maya, Mestizo, Kriol, Garifuna, East Indian, Mennonite, Arab and Chinese.

There also are a number of expatriates in Belize from Canada, Europe and the United States – and many of them retire here. A blending of cultures has resulted in one of the happiest and most peaceful countries in the region and a widespread reputation as one of the world’s friendliest tourist destination.

In Belize (formerly British Honduras), English remains the official language, but the most diverse language in Belize is Kriol (Belizean Creole). Other languages spoken include Garifuna, Mandarin, Spanish and Maya. *all information above is from the travelbelize.org website

For my personal photos of this amazing Destination please go to https://www.facebook.com/AmywoodRPVIC/ Please check out my Belize album.

Or for even more information about the country please visit https://www.travelbelize.org/, or feel free to contact me with any questions or as they say in Belize “Wait bruk down bridge”. ( Translation from Kriol- Don’t make me wait too long)

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Awards

2019 Global Sales Award
2017, 2018 Global Achievement Award; Best in Customer Service 
2017 Pink Heart Award Winner

Certifications

TICO Certified
Destination Wedding and Honeymoon Certified Specialist
LGBTQ+ Wedding Certified
Mexico Specialist
Belize Specialist
Jamaica Specialist
Saint Lucia Specialist
Hawaii Destination Specialist
St Maarten Specialist
Aruba (ACE) Specialist
Bahamas Specialist
Sandals Certified Specialist
Disney Specialist
RIU Specialist
AM Resorts Master Agent
Palace Resorts Pro and Wedding Specialist
Sirenis Resorts and Hotels Certified
Playa Resorts Preferred and Wedding Agent
 

Memberships

Member of Destination Vows Specialists 
Member of the Destination Wedding and Honeymoon Association
Member of International Association of Destination Wedding Professionals 

When my fiancé and I decided that we wanted to have a destination wedding, we began meeting with different travel agents. The only thing we knew for sure is that we wanted to go to Mexico. We were searching for someone to guide us through the process and make recommendations, but we were also looking for a travel agent who could offer quality customer service. We weren’t having much luck at that point. It seemed like everyone we talked to took days to get back to us, and none of these agencies really had advice on destination weddings. Then I heard about Romantic Planet Vacations. A friend of mine had used them a year ago and had a really great experience. I reached out and was soon connected to Amy Wood. We chatted on the phone for over half an hour, and I felt so much stress melt away during those 30 minutes. Amy not only specializes in destination weddings, but she has had a destination wedding of her own, and has helped organized travel for over a hundred wedding parties. We decided to move forward, and the process from that point on was smooth sailing. She even went over and above to help me make some decisions about my wedding details, based on her own experiences, and she was amazing at coordinating travel for my friends and family. Amy even contacted us a couple of times while we were on our trip to make sure things were going well. During the weeks leading up to the wedding, one of our family members had a serious health issue and had to cancel the trip last minute. They didn’t purchase cancellation insurance, but Amy worked hard with the travel company to get some of their money back. We were one hundred percent satisfied with Amy’s services and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her!

 Jamie & Mike Married at the Grand Sirenis March 6, 2018

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We chose a destination wedding since half of our family and friends are from different parts of the country, and since travel was required, it made more sense for everyone to get a Mexico vacation out of it as well.  We spoke with a number of different travel agencies, and ultimately chose Amy Wood with Romantic Planet Vacations to assist us with our vacation planning.  This was due to a combination of unmatched customer service as well as very competitive pricing.  Amy was able to meet with us immediately and answer all of our questions and concerns in a very timely manner. There was no up front charge for their services, and everything was lumped into a simple all in price for us and all of our 65 guests, who came from 4 different cities across Canada.

Obviously given the large size of the group, there was a lot of coordination required throughout the entire process.  Amy worked diligently to ensure everything went as smoothly as possible, despite multiple issues that arose which were completely out of her control.  She even made herself available while on vacation in case we required any urgent assistance in the final weeks leading up to our big day.

In summary, we were extremely impressed with the services we received from Romantic Planet Vacations and Amy Wood, and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone else looking to do a destination wedding, or a trip with a larger group.  Everything went so much smoother and was so much easier to plan having them on our team.  Thanks again for all your hard work!

Sincerely, Jason Rodych & Brittney Battagello  Married at Sandos Caraocol Eco Resort November 15, 2017

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My fiancé and I are getting married April 4th at the Now Jade resort. Our travel agent, Amy Wood in Calgary, has been absolutely amazing. I don’t usually send emails like this but I feel the need to let you know how great she has been. I have heard horror stories and have personally experienced horrible service with other travel agents for weddings down south, to the point I didn’t want to get married outside of Canada. Amy has completely changed our perspective and has gone above and beyond in every way. Our resort wasn’t easy to deal with initially and I know my fiancé and I weren’t either. We have family coming from all over Canada and the US, Amy has made sure everyone was taken care of and happy. I will absolutely recommend your company, and Amy, to anyone looking to get married down south. She’s been so pleasant, timely, and compassionate. She is simply amazing!

Kind regards,
Gina & Kyle
Married at Now Jade Resort, Mayan Riviera
on April 4, 2017

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The service was quick and friendly and the booking process very easy. Amy was our first agent before she went on mat leave and she was amazing, she was super fast with getting back to me when ever I had a question and when she left, Tonie was our agent and she was the same way. The service was excellent. Very stress free and answered all of my questions no matter how small they were. I could not have asked for a better experience. The on-sight weddding service was amazing, our wedding planner was fantastic and the wedding exceeded our expectations.

Justina Bellows
Married on October 23, 2012 to Josh Bellows
Grand Sunset Princess, Mayan Riviera

I just wanted to thank you for all of your help. You were amazing and have made this process stress free. Thanks again!
All the best,
Justina Fuller
Getting married at Grand Sunset Princess, Mayan Riviera on October 23, 2012


Romantic Planet Vacations was always accessible – answered all of our questions, and looked after our special requests in regards to travel and accommodation. The booking process was very easy. Service was excellent, professional – could not have asked for anything else. They are very well organized, our request for upgrade was promptly processed and seating arranged. The hotel was great, wedding was perfectly organized, well above expectations.

Libuse and Paul Kuzel
Guest of Janice Poon and Shelden Mellott’s wedding
Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya, Mexico
May 2012

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We just wanted to send you a big THANK YOU for everything you did to assist us for our wedding. You were such a great help to us and I kept hearing over & over from all of our guests that you dealt with, how helpful you were. You left a very positive impression on us all!

The resort was beautiful and we had a pretty perfect wedding week. Definately recommend this resort – the staff was so friendly and Emma (our coordinator) did a fabulous job with all the little extras. Our ceremony location couldn’t have been more perfect and was decorated very beautifully. The dance we had on the sand was SO fun and beautiful the way they had it setup for us. I could go on and on as everything exceeded my expectations. I have attached a few pics for you.

Thank you again SO much!

Lori & Mario
Married at the BlueBay Grand Esmeralda Resort, Mayan Riviera on March 23, 2012

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