The next phase of Tourism Australia’s Holiday Here This Year campaign launches today, with ambassadors Hamish Blake and Zoe‐Foster Blake showcasing some of Australia’s most epic holiday experiences.
Hamish Blake and Zoe‐Foster Blake are back on your screens to tell you that it’s time to go BIG.
The new $9 million Epic Holidays campaign urges Australians to travel further, book a longer stay, and enjoy the benefits of a bigger domestic holiday.
Speaking about the opportunities for epic holidays in Australia, Hamish Blake and Zoe Foster‐ Blake said, “We feel intensely awed by this hugely varied and vast country we live in, and how lucky we are to have so many epic experiences in our backyard.
“So many of the reasons we travel for – wildlife adventures, forests and hiking, wining and dining, and epic family experiences – are right on our doorstep, and the best way to do them justice is on a big holiday. Go bigger! Stay longer! Eat more! Adventure more! Need we say more?”
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Federal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Dan Tehan, said now is the perfect time for Australians who have been holding out for a holiday, to take an epic one.
“This new campaign aims to get Australians to travel further afield, take a longer holiday, and visit those parts of the country typically reliant on international tourism.”
“Australians typically spend more overseas than foreign tourists spend in Australia, so we want Australians to treat their domestic holiday this year like an overseas trip.
“Every epic holiday that we take in our own backyard delivers a significant shot in the arm for our tourism businesses, workers and communities,” Mr Tehan said.
Tourism Australia Managing Director Phillipa Harrison said the new campaign sought to encourage Australians to take the opportunity to book an epic holiday, especially when there had been limited opportunities to do so in the past year.
“This latest phase of our Holiday Here This Year campaign is focused on reminding Australians of some of the big adventures that can be had when exploring the many destinations, landscapes, and natural wonders that make Australia truly awe‐inspiring.”
“With a backyard as vast as ours, Australians are spoilt for choice when it comes to epic destinations and holiday experiences. We have a reef so big you can see it from space, the world’s greatest rock formation, and mountain ranges that dominate over three states and more,” Ms Harrison concluded.
The Epic Holidays campaign
The Epic Holidays campaign will be rolled out across a range of channels including TV, print, online, social media, content partnerships, search, radio, cinema and outdoor advertising.
Not sure where to start? Check out this fun new online quiz to assist you and your clients in finding your perfect Australian holiday match.
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The campaign is being supported by a range of key partners including Flight Centre, Travel Associates, Big Red Group, and Klook.