The inspiring ‘Holiday Here This Year’ campaign, brought to you by the Luxury Escapes and Tourism Australia team, is getting ready for a second round to support Aussies travelling closer to home.
Off the back of the successful ‘Holiday Here This Year’ campaign partnership between online travel company Luxury Escapes and Tourism Australia, a second campaign will launch from Monday 14th September to Sunday 4th October.
‘Holiday Here This Year’ showed that Australians who previously travelled overseas are now booking domestic trips for their next getaway, with a strong sentiment to support regional destinations including those affected by the devastating bushfires in January.
‘Holiday here’ inspo
The ‘Holiday Here This Year’ campaign is the largest Luxury Escapes have ever undertaken in terms of volume, content, and performance.
The second round will continue to encourage and inspire Australians to holiday locally with an additional 35 high-end properties on offer, through a multi-channel, destination-focused approach. Six more detailed travel guides have also been created to add to the 17 that were already developed for the previous campaign.
The success of this campaign aligns with the wider bounce back Luxury Escapes are seeing in intrastate and interstate travel for the majority of Australian states and territories. Product views for intrastate travel were up 180% and interstate product views up 100% in June compared to the 12-month average, with revenue also up for the regions that have eased restrictions.
The national campaign showcased travel opportunities across Australia to a national media audience as well as Luxury Escapes’ subscribers reaching more than 4.5 million Australians over the two week campaign period and generating thousands of bookings.
“Although some travel restrictions remain in place around the country, we need to continue to encourage those who have the means to, to book a holiday or tourism experience, as the recovery of our industry hinges on Australians getting out and exploring their own wonderful country.”
Phillipa Harrison, Tourism Australia Managing Director
Aussies are ready to travel again
Luxury Escapes CMO Jason Shugg said the success of the campaign demonstrates Australians are hungry and ready to travel again. “We’re seeing a very strong recovery in the states that have reopened for intrastate and interstate travel, and by joining forces with Tourism Australia we can help get travellers back to the communities that really need their support.”
“With 42% of bookings in this campaign made for a regional destination and bushfire-affected regions like the Blue Mountains being in the top three booking destinations, it’s clear there’s a real desire amongst Aussies to take a domestic holiday and support the local travel businesses that have had an incredibly challenging year so far.”
Tourism Australia Managing Director Phillipa Harrison said “Our consumer research shows that 60% of Australian travellers are keen to travel or are considering travel around Australia once they can, and this demand has certainly been reflected in the results from this recent targeted campaign, which has exceeded our expectations.”
“The Australian travel industry has had a tough 2020, from the impact of the bushfires to the COVID-19 travel bans” Shugg says.
“Whether they’re travelling now or as restrictions and borders open, it’s heartwarming to see so many Australians are eager to travel again, particularly through supporting the regional areas and operators that are doing it tough.”
Jason Shugg, Luxury Escapes CMO
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