Auckland PR shop Undertow Media is creating and executing a social media competition featuring 10 Instagrammers for Choice Hotels NZ.
The TravelGrammer competition has enlisted some of New Zealand’s brightest social media stars to showcase the best places, faces and experiences that New Zealand has to offer.
The comp will see 10 hand-picked Instagrammers each sent to a different location within New Zealand for the weekend of 1-2 April.
Two to Oz
From there they will explore the region, highlighting their experiences via social media for the chance to be crowned the Choice Hotels NZ TravelGrammer 2017 winner and score a trip for two to Australia.
Each Instagrammer will be tasked with capturing and sharing their assigned region’s most exhilarating experiences, stunning landscapes and ‘Insta-worthy’ gastronomic escapades with their social media followers, in order to build a unique content series that encourages other Kiwis to explore the Land of the Long White Cloud.
From creative influencer Jenny Gao to young photographer Jordan McInally, the final 10 Instagrammers, with a combined audience of more than 160,000 followers, come from all walks of life but share the same insatiable passion for travel and exceptional skill for creating beautiful, powerful and engaging content.
Mastermind
Liz Carlson (the mastermind behind Young Adventuress with over 170K Instagram followers and credentials ranging from TEDx speaker to contributing writer for BBC Travel, Huffington Post, Forbes, Buzzfeed and CNN) is proud to lend her expertise as campaign host.
“I’m so excited to be part of the Choice Hotels TravelGrammer campaign and jumped at the chance to host because it presents such an amazing opportunity for domestic tourism in New Zealand,” she says.
Carlson, an American expat and true pioneer of the influencer industry here in New Zealand, says the campaign is “all about inspiring Kiwi travellers to check out their own backyard”.
Choice Hotels marketing manager Matt Taylor says Instagram is a vital part of the company’s marketing strategy and the campaign will not only help lift the profile of Choice Hotels, but New Zealand tourism in general.
“It’s been amazing to see the various tourism bodies embrace our TravelGrammer campaign wholeheartedly, which in turn supports the sharing of brilliant content, promoting New Zealand to potential visitors both here and abroad,” he said.
Adopted Kiwi
Liz Carlson has worked hard to push social media in New Zealand and encourage businesses and destinations to collaborate with influencers to help share their stories and reach new audiences.
“Watching the content unfold as part of this campaign – a big first for New Zealand – will be exciting to witness and I can’t wait to see what each Instagrammer comes up with,” she said.
“As an adopted Kiwi, I’m passionate about the idea that travel is for everyone, which is easy when there are more than 30 Choice Hotels properties across the country to choose from.”
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