The space trip theme, employed by Red Bull, Virgin and AXE in their promotional efforts, has now been taken up in the new campaign by KLM. The Dutch airline is encouraging the international audience to participate in the KLM SPACE competition for a chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly into space aboard the SXC Lynx. This revolutionary aircraft is set to make the first commercial space trip as part of the larger project, Space Expedition Corporation (SXC), in partnership with KLM.
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KLM helps its customers get the maximum of their travels. The airline company is inviting travelers to use the newly launched service, “KLM must see map,” to crowdcourse an actual high-quality printed city map, which includes tips from your friends in social media. The online service has been launched as the major pillar of the campaign under the same name, devised and developed by Dutch agency Code d’Azur.
Europe welcomes a new low-cost airline on interregional routes, HOP!, which is a combination of three Air France group’s regional airlines—Brit Air, Regional and Airlinair. Brand and design agency Brandimage has developed visual identity for the brand, whose name is synonymous with mobility and action.
American Airlines started a new year with a new visual identity developed by FutureBrand. The company has waved goodbye to its old red and blue AA Silver Bird symbol and unveiled a new logo and exterior for its planes for a modern twist to the company’s image. It’s the first update of American Airlines look in over 40 years. The colours, slightly refreshed, remained the same (they are blue and red as before), but the symbol (the eagle) is now spreading its wings wide, instead of rising them above.
Virgin is offering an unprecedented gift to its most devoted fliers. The company, which opened a gateway to space in October 2011, will award a traveler who earns the most frequent flyer points from booking its flights until August 7, 2013 with a free trip on the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo shuttle. The project titled “Virgin America Presents Mission: Galactic” is a great opportunity to rocket into the space without paying a cent—the points are collected for flights consumers were on.
The airline company KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is promoting its services on the international market with a recently launched initiative under a friendly ‘Be My Guest’ tagline. The new campaign, developed by Tribal DDB and DDB Amsterdam, uses an undying trend, which has been used in recent marketing efforts by Burger King and adidas to name but a few—it features famous people from various industries. Since KLM is a Dutch company, the new promotional activity features six celebrities originating from the Netherlands—DJ Armin van Buuren, fashion supermodel Yfke Sturm, football legend Ruud Gullit, Hollywood actor Jeroen Krabbé, astronaut Wubbo Ockels, and designer Hella Jongerius, who can ‘be reached’ by the airline guests in the virtual chat.