Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden & Icelandair Launch “Faces of Scandanavia” to Spotlight Inspiring Travel Destinations

13 May 2011
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Online Campaign Features Travel Testimonials from Prominent Scandinavians and a Chance to Win a Trip or iPad

NEW YORK – VisitDenmark, Innovation Norway, VisitFinland, VisitSweden and Icelandair will launch the second installment of their joint campaign “Faces of Scandinavia” in which famous Scandinavians are promoting their favorite local travel destinations. The purpose is to inspire U.S. travelers to visit Scandinavia. Just as last year’s successful campaign, the “Faces of Scandinavia” campaign will promote Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden as four European destinations that combined make for one exciting vacation, with Icelandair as the preferred airline.  Icelandair has convenient service to Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm and Bergen, Oslo, Stavanger and Trondheim in Norway. Additionally, several prominent Scandinavians are participating in the campaign.

The campaign website – www.facesofscandinavia.com – is the hub for information about local travel destinations in each of the countries and gives visitors the chance to win two roundtrip tickets to destination of choice, courtesy of Icelandair, to Denmark, Norway, Sweden or Finland.

For travel offers and complete schedule, including fares, terms and conditions and availability visit www.icelandair.us/scandinavia.

Faces of Scandinavia’s sponsor and mobile travel application, Guidepal, will guide the American travelers in Scandinavia via their smartphones.

The “Faces of Scandinavia”

Several prominent Scandinavians who live and/or work in the U.S. share their favorite travel destinations on the “Faces of Scandinavia” campaign website. Some of the new celebrities sharing their favorite travel stories this year will include:

Rene Redzepi of restaurant noma, award winning Danish chef of the San Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurant Award 2010 and 2011

Børge Ousland, Norwegian polar explorer

Efva Attling, popular Swedish jewelry designer

Angelika, Finnish supermodel, covergirl of multiple international fashion magazines

To enter the “Faces of Scandinavia” contest, Americans can visit www.facesofscandinavia.com.  There, they can click on the “Faces of Scandinavia” to read personal travel recommendations from well-known Scandinavians, or upload their own travel stories, or leave a comment on a travel story. Visitors are encouraged to share on Facebook or Twitter to be entered to win. The contest is open now through July 6th, 2011.

By commenting or sharing their own story, grand prize winner will receive two roundtrip economy tickets with Icelandair to chosen destination in Denmark, Finland, Norway or Sweden four lucky winners who upload their personal travel stories during the campaigns will also be entered to win a 16GB iPad, including the Guidepal travel application. Visitors may also enter to win t-shirts from Moods of Norway, jewelry from Efva Attling, “noma” cook book from Copenhagen’s celebrity chef Rene Redzepi, glassware from Iittala, and skincare products from Lumene Finland.

Icelandair Gets You There
Icelandair, the flagship carrier of Iceland since 1937, offers stopover in Iceland en route to Scandinavia at no additional airfare! For more information, visit www.icelandair.us/scandinavia

For further information about this campaign, please contact:

General inquiries: + 1 212 885 9700 - [email protected]

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