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Airplane! Actor and Director Capture Violent Side of Wisconsin Tourism Robert Hays and David Zucker's crazy new spot

Airplane! director David Zucker is taking his second stab at tourism advertising for his home state of Wisconsin. And after a rather lackluster first effort, this time he's brought in…

March 19, 2013, 2:26 PM EDT

Two Shetland Ponies in Cardigan Sweaters Are Scotland's New Ad Stars Say hello to Fivla and Vitamin

After a rough couple of millennia, Scotland has figured out how to make itself look good to the rest of the world: Just put a couple of Shetland ponies in…

January 24, 2013, 1:18 PM EST

'Kentucky Kicks Ass' Campaign Doesn't Kick Ass, State Officials Say Ad guys launch rogue tourism effort

Three ad executives billing themselves as "Kentucky for Kentucky" have launched an unofficial tourism campaign rebranding their home state with the memorably irreverent slogan "Kentucky kicks ass." The execs—Whit Hiler…

January 3, 2013, 8:27 AM EST

'F This Job,' Writes Agency Social-Media Manager … on Client's Facebook Wall Montana Tourism quickly deletes post

Bozeman, Mont: Great place to visit. Even better place to leave? The Montana Office of Tourism has been in damage-control mode since Friday, when it posted this status update to its…

December 10, 2012, 8:56 AM EST

Travel Posters for Loch Ness and Other Homes of Mythical Beasts Visit lovely Bigfoot Country today

Fernando Reza, a graphic artist and designer based in Los Angeles, made a bunch of really cool retro travel posters for a bunch of locations based on the mythical beasts…

November 19, 2012, 9:31 AM EST

Switzerland Kills All the Clocks in Timeless Tourism Ad Ahh, that's better

Switzerland's appeal as a vacation destination is timeless. As proof, the nation's tourism authority springs "Clocks" on the masses. Spillman/Felser/Leo Burnett's film finds Sebi and Paul, a pair of bearded…

November 2, 2012, 9:28 AM EDT

Bond Is Great, and So Is Britain, Says Global Tourism Campaign More 007 'Skyfall' fever

VisitBritain is capitalizing on the excitement over the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise—and the latest Bond film, Skyfall—with a global cinema ad that splices together clips from all…

October 8, 2012, 10:46 AM EDT

Las Vegas Ads Salute Prince Harry, Denounce the Traitors in His Midst A perfect scandal for Sin City

In a pretzel-like bit of exploitation masquerading as outrage, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has released a flood of marketing materials in the past week pretending to be…

August 27, 2012, 11:55 AM EDT

Giant Vending Machine Dispenses Bikes and Kayaks for Tourism British Columbia Larger-than-life San Francisco installation

I can't help but think that Tourism British Columbia is showing off a little bit with the giant 14-foot tall, 10-foot wide bike-and-kayak-dispensing vending machine it built in San Francisco.…

June 1, 2012, 11:08 AM EDT

Welsh Village Covers Itself in QR Codes, Linked to Wikipedia, in Tourism Effort Residents and businesses go to town

We recently considered the heretofore blasphemous notion that QR codes are not, in all instances, a complete waste of time. Here's more evidence that they can sometimes be interesting and…

May 21, 2012, 1:18 PM EDT

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