Campaign materials will include a new digital UK Uncovered "bookazine"-style brochure, new email offers and templates, a rundown of the UK cruises available this summer, B2B email newsletters, and new social media materials and assets, including support from the consortium’s private members group.
"The campaign, comprising marketing assets and supplier information, will arm agents with the tools they need to take full advantage of the opportunity to book UK breaks, including domestic cruises," said Advantage.
More than 30 suppliers have signed up to offer supporting material and information; Advantage has also created a dedicated UK staycation hub on its members’ extranet to host marketing assets from various UK operators.
A UK supplier directory, meanwhile, will detail product ranges, trade contact details and offers, and there will be a dedicated resource for domestic cruise to help bring agents up to speed on selling so-called seacations confidently.
Advantage said it hoped the campaign would assist agents without the means to launch their own campaign owing the ongoing financial pressures arising from the Covid crisis; it said the campaign had been designed with a strong digital focus to ensure materials can be pushed out to existing and potential new clients quickly and in a cost-effective way.
David Forder, Advantage head of marketing, said: “Although international travel looks set to open later in May, the number of destinations on the green list is yet to be confirmed and is likely to be extremely limited.
"We have worked with our suppliers to create this dedicated domestic campaign to showcase the significant increase there is in domestic product to meet the demand for staycations which we know is there.
"Our members are now in a position to offer more domestic holidays than ever before providing a personalised service and help customers make the right choice for them.
"Our suppliers have shown agility and innovation in creating new products in a very short timeframe which means we are able to support our members and in turn offer their customers a broader range of staycation options."
Forder added Advantage would continue to provide support to help members take advantage of any potential sales opportunities.
"While staycations are arguably more straightforward for customers to book themselves, an agent can offer the same level of inspiration and expertise for a staycation or seacation as they can for an overseas holiday, which takes away the headache of researching suitable British breaks."
