BEcause and Qatar Airways transport shoppers with immersive activation
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Qatar Airways kicked off the launch of its new Birmingham flight route with a multi-sensory experiential activation at the Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham.
Delivered by BEcause Experiential Marketing, the experience offered shoppers the opportunity to travel to four distinct destinations offered by the new Birmingham to Doha route through an interactive pop-up.
Provided with special boarding passes issued upon their arrival, consumers were invited to ‘travel around the world’ to four destinations: Australia, South East Asia, India & Pakistan, and Doha. Each destination was brought to life in an interactive zone that fully immersed consumers in the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of each country.
The four zones also offered participants the opportunity to enjoy an engaging experience distinct to each destination. This included the chance to test their skills on a surf simulator in Australia, and to receive a relaxing Thai massage in South East Asia.
The destination zones centred around a Qatar Airlines Doha hub where consumers could meet knowledgeable brand ambassadors and gain a better understanding of all the destinations and services offered by the airline. Visitors collected stamps from all four zones and were entered into a prize draw to win two return tickets to anywhere in the Qatar Airways network, with two draws each day.
The activation, which took place over two days from 31st March to 1st April, secured 5,500 key engagements with consumers and over 1,500 prize draw entries across the two days.
Gwyn Humphreys, Account Director at BEcause Experiential Marketing, comments:
“This activation offered a unique opportunity for consumers to visualise what it would be like to fly with Qatar Airways and experience their state-of-the-art fleet, premium on-board lounges and award-winning crew. The experience was carefully constructed to create intrigue and bring to life the world of opportunity that these new flights offer Midlands residents.”
The experiential activity follows the airline’s first flights from Birmingham to Doha. Eight flights a week will now travel from Birmingham Airport to Hamad International Airport, opening up onward flights to new destinations including Pakistan, Thailand, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
