Visit Faroe Islands – Communicating an Innovative Approach to Overtourism
Client: Visit Faroe Islands
Client: Visit Faroe Islands
The tourism industry faces a fundamental challenge: balancing accessibility with sustainability. As destination marketing becomes increasingly competitive, tourism boards must not only attract visitors but do so strategically - directing them toward experiences and infrastructure that can support growth without compromising the destination's character or environment. This is particularly acute for smaller, more fragile destinations like the Faroe Islands, where infrastructure capacity and environmental preservation are critical constraints.
Visit Faroe Islands recognized this tension and developed an innovative response: expanding visitor access through self-driving rental cars - a model that distributes tourists across the islands to less popular areas rather than concentrating them in traditional hotspots. However, launching a new visitor infrastructure initiative requires strategic communication to reach and persuade the right audiences.
We partnered with Visit Faroe Islands to amplify this initiative across the Danish market - a key source market with significant growth potential. We adapted the original English-language announcement into a compelling Danish press release, translating not just language but positioning the self-driving initiative within a Danish travel context.
Leveraging our established relationships across Denmark's media landscape, we strategically placed the release with top-tier outlets including DR (Denmark's national public broadcaster) and BT (one of the country's largest newspapers). This combination ensured the initiative reached audiences across Denmark's entire population.
The campaign delivered measurable impact through premium placements in DR and BT—two of Denmark's most influential and trusted media outlets. The coverage successfully positioned the self-driving initiative as an innovative, sustainable approach to destination tourism, extending Visit Faroe Islands' visibility across the entire Danish market. This case demonstrates our ability to bridge international tourism initiatives with local market dynamics, combining multilingual communications expertise, established media relationships, and strategic positioning to deliver results for destination marketing organizations.
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Allan Sonne Sørensen
Partner & CEO
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as@ehrenbergsoerensen.com