A few more numbers
To show that a collaboration with this blog can be very valuable, here are some more figures.
Visitors Check Out Sam
In a period of one year (and before Covid-19), the blog had 1.722.927 unique page views with an average time on page of 4 minutes and 51 seconds.
Sales for Tui en Tuifly
In a period of one year I generated € 285.574,59 in sales for Tui and Tuifly.
Previous campaigns
Thanks to SEO and social media, every campaign also receives the necessary attention. This in turn results in a big audience that gets to see your destination or product.
Below are some results from campaigns for Cathay Pacific (airline), Azores (Portugal), Mechelen (Belgium), Amiens (France), SRPRS.ME (travel company) and the Christmas caves of Valkenburg (Netherlands). You can see the results from 14 March 2019 until 14 Marc 2020, or over the course of one year and pre Covid-19.
Campaign Cathay Pacific (airline)
Over the period of one year my campaign for Cathay Pacific reached 36.428 unique pageviews, with an average time on page of 05:33 minutes.
The goal was to promote the premium economy class in flights from Brussels and Amsterdam to Hong Kong. I did so by writing one main article about my experience in premium economy, which I linked to from all the other posts that I’ve written during this trip. All the other articles about Vietnam, the Philippines, Australia, New-Zealand and Hong Kong have at least one paragraph talking about my flight in premium economy and the connecting flights from Cathay Pacific to these destinations.
Campaign Azores (Portugal)
The articles of the Azores reached 35.234 unique visitors over the course of one year. These visitors stay on the page for an average of 6 minutes and 29 seconds. This clearly means that the article is of interest to the readers and that the campaign is definitely reaching an audience that is interested in going to the islands.
Campaign Mechelen (Belgium)
In one year, the campaign of Mechelen reached 11.768 unique visitors. On average, people stayed 5 minutes and 28 seconds on page. This proves that a lot of Belgian and Duch visitors are interested in a citytrip to this Belgian city because of the blog posts that I’ve written.
Campaign Amiens (France)
Instead of promoting popular French cities, the tourism board of France asked me to go to one of the smaller cities not so far from the Belgian-French border: Amiens.
I write an extensive article about how people can spend a weekend here, what there is to see, where they can stay overnight and where they can eat. It picked up pretty fast and over the course of one year it was read by 8.003 unique visitors for an average of 6 minutes and 56 seconds.
Campaign Christmas market Valkenburg (Netherlands, seasonal)
Since the Valkenburg Christmas Markets are a seasonal product, people tend to show interest in this information closer to the Christmas period. Over the course of one year, this campaign was seen by 22.424 unique visitors. The average time spend on these articles was 5 minutes and 7 seconds.
Campaign Srprs.Me (Travel company)
SRPRS.ME is a travel company that organizes surprise trips where you don’t know the final destination. They asked me to promote their product to the Dutch speaking audience by testing out their product for a weekend and writing a blog about it. The article reached 3.191 unique visitors last year with an average time on page of 4 minutes and 37 seconds.
Partners
Check Out Sam has already worked with many destinations, products or travel organizations. A small selection from all collaborations:
Convinced?
Does a collaboration seem interesting to you or do you still have a few questions? Don’t hesitate to contact me via Sam@checkoutsam.com.