LIVINGSOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Kiwis to save up to 75% on holidays with the launch of LivingSocial Escapes

Kiwis to Save Up to 75% on Holidays
with the Launch of LivingSocial Escapes

LivingSocial Australia and New Zealand has expanded its global platform this week - announcing the launch of LivingSocial Escapes (www.livingsocial.com/escapes) in New Zealand market.

Say farewell to retail travel agencies. You won’t need to spend countless hours dealing with your nearest retail travel agency to plan your next holiday. LivingSocial Escapes continue to set new trends for consumers to organise their holidays offering affordable daily travel package deals to online shoppers.

LivingSocial Escapes New Zealand will initially offer members incredibly priced accommodation deals locally and in Thailand. All deals will be available to purchase for seven days – not just for 24 hours like LivingSocial’s daily deals. After the first two weeks, each travel deal will be live from Monday to Sunday, unless sold out prior.

Colin Fabig, CEO of Jump On it and LivingSocial Australia and NZ says, “In Australia, LivingSocial Escapes is now the market leader in group buying travel deals, with 32 per cent market share in the Australian and New Zealand daily deal industry. It is a natural growth progression for us to offer New Zealand shoppers covetable travel destinations at never-before-seen prices.”

In the past eight months of operating, LivingSocial Escapes has achieved the following feats for Australian consumer and merchants:

2,959 coupons sold

74,916 nights of bliss

Top five sought-after destination packages have involved:

o Phuket

o Fiji

o Noosa

o Hunter Valley

o NSW South Coast

Colin says, “The launch of LivingSocial Escapes in New Zealand provides an opportunity to enjoy desirable travel packages at competitive prices. Each travel experience is authentic, accessible and requires minimal planning.”

For more information, and to view this week’s escapes, visit www.livingsocial.com/escapes.

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About LivingSocial & Jump On It
LivingSocial is the leading group buying company in Australia. It operates two daily deal sites – LivingSocial.com and JumpOnIt.com. Together they have over 2m+ email members, a 700,000+ strong Facebook community, and over 1 million web visitors per week. The daily deal sites provide members up to 90 per cent off the best handpicked experiences in their local communities. For businesses, they provide thousands of guaranteed new customers at no risk or upfront cost. LivingSocial Escapes and LivingSocial Families provide unforgettable travel and family experiences, respectively, at unbeatable value.