Wizz Air, Let's Get Lost

Influencer Marketing

A mystery-destination trip took 36 influencers and 35 competition winners to Antalya unannounced, reaching a reported 138M impressions for Wizz Air.

5.7M+Engagements
138MImpressions
5.5%Engagement rate
1526%Impression rate
31M+Top post impressions

About the campaign

Wizz Air wanted to raise brand awareness among Gen-Z and millennial travellers in the UK and create buzz around the airline rather than push a specific route or fare. Low-cost airlines mostly compete on price, so the brief meant standing out with an idea, and young travellers seeking stories and discovery would have found a scripted destination push flat next to a genuine unknown. Disrupt Marketing worked from the view that suspense sustains attention, and that withholding the destination gives audiences a reason to keep watching.

The idea was Destination Unknown: a trip where 36 influencers, chosen across niches for creativity over follower count, and 35 competition winners had no idea where they were going until they landed. Creators received cryptic briefs, packing lists and tickets marked Destination Unknown, then landed in Antalya, Türkiye for an itinerary built with Wizz Air and Türkiye's Tourism Board, with 24/7 on-ground support and real-time content approval so posts could publish while the mystery was still live.

The approach worked because the reveal turned a familiar creator-trip format into a story, casting for creativity rather than reach lifted the engagement rate, and mixing competition winners with professional creators gave audiences a participatory route in. The social platforms used are not named in available sources. Disrupt reports over 138M impressions from 700+ content pieces, 5.7M+ engagements at a 5.5% engagement rate, and two awards. Every figure comes from the agency's own case study, the awards are unnamed, and a separate Italian activation under the same campaign name was run by another agency, so claims here cover only Disrupt's London execution.

Case in 60 seconds

Wizz Air wanted to raise brand awareness among Gen-Z and millennial travellers in the UK and create buzz around the airline rather than push a specific route or fare.

An audience seeking unique experiences and travel inspiration will follow a story built on suspense, so withholding the destination gives them a reason to keep watching.

Destination Unknown: a trip of a lifetime where 36 influencers and 35 competition winners had no idea where they were going until they landed.

Creators chosen across niches for creativity over follower count received cryptic briefs, packing lists and tickets marked Destination Unknown, then landed in Antalya, Türkiye for an itinerary built with Wizz Air and Türkiye's Tourism Board, with 24/7 on-ground support and real-time content approval.

The agency reports over 138 million impressions from 700+ content pieces, a 1526% impression rate, 5.7M+ engagements at 5.5%, and two awards. No figure is independently verified.

Strategy Breakdown

The primary strategy-learning section — interpretation, not a press-release summary.

Gen-Z and millennial travellers in the UK, described by the agency as seeking unique experiences and travel inspiration.
Based on the agency's framing, young travellers want stories and discovery, not standard promotional travel content, so a scripted destination push would have felt flat next to a genuine unknown.
Low-cost airlines mostly compete on price. The brief was to create buzz around Wizz Air itself, which meant standing out with an idea rather than a fare.
Wizz Air as the enabler of adventure, the airline that takes you somewhere you did not plan for.
Suspense sustains attention. Keeping the destination secret until landing gave audiences a reason to follow the trip in real time and gave media a reason to cover it, per the agency's account.

Creative & Execution System

Assets & channels

  • 700+ influencer content pieces; the sources do not name the social platforms used

Partners

  • Wizz Air
  • Türkiye's Tourism Board

Participation mechanic

  • Competition selecting 35 winners to join the trip
  • Cryptic briefs, packing lists and plane tickets labelled Destination Unknown

Creator role

  • 36 influencers across niches, chosen for creativity and authenticity over follower count
  • Documented the reveal and an itinerary including wild water rafting, buggy driving and coastal boat rides

Results & Evidence

MetricValueResult typeConfidence
Impressions138MreachAgency reported
Impression rate1526%reach efficiencyAgency reported
Engagements5.7M+engagementAgency reported
Engagement rate5.5%engagementAgency reported
Top post impressions31M+reachAgency reported

Why Disrupt Marketing's strategy worked

  1. 1

    Withholding the destination turned a familiar influencer trip format into a story with a reveal, which the agency credits for sustained audience attention and media pickup.

  2. 2

    Selecting 36 creators across niches for creativity and authenticity rather than follower count is what the agency credits for an engagement rate above its cited 2-3% standard.

  3. 3

    Mixing 35 competition winners with professional creators gave audiences a participatory route into the campaign, not just content to watch.

  4. 4

    24/7 on-ground support and real-time content approval let posts publish while the mystery was still live, keeping output flowing during the trip.

  5. 5

    A tourism board partnership (Türkiye's Tourism Board) supplied an itinerary strong enough to carry the content once the reveal had done its work.