Expedia and Kim Gehrig tell a fun, loopy travel story from the luggage’s point of view

Wieden+Kennedy campaign for One Key program also includes witty :15s about trips that sometimes get a little rocky.

Published On
Jul 26, 2023
A yellow suitcase hovering above a boat in the ocean

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Here’s some fun new work from Wieden+Kennedy Portland and director Kim Gehrig for Expedia, helping to launch the “One Key” travel rewards program—including a hero spot filmed from the point of view of luggage, without showing a single person’s face.

There’s a surprising amount of feeling in these inanimate objects, as they get pushed, pulled, bumped and squeezed through their journey—revealing a fair bit about their owners along the way. Gehrig’s directorial skill is on display throughout, aided by cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki.

The music ramps up the tension, too—it’s the “Fratelli Chase” track from The Goonies—lending a pleasantly cartoony feel to the spot, and frankly just making you want to take a trip.

 

Four 15-second spots are launching, too, and have their own charms. One features a woman traveling for work, and later, much to her relief, for pleasure. The other features a young aunt whose trip to visit the new baby doesn’t quite go as planned—but there’s a silver lining there, too.

Two other spots are forthcoming.

 
 

One Key allows travelers to earn and use rewards across three core brands: Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo. The campaign includes digital and OOH imagery. See a few examples below.

Digital ad for Expedia's One Key program

Digital ad for Expedia's One Key program

Credits

Date
Jul 26, 2023
Client :
Expedia
Agency :
Wieden & Kennedy-Portland
Creative Director :
Pierre Jouffray
Creative Director :
Derek Szynal
Art Director :
Nadia Ahmad
Copywriter :
Ellie Jones
Head of Production :
Orlee Tatarka
Executive Producer :
Hayley Goggin
Senior Producer :
Jennie Lindstrom
Producer :
Rachel Meyer
Creative Operations Manager :
Jane Monaghan
Creative Operations Manager :
Jordan Strang
Design Director :
Christin Spagnoli
Group Strategy Director :
Henry Lambert
Strategy Director :
Christian Clay
Social Strategy Director :
Devon Dickson
Group Media Director :
Kelly Muller
Media Director :
Emily Dalton
Group Brand Director :
Vanessa Miller
Management Supervisor :
Dejana Peric
Brand Manager :
Alec Faulkner
Brand Executive :
Beck Beck
Head of Business Affairs :
Amber Lavender
Executive Business Affairs Manager :
Laura Caldwell
Executive Business Affairs Manager :
Kacey Kelley
Talent Payment :
Stefanie Goodell
Broadcast Traffic :
Anastasia Bubenik
Copy Editing :
James Yu
Designer :
Olivia Browne
President :
Jon Gieselman
SVP Global Marketing & Creative :
Hector Muelas
SVP Global Brand :
Michele Rousseau
Executive Creative Director :
Alex Reinoso
VP Global Marketing :
Amanda Rantuccio
VP Brand Strategy :
Marshall Ball
Brand Strategy Director :
Indiana Matine
Head of Production :
Perrin Rausch
Head of Music :
Anh Do
Brand Integration Director :
Alyssa Rogers
Senior Manager Brand Marketing :
Colin Murtagh
Director of Photography :
Audrey Viola
Senior Photo Producer :
Gabrielle Sirkin
Senior Manager Brand Management :
Aude Ducharme
Senior Creative Project Manager :
Oliver Palan
Production Company :
Somesuch
Director :
Kim Gehrig
Co-Founder :
Sally Campbell
Co-Founder :
Tim Nash
HoP :
Roger Zorovich
Executive Producer :
Mino Jarjoura
Line Producer :
Salli Zilles
Production Supervisor :
Nikki Muller
Director's Assistant :
Stephan Moni
Director of Photography :
Emmanuel Lubezki
Production Designer :
Jade Healy
1st AD :
David Webb
Editorial Company :
Cosmo Street Editorial
Editor :
Tom Lindsay
Senior Assistant Editor :
Jacques Simon
Assistant Editor :
Alexandra Jimenez
Associate Post Producer :
Marcee Sanchez
Head of Production / Producer :
Kacie Gomez
Post Executive Producer :
Marie Mangahas
Managing Director :
Yvette Cobarrubias
VFX Company :
The Mill
Managing Director :
Anastasia Von Rahl
Executive Creative Director :
Chris Knight
Head of Finishing :
Thomas Downs
Creative Director :
Carl Norton
Creative Director :
Becky Porter
VFX Producer :
Mariah Gill-Erhart
VFX Coordinator :
Ryan Love
Compositor :
Luke Bedillion
Compositor :
Taylor Feld
Compositor :
Katarina Arroyo
DMP Artist :
Bill Lu
Paint Lead :
Suresh Pitchuka
Roto Lead :
Mahendranath Reddy
BLR Producer :
Utkarsha Shinde
BLR Production Coordinator :
Devashish Malakar
BLR RPM Production Coordinator :
Srinivas Bandi
BLR RPM Production Coordinator :
Shubham Gajara
BLR RPM Production Coordinator :
Ritushree Baruah
Clean Up :
Shrikant Bhimashankar Gaddi
Clean Up :
Arundeep Ramkumar
Clean Up :
Abhishek Deswal
Clean Up :
Sangram Londhe
Clean Up :
Avinash Sangate
Clean Up :
Ritesh Patil
Clean Up :
Rahul Ajay Rana
Matchmover :
Mansi Kodikal
Roto Artist :
Kavarakuntla Vishnu Prasad
Roto Artist :
Dilip Kumar Dwivedi
Roto Artist :
Parthasarathy Rajaram
Roto Artist :
Satish Yadav
Roto Artist :
Amara Gokul Sainath
Color :
Trafik
Color Producer :
Phoebe Torsilieri
Colorist :
Ricky Gausis
Color Assistant :
Sam Ziaie
Music :
Travelers
Music Score :
Dave Grusin
Music Company :
Soundtree
Additional Music Production :
Peter Raeburn
Additional Music Production :
Luke Fabia
Music :
Luke Fabia
Music :
Peter Raeburn
Artist/Writer :
Luke Fabia
Artist/Writer :
Peter Raeburn
Artist/Writer :
Benjamin Jones
Sound Designer :
Henning Knoepfel
EP/MD :
Jay James
Creative Director :
Peter Raeburn
Senior Producer :
Neil Athale
Music Assistant :
John Mourounas
Mix Company :
Lime
Audio Engineer :
Rohan Young
Assistant Audio Engineer :
Jeremy Nichols
Executive Producer :
Susie Boyajan
Associate Producer :
Cassie Underwood

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