Escape launches new travel series, Escape To
Escape To spotlights beloved local and global destinations with a twist: you can book the exact itinerary shown on-screen.
Planning a trip in 2023 can seem fraught with obstacles. With soaring airfares and tours booking out well in advance, it can feel like the stakes are higher than ever. Escape To, a new series from the editors of travel publication Escape aims to make the planning and booking process hitch-free with a simple underlying concept: try before you buy.
Launching on Sunday 12 February, the eight-part series will take audiences on a world tour to the most spectacular destinations with a twist: viewers will have the chance to book the exact same trip and itineraries they’re watching unfold on the show.
“The real benefit for viewers is that they’ll be able to experience a full itinerary in a ‘try-before-you-buy’ format, with each episode providing the option to book that exact holiday experience,” says Escape editor-in-chief and series host Kerrie McCallum.
The show is co-hosted by comedian Merrick Watts with appearances by two intrepid tour guides, TV personality Tyson Mayr and comedian Lizzy Hoo.
Episode one takes place in the French Riviera, visiting Italy’s Elba Island, famous for being Napoleon’s place of exile, and soaking up the sun in Portofino where pastel villas and glistening waters make for the perfect backdrop.
Tips on how to find each location’s best-kept secret along with ways to make the most of your accommodation are dotted throughout the 25 minute-long episodes. Interviews with notable locals and guides come together with transportive visuals and dialogue between the panel of travel experts, with an added lightness derived from the casts’ laid-back approach and Watt’s comedic timing.
“Australians are prioritising travel and are ready to be inspired to start holidaying again – whether that’s around the corner, around the country or around the world,” says McCallum.
The series will see the experts leave no stone unturned over the course of their adventures, which spans Provence, the Kimberley, Perth, Singapore and Fiji.
The eight-part Escape To series will stream on Escape’s website from 12 February, 2023. New episodes will be released on Sundays.