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'Do It For Denmark!' Travel Firm's Ad Links Vacation, Birth Rate

Travel company says fun of the competition is “in the participation” rather than the winning.
Alastair Jamieson (NBC Universal Inc)

Couples in Denmark are being offered an "ovulation discount" to help boost the country’s falling birth rate.

A travel company's online ad suggests romantic getaways because 10 percent of all Danish children are conceived abroad.

Alastair Jamieson (NBC Universal Inc) / YouTube

“Can sex save Denmark's future?” asks the voiceover. "Forty-six percent of Danes have more sex on holiday."

The firm behind the "Do it for Denmark!" campaign has established an “ovulation discount” to anyone who can prove they conceived a child during one of its packages. The prize? A three-year supply of diapers and a free child-friendly future vacation.

To potential customers who are unwilling or unable to conceive a child on vacation, the commercial said the fun of the competition was “in the participation” rather than the winning.

- Alastair Jamieson