HomeAway Gets the Griswolds Back on Vacation

It's time for Amerca's favorite extended family members to get back in the Family Truckster and hit the road for a little vacation.

HomeAway is teaming up with America’s most iconic family – the Griswolds of “National Lampoon’s Vacation” – to lead our 2010 marketing campaign!

Starring Chevy Chase as Clark and Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen, HomeAway's campaign will recapture the spirit of the 1980s comedy classic that brought the family vacation to life. By featuring the travel mishaps that always seem to follow the Griswold family, HomeAway will promote the value of vacation rentals as a smart alternative to hotels.

There were many times on the HomeAway roadtrip that Chip and I felt like we were living the “Vacation” movie. We identified with Clark’s determined attempts to put a positive spin on frustrating situations, which for us included getting pulled over in New Jersey because of the “commercial nature” of the wrap on the HomeAway snowglobe collection vehicle to the surreal moment when Border Patrol wanted to investigate our snowglobes because one globe didn’t identify where it was made.

In retrospect, if we'd been in the Family Truckster for the roadtrip, we would have felt like we were in a “Vacation” movie sequel.

Stay tuned as HomeAway and the Griswolds  take the "Wagon Queen Family Truckster" on a "quest for fun.” Watch as the famous Truckster collides its way through the 2010 HomeAway marketing campaign – which kicks off with the TV ad debut during Super Bowl XLIV. See you there!

Read the official announcement of the Griswold revival. And in case your memory needs a refresh, we found this clip on YouTube from the original movie.

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