Skift Take
Will this be the season Draper's agency lands the big airline they've always dreamed of? Travel and design geeks hope "yes."
At Sterling-Cooper, then Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, landing the big account is the focus, and there are few bigger accounts than airlines and hotel chains.
In the first five seasons, Hilton and American Airlines drove the plots of several episodes, as well as brought star Jon Hamm close to the father figure he needed.
In the slideshow above, you'll find a breakdown of the travel accounts that drove the first five seasons of the landmark series.
Season 1, Episode 6
Israel's tourism bureau explains that they liked Sterling Cooper's work on the Rio account.
"You're not thinking of putting a 150-foot statue of Jesus in Tel Aviv are you?" Don says. "Because that's how we sold Rio."
In an ideas meeting, Pete offers a then-novel idea: "Maybe we should exploit the danger instead of fighting it: Travel as adventure."
Salvatore, the art director, says "The only thing this place has going for it is that the people are good looking."
Season 2, Episode 2
The episode begins when an American Airlines Boeing 707 on its way to Los Angeles crashes shortly after takeoff from Idlewild (now New York's JFK), killing all onboard.
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