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Couples in Denmark are being encouraged to travel to help boost the country�s falling birth rate in a hilarious new advert. The Do It For Denmark! clip explains how getting away from it all boosts men and woman�s libidos � with a therapist claiming nearly half of couples have more sex when on holiday. And the tongue-in-cheek video says 10 per cent of all Danish children are conceived while abroad � with the producers Spies Travel offering a free holiday to anyone who conceives on one of its �ovulation discount� trips The voiceover on the Do It For Denmark! campaign asks �Can sex save Denmark�s future?�, adding: �Denmark faces a problem. �The birth rate is at a 27-year low, and there are not enough children being born to support the ageing population. �The Danish government has not found a solution. But there has to be one. Meet Emma, she�s Danish. But even though she was born and raised in Denmark, she was made in Paris, up there, in that hotel room. �Thirty years ago, Emma�s parents took a little getaway. If these walls could talk� But it turns out Emma�s case isn�t so rare. 10 per cent of all Danish children are conceived on holidays.� The video goes on to interview therapist Birgit Dagmar Johansen, who claims: �To travel and get new experiences affects relationships because couples see each other in a new light. It releases endorphins in the brain and creates desire for sex. �It�s how we get children. In fact, Danes have 46 per cent more sex on holiday compared to their everyday life.� The voiceover adds: �So to help the falling Danish birth rate, Spies Travel wants to encourage all Danes to take a romantic city holiday. �After all, it will also help our future business. But if doing it for Denmark isn�t enough, we made a little competition. �Book your holiday with our ovulation discount. Get it on. And prove you conceived a child to win a three-year supply of baby stuff and a child-friendly holiday. �But what if you already did your duty? Or what if your chance of conceiving a children isn�t so high? �Well look at it this way. It�s not just about winning. All the fun is in the participation. Participate in the competition. �Do it for Denmark.�