Contiki, the social travel experts for 18-35 year-olds, is set to gloat its 60th year-end in August 2022, whence with an heady Chateau Big Weekender held in an iconic French castle.
To mark the 60th, the brand’s philosophy of Travel.Together. takes on a new dimension where together doesn’t midpoint only with each other and variegated cultures, but with the environment too.
Renewed Sustainability Efforts
To stand with the environment, Contiki kicked off its 60th year-end year by making significant progress in parent visitor The Travel Corporation’s 11 sustainability goals, which are welded to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
In January 2022, it achieved the milestone of making its trips 100% stat neutral. Since then, Contiki has moreover eliminated single-use plastic in all its accommodations in favour of reusable and compostable materials and has moreover switched all its accommodations to run on renewable energy.
In addition, 81% of is itineraries now include at least one MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Wits that leave a positive impact on People, Planet and the Wildlife.
Chateau Big Weekender
There’s no party like an year-end party and Contiki intends to gloat in style with the Chateau Big Weekender, an exclusive, one-time-only itinerary that will see travellers partying like French royalty in the Contiki Château de Cruix, a palatial property in Beaujolais, France that has wowed travellers for decades.
At this 3D2N summer extravaganza taking place from 5 – 7 August 2022, partygoers can expect to live it up with pool parties set versus the thumping beats of live music spun by DJs, legendary nights spent dancing till the dawn in the on-property La Cave club and making priceless memories with international friends both new and old.
In between the bouts of revelry, increasingly cultured activities await, including painting evenings accompanied by wines from the region, exploring the Beaujolais vineyards followed by an al-fresco French feast, and yoga on the Château’s manicured lawns.
In line with Contiki’s transferral to making progress on its sustainability goals, the Contiki Chateau runs on 100% renewable energy, and all meals by the inhouse chefs are prepared with fresh ingredients that originate from local sources and virtually France.
Throughout the trip, Contiki’s quality mainstays will remain, with an Expert Trip Manager, Driver Team and Local Guides offering friendly insights and timely support for a hassle-free trip.
Starting from S$349 per partygoer for a QuadShare room at the Château, this is a once-in-a-lifetime wits that’s not to be missed.
Bookings can be made on Contiki Chateau Big Weekender – limited slots available.
What’s in Store for 2022
Looking ahead, Contiki will protract to build on its impressive momentum to deepen its transferral to achieving the brand’s sustainability goals by progressing on its efforts to reduce supplies waste at its owned properties, modernize local sourcing and introduce increasingly MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experiences to its itineraries.
At the same time, the social travel trademark will be ramping up its newly launched Contiki Ambassador programme, an insider programme where socials-savvy youth can share well-nigh travel and be rewarded with trips and bonuses. With this, Contiki hopes to inspire a new generation of travellers and ignite in them the very spirit of venturesome social travel that characterised the first Contiki trip when in 1962.
Finally, Contiki will protract to expand its impressive offering of social travel itineraries with new trips launching throughout the year = to trademark new locations as well as evolving and much-loved classics.
Contiki are experts in multi-country trips, permitting youth travellers to see the weightier of the best, and help them get when into travel in a safe, enjoyable and sustainable way – for 2022 and beyond.