For the first time in 25 years, Contiki, the youth travel company, is cancelling its global conference and choosing instead to host a virtual reality gathering to celebrate its new virtual reality itineraries.
Contiki’s new product, “Virtually Unlimited,” is the new, high-tech way for Aussies to enjoy the thrill of travel without having to leave home.
At the moment, Contiki is offering five guided three dimensional virtual reality experiences at ten ‘Virtual Experience Centres’ across Australia, offering three-hour virtual trips for just $149 per person.
See what it’s all about below:
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Some of the virtual destinations include Oktoberfest in Germany, Machu Picchu in Peru and Iguazu Falls on the border between Argentina and Brazil.
“We have been experimenting with virtual reality for over 18 months now and are proud to be the first travel company in the world to introduce complete virtual reality travel itineraries for all senses. It is such an important move that we decided to cancel our global conference and meet virtually instead.”
Katrina Barry, Managing Director, Contiki
Barry continues: “As people increasingly become time-poor and technology improves, Contiki is taking travelling to the next level. Our new ‘Virtually Unlimited’ product is the future of travel and a disruptor to the entire tourism industry, especially for airlines and accommodation providers.
“One of the main benefits of our ‘Virtually Unlimited’ itineraries is that travellers get the high of travel without the investment. They don’t have to leave the country, don’t need to take weeks of leave and don’t have to save up for flights and accommodation, and we predict this is the way people will ‘travel’ in the future. All it takes from now on is a three-hour visit to one of the ten Contiki ‘Virtual Experience Centres’ in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Perth, Darwin, Adelaide and Hobart,” added Katrina Barry.
To complete the real wanderlust feeling, Contiki offers three-dimensional VR itineraries activating all senses; additionally to the VR glasses, young travellers will experience the physical aspects of their destination from climbing, to feeling and smelling their surroundings.
Young Australians can be the world’s first travellers to experience the new ‘Virtually Unlimited’ itineraries by booking a three-hour journey at their closest ‘Virtual Experience Centre’ (VEC) through Contiki’s new microsite http://www.contiki.