... In-site tour comparison features and Facebook applications launched …

London – 18th November 2010 – Unboxed Consulting, a leading Agile and web development consultancy, has today announced that Contiki Holidays, the worldwide leader in holidays for 18-35 year olds, has launched new geo-location features, social networking applications and an online tour comparison tool developed by Unboxed Consulting, which will allow friends to vote on their favourite tour before booking.

Contiki Holidays has been offering young people a huge range of tours around the world for nearly 50 years, each created to offer a mix of sightseeing, free time, culture, socialising and adventure.  Contiki wanted to create a new way for groups organising a holiday to easily view a number options and drive traffic to its website.

Alexis Sitaropoulos, group marketing director at Contiki said “For our customers social networking is a part of everyday life, and is a particularly powerful tool where travel is concerned. The intangible nature of travel means people rely heavily on recommendations and references from their social circles when making decisions. We wanted to create a simple way of getting travel feedback from friends, and allow Contiki’s international teams to target local messages in a global environment on Facebook.”

Richard Stobart, managing director at Unboxed Consulting, added; “We’re delighted to be working with Contiki Holidays to give customers new and exciting ways to choose their holidays, even if a group of friends are not sitting in front of the same computer at the same time.”

About Unboxed Consulting
Formed in 2005, Unboxed Consulting is a UK Agile and software development consultancy producing exciting consumer and business facing applications for some of the largest brands in the UK across sectors as diverse as new media and financial services.  It specialises in Ruby on Rails and uses the latest Agile development methodologies to inspire customers and development teams to bring creativity and innovation to every project large or small.  For more information on Unboxed Consulting please visit www.unboxedconsulting.com

About Contiki
Contiki is the original travel company for 18-35s - travelling Contiki is all about discovering amazing places with likeminded people, and having a great time doing it. Our trips make it easy to get the real local experience and discover the best the world has to offer, whether you are a first timer or a seasoned traveller. Contiki offers over 200 tours throughout Europe, Russia, Egypt, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada & the USA. Learn more at www.contiki.com, or at www.facebook.com/contiki.