Book details

  • Genre:biography & autobiography
  • Sub-genre:Business
  • Language:English
  • Pages:276
  • eBook ISBN:9781483547404

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The Incredible Contiki Story

By John Anderson

Overview

This is one of Australasia’s great untold business success stories. It is the incredible story of how a simple idea with a starting capital of just 25 pounds became a worldwide travel company with an iconic brand name. Over two million young people have now travelled Contiki! For the vast majority, the experience changed their lives for ever.
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Description

This is one of Australasia’s great untold business success stories. It is the incredible story of how a simple idea with a starting capital of just 25 pounds became a worldwide travel company with an iconic brand name. Over two million young people have now travelled Contiki! For the vast majority, the experience changed their lives for ever. Author and Contiki founder John Anderson blends an autobiography, epic travel tale and business success story which reads like a novel. Discover the raw truths behind John’s exhilarating 28 year journey of dizzying successes and disappointing failures, coupled with his most valuable secrets of successful entrepreneurship. Feel your sense of adventure surface and immerse yourself in the same spirit of fun and passion that fuelled John’s action packed life. A book for anyone who’s ever dreamt of taking a risk with that first bold step to venture into the unknown …
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About The Author

In 1962, John Anderson left New Zealand for England on a one-year trip overseas. He returned 20 years later with a wife, a young family and an international tourism business – Contiki Holidays. On return he continued to run the Contiki Group and amongst other ventures, John built and operated two Resort Hotels, one in Queenstown New Zealand and the other in Queensland Australia. In recent years John has been interviewing ex Contiki staff, passengers, suppliers, travel agents and people the Contiki brand has touched. He has searched his memory and trawled through old company brochures, written material, newspaper clippings and photos. The story that has emerged is quite simply sensational!
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