| Green Travel News |
Citing common goals of sustainable conservation and ocean advocacy, Contiki Holidays is joining forces with environmentalist, adventurer and world explorer Céline Cousteau. She 
is the granddaughter of world renowned Jacques Cousteau and the daughter of ocean explorer and filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau.
Cousteau will help educate staff and travelers of the Toronto-based youth travel company about environmental issues, particularly those affecting marine ecosystems.
“The health of our fragile oceans are key to the well-being of our planet as a whole,” said Céline. “Contiki‘s choice to help protect the marine environment is a cause which deeply resonates with me.”
As an “oceanaut,” Céline’s frequent global travels have included expeditions to the Peruvian Amazon, following the grey whale migration from Baja to Alaska and researching shark species on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. She is a spokesperson and expedition member for her father’s non-profit organization, Ocean Futures Society, whose mission is to raise awareness of ocean protection. She has hosted ocean documentaries for both PBS and The Discovery Channel.
Contiki Holidays is a founding member of the Travel Corporation Conservation Foundation. The not-for-profit organization fosters sustainable tourism and protects culturally and ecologically sensitive areas around the world. Currently, Contiki aids young environmentalists in their hands-on work protecting the world’s second-largest barrier reef via the Mesoamerican Reef Leadership program, as well as funding Oceana’s research work in the Mediterranean.
For the next three years, Cousteau will interact with Contiki’s young travelers and team through social media channels like Facebook and Twitter, as well as communicating via video updates on Contiki’s website and their YouTube channel.
