Gap Adventures launches largest global online contest in company history

Toronto – To celebrate 20 innovative years providing life-changing travel experiences across the globe, Gap Adventures is launching the Create Your Own Adventure contest, the largest and most ambitious interactive competition in the company’s history. The global online contest invites everyone from once-a-year vacationers to seasoned globetrotters to submit an itinerary for the tour of their dreams, virtually anywhere in the world, virtually any way they want. The winning entry – determined through public online polling and input from a panel of world-renowned judges – will be featured in a Gap Adventures brochure in 2011. “Create Your Own Adventure is the biggest and most exciting contest we’ve ever staged,” said Gap Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip. “I’m thrilled that in celebration of our 20th anniversary, we’re inviting everyone from aspiring to avid travellers to build their dream itinerary and share it with the rest of the... Read More →

Discover France Announces New Garmin GPS Units Included On All France Self Guided Tours for 2010

Scottsdale, AZ—Discover France, the leading specialist in cycling and hiking vacations throughout France, offers self-guided trips to France that feature unique itineraries and NEW Garmin GPS personal navigation systems for all tours in 2010. The cycling and hiking routes chosen by Discover France Adventures offer clients the opportunity to explore the culture, architecture, and gastronomy in the region of their choice while the new GPS units will provide additional support throughout the tour so that getting off the route is virtually impossible. This makes the lower priced, high value, self guided formula that much more attractive to savvy travelers. Self-guided travel is a growing trend due to the flexibility it presents and the extraordinary price that accompanies it. With extras like the Garmin Dakota GPS, self-guided cyclists and hikers visiting France get the perfect combination of support and independence with Discover France, and they won’t have to put forth much effort to... Read More →