Gap Year Travel
Team GB gymnast returns from volunteering on gap year
Jennifer Pinches from the 2012 Team GB Gymnastic team who reached the finals of their competition has just returned from volunteering in Ecuador with Camps international. As well as wonderful handstands all over the country she felt she made a lasting difference.
Smartphones over sleeping bags for today’s gap year travellers
The smartphone is the number one item that gap year travellers will pack in their backpacks this year according to research from Post Office Travel Insurance.
Think before you gap
A basic gap year doesn’t come cheap, and whatever the figure it will often be minus project fees, an added cost on the growing number of voluntour schemes.
Gap year travel in Japan
Last year's rise in university tuition fees coupled with high youth unemployment levels has led to an increase in gap years, according to specialist operator Japan Journeys.
Top jobs for backpackers visiting Queensland
With an 8.9% drop in UCAS applications for 2012, many are heralding the ‘return of the gap year’ for this year’s school leavers, who are faced with the new, higher tuition fees of up to £9,000 per year.
Backpackers reckless with contents of their bags
More than half (54%) of travellers carry contents worth over £500 in their backpacks but few take out travel insurance to protect them in the event of loss.
Gappers: Keep covered and in control on your gap year
With over 200,000 young people in the UK planning to take a gap year, and an increasing amount of older gappers on a career break or in retirement, Bob Atkinson, travel expert at MoneySupermarket offers tips to help those travelling to spend their money wisely and keep safe abroad.
Top jobs for funding a trip to Queensland
With one in three (77%) young Brits enticed to follow their dreams abroad, and over two thirds (70%) of 16-24 year olds moving overseas to find adventure and new experiences, Queensland offers a variety of experiences to satisfy every UK backpacker.
Backpacking in Fiji: Dune boarding, river safaris and boutique cruising
Sweating over your final exams dreaming of being somewhere hot and sunny? There are a whole host of amazing places to explore and exciting adventures to be had in Fiji that will make your gap year something to remember.
Taking a gap year? Make sure you have the right insurance
Gap years have never been more popular and with this in mind adventure travel company, True Traveller has developed a specialist Gap Year and Backpacker insurance site, adventuretravelinsurance.co.uk.
Experience the jungle first hand in Australia’s playground
Got the post-celebrity reality show blues? Wondering what to do now Dougie, Mark, Fatima and the gang have all packed up their backpacks and hitched their way back to the UK? How about exploring it for yourself?
Gap year travel on the rise as university applications hit a low
With a drop in university applications, as revealed by UCAS this week, gap travel experiences could once again be on the rise.
Gapwork.com launches redesigned and revamped website
Gapwork.com, the gap year job and volunteering abroad specialist website, now has a brand new easy-to-use, cutting-edge design and navigation system.
Over 55s don’t mind the gap
With students scrambling for university places this year, the ‘gap year' is no longer an option for many post A-level students new research shows.
OZ top trip choice for gap year travellers
With GSCE and A Level results having come out just last week and the economy doing less than favourably, gap year holidays will once again be on the rise among both students and professionals.