G.A.P Adventures Holds Travel Photo Story Contest

Toronto, Canada, August 29, 2008 --(PR.com)-- With only a few weeks remaining in The Great G.A.P Adventures Photo Story Contest, G.A.P Adventures, a world leader in adventure travel, is encouraging travellers to share the stories that inspired their best photos. Prize packs include more than $5,000 in Sony DSLR cameras as well as a $1,000 G.A.P Adventures travel voucher.

The contest, which has been running since May, has received more than 500 entertaining, creative and inspiring entries resulting in 75,000 votes. User voting will determine the Grand Prize winning story/photo combination at the conclusion of the contest.

To enter, simply upload the travel photo on the G.A.P Adventures contest page and write a short story between 150-500 words to accompany it. The only requirement is that the photo must be from a G.A.P Adventures trip or other travel experience.

All approved submissions will appear online for the duration of the contest, which will run until September 15, 2008. Full contest details can be found at gapadventures.com/contests/photo-story-contest.

About G.A.P Adventures
G.A.P Adventures is a world leader in the adventure travel industry offering small group adventures on all seven continents and beyond to more than 85,000 global travelers annually. The award-winning trips, which focus on culture, nature and active travel, are ideal for those with a sense of adventure – people who want to leave the beaten path and authentically immerse themselves in a local culture or environment to experience the real world in a sustainable manner. Demonstrating its ongoing cultural, social and economic commitment to responsible tourism, G.A.P Adventures established the Planeterra Foundation, as a way the company and its passengers can give back to the communities visited. For more information, please visit gapadventures.com.

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