Gap Adventures Named Best National Adventure Operator

Toronto, Canada, February 03, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Get Out There Magazine readers voted and crowned Gap Adventures, the world’s adventure travel leader, as Canada’s Best Adventure Operator. The fifth annual Readers’ Choice poll received ballots from more than 1,600 voters across the country this year; a significant increase from just under 500 in the previous year.

“We’re tremendously thrilled and honoured to be recognized as Canada’s leader in adventure travel,” says Bruce Poon Tip, founder of Gap Adventures. “This award is a true testament to our commitment to providing unparalleled customer service and offering life-changing adventures.”

Get Out There Magazine is Canada’s most widely distributed endurance sport and outdoor recreation magazine. Its Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the people, places and organizations of Canada that champion active living. Readers are invited to vote in over 30 categories, including: best marathon, best yoga studio, best event t-shirt, best place to watch the Tour de France, and more. This year’s survey received the biggest response ever in the publication’s history.

From tours that cater to culture cravers and foodies, to fitness fanatics and festival chasers, Gap Adventures offers options for all types and preferences. To order copies of the 2011 brochures, visit: http://www.gapadventures.com/brochure.

About Gap Adventures
Gap Adventures is a world leader in the adventure travel industry offering small group adventures on all seven continents and beyond to more than 100,000 global travellers 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, Gap 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 www.gapadventures.com and www.planeterra.org.

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