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Gapyear.com is a gap year social network based in the United Kingdom. Built around a travel community, its members engage in the site through blogs, events, messageboards and photos. It provides advice, ideas and opportunities〔The Telegraph ("Gap Year 100 company directory: working abroad, adventure and advice" ) ''The Daily Telegraph'', 20 August 2010. Retrieved on 21 May 2012.〕 on everything related to gap years and backpacking,〔Insley, Jill. ("Gap year travel: what to put in if you plan to take a year out" )''The Guardian'', 14 January 2012. Retrieved on 21 May 2012.〕 including information on planning your trip,〔The Guardian. ("Insiders' guide to independent holidays for teenagers" ) ''The Guardian'', 12 June 2012. Retrieved on 21 May 2012.〕 destinations, volunteering,〔Qadir, Siobhan. ("Social care: Opportunities abroad" ) ''Prospects.ac.uk'', November 2011. Retrieved on 21 May 2012.〕 and working abroad.〔Gross, Jennifer. ("Gap Year: Taking Time Off Before College" ) ''Education.com'', 2008. Retrieved on 21 May 2012.〕 It is also described as a travel advice website. ==History== Tom Griffiths published ''Before You Go'' in 1997, a book about planning your gap year, and went on to win The Times's ''Young Travel Writer of the Year'' award. Griffiths went on to create The Gap Year Company Ltd. in July 1998 with IT consultant Peter Pedrick. The website was initially launched as thegapyear.co.uk, which became gapyear.co.uk in 1999, and gapyear.com in 2000. As a media spokesperson for gapyear.com and the gap year industry, Griffiths became a prominent figure in the media. In 2005, gapyear.com worked with Advance Payment Solutions (APS) to launch the Gap Year Cashplus Prepaid MasterCard, a first for the backpacker travel market. Gapyear.com played a role in defining the underlying principles of Fair Trade Volunteering, worked with Way Out Experiences (WOX) to launch The Great Volunteer Project and built a long-running relationship with Connexions to help give advice to students during A-level clearing.〔The Independent. ("Gap year: how to make yourself stand out" ) ''The Independent'', 11 August 2008. Retrieved on 21 May 2012.〕 In 2010, gapyear.com became a part of Flight Centre, Ltd. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gapyear.com」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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