Lifestyle news for students and graduates
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8 May 2008
Gap-year students urged to consult guidebooks
Students about to embark on a year of globetrotting may want to consider using a number of guidebooks to navigate their travels, one expert has suggested.
According to a spokesperson for the Association of British Travel Agents, Sean Tipton, before there was a wide range of guidebooks available, travelling around the world could be 'very daunting.'
However, travel books are now a great help to gap-year students, he said. -
7 May 2008
Popular gap-year destinations revealed
Australia and Thailand are two of the most popular gap-year destinations for students, it has been suggested.
According to Celia Pronto, the UK Marketing Director of STA Travel, South America is also very popular with travellers and some more unusual countries are also emerging as fashionable with students.
'Destinations that are increasing in popularity include Panama, Nepal and Argentina,' she stated. -
16 April 2008
Gap years are safe, says travel firm
Students and graduates have been reassured that gap-year trips are made as safe as possible by travel companies.
Rachel Collinson, the Head of Sales and Marketing at Raleigh International, told Channel 4's News at Noon that established tour operators - of which there are many - make every effort to assess and manage risk.
Ms Collinson's comments follow news earlier this week that five British women were killed in a road-traffic accident while on a gap year in Ecuador.
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Backpackers urged to get local advice
16 March 2008
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Cheapest insurance isn't always the best, backpackers warned
13 March 2008
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Travel insurance warning for gap-year students
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Gap-year travellers say they want to learn new skills
3 March 2008
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Fixed-rate mortgage advised as best for first timers
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