G.A.P Adventures
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G Adventures is the largest adventure travel company in Canada
and offers socially and environmentally sensitive travel. Bruce Poon Tip launched G Adventures in 1990 with the intention of offering travelers authentic adventures in the real world. As of 2011, the company has over 800 employees worldwide and offers more than 1000 adventure tours to over 100 countries on all 7 continents; over 100,000 passengers travel on small group adventures with G Adventures every year. In 2007, G Adventures was the only travel arrangement company included in the respected list of Canada's Top 100 Employers
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On the 23 November 2007 , a cruise ship owned by Gap Adventures, sank in the waters off the South Shetland Islands
in the Southern Ocean
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G Adventures was required to change its name by the U.S. District court that deemed the brand was an infringement on GAP Inc. clothing. The ruling stated that the name and brand Gap Adventures caused legitimate confusion and dilution of the brand for the clothing company and their khakis and therefore G Adventures was required to change its name by October 1, 2011
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and offers socially and environmentally sensitive travel. Bruce Poon Tip launched G Adventures in 1990 with the intention of offering travelers authentic adventures in the real world. As of 2011, the company has over 800 employees worldwide and offers more than 1000 adventure tours to over 100 countries on all 7 continents; over 100,000 passengers travel on small group adventures with G Adventures every year. In 2007, G Adventures was the only travel arrangement company included in the respected list of Canada's Top 100 Employers
Canada's Top 100 Employers
Canada's Top 100 Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work. First held in 1999, the project aims to single out the employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional working conditions and progressive human resources policies. Winners are...
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On the 23 November 2007 , a cruise ship owned by Gap Adventures, sank in the waters off the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
in the Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica. It is usually regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions...
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G Adventures was required to change its name by the U.S. District court that deemed the brand was an infringement on GAP Inc. clothing. The ruling stated that the name and brand Gap Adventures caused legitimate confusion and dilution of the brand for the clothing company and their khakis and therefore G Adventures was required to change its name by October 1, 2011