Sabbatical / Extended Leave Competitors

HomeExchange is the global leader in home exchange vacations, offering authentic, affordable and more sustainable vacation opportunities for everyone. With more than 250,000 members across 155 countries, HomeExchange makes vacationing on a budget easy with a nominal annual membership fee, no hidden costs or cancellation fees and 24/7 assistance. In late 2021, HomeExchange's newest venture HomeExchange Collection was created, an exclusive community for like-minded travelers to meet, share, and exchange their luxury homes.

Since 2011, our award-winning content has inspired millions of you to chase your travel dreams. Now, we’re taking you there with our immersive, small-group adventures. Curated by experts and led by Local Insiders, our trips bring together like-minded travellers to share new experiences, and make unforgettable memories. Say goodbye to the well-trodden path, and hello to one-of-a-kind, premium adventures designed to reignite a sense of wonder for the world – and an appetite for the unfamiliar. And it couldn’t be easier. From curating authentic experiences to hand-picking unique accommodations, we’ve done all the hard work for you – so all you need to do is book. With 24-hour response time, your own dedicated travel expert and flexible booking policies as standard, we make exploring the world hassle free. We’re also committed to doing travel right. Looking after our planet is more essential than ever, which is why we’re on our way to becoming a fully carbon neutral travel company – just a part of how we help people explore the world while being good to it. For us, travel is about making connections – with a place, its people and its culture. Our small-group trips are an invitation to connect with a destination, to dive beneath the surface and experience it authentically. So whether on your own or with a group of friends, join us, and discover the world the Culture Trip way.

Why work with us? • Gapyear.com is a unique brand combining community and content around gap year travel, our users are using us to search for accommodation, travel insurance, flights, tours and more. • We host a quality community who stay with the brand for a sustained period of time, our users on average spend 2.5 yrs with Gapyear.com from planning their travels, to travelling and then sharing & reviewing • We deliver a life stage audience, our audience is targeted audience with passion for cultural/adventure travel Who are we? • Gapyear.com is an international social media site and a travel portal especially for adventurous travellers who want to spend more than just a couple of weeks overseas. The annual UK gap year market is estimated at 230,000 young travellers, 90,000 career breakers and a further 200,000 retirees. • We are the UK’s largest gap year information website for 16- 24 year olds but nearly 40% of our members are aged 25 and above, so we capture a major share of a lucrative market estimated to be worth over £11bn. Our content blends the work of some of the best-known, most-experienced travel writers, country and activity specialists, seasoned travellers and first-time gappers. • We provide social media content of the highest possible standard and are editorially independent, we tell it like it is. Though primarily a website, we also publish in print, on mobile platforms [and expect video to be an increasingly important part of our content offering]