News articles in Niche Markets

Sea Hunt Underwater Set May Open to Divers.

(Dive Travel Business News - March 23, 2013) -- Ocala, Florida - More than 100 of the adventure series “Sea Hunt” were filmed in the gin clear output of Silver Springs, near Ocala, Florida. Lloyd Bridges portrayed Mike Nelson, a one-time Navy frogman who in the space of 30 minutes, as the online version of Skin Diver magazine once noted, “got into trouble, got out of trouble, rescued a damsel, caught the bad guys and neatly wrapped things up with a safety message.”

In 1965 a state law was enacted 'curtail' activities that would “interfere, molest, disturb, or otherwise create a nuisance or hazard” that affected the marine life or water craft both in Silver Springs and Rainbow Springs. read more »

"Travel Effect" Campaign Raises Awareness of the Positive Benefits Travel has on Our Lives.

(Dive Travel Business News - Monday January 21, 2013) --Many people get the sense that travel strengthens relationships, improves health and can even help close a business deal, but they don't know it as fact. A new U.S. awareness campaign has been launched, called Travel Effect, aimed at making sure the public understands the impact that travel has on relationships, health, education, business and communities.

According to campaign organizers, Travel Effect will produce “groundbreaking” research projects and studies that will demonstrate the benefits that travel brings to people's lives, their careers and their communities. Current research examines travel's effect on relationships and its power to create lasting memories for children and adults. Other projects underway measure the bottom-line impact of business travel and the impact of government meetings on government operations, private-sector development and local communities. read more »

Reef Environmental Education Foundation offers Fishinars.

(Dive Travel Business News - June 18, 2012) -- The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) is now offering free online education. These "fishinars" are short webinars presented by experts that teach the finer points of identifying fish and invertebrates underwater.

The Fishinars are open to divers, snorkelers, and devout landlubbers alike. The online education is designed to be simple to understand and participate in. Common names, not scientific names, are used and the learning focuses on how to ID each critter. Participants don't need a microphone or a webcam. The webinars use online GoToMeeting technology that works with a standard computer with an internet connection.

The primary reason for the Fishinars is to help divers learn how to become citizen scientists and help monitor marine life on their recreational dives. Data gathered goes into REEF's online database to help students, researchers, scientists, etc.

Upcoming webinars include; read more »

Kids Sea Camp in Bonaire this Summer

(Dive Travel Business News - May 23, 2012) -- BONAIRE -- A complete family adventure designed to give every family member the ultimate an memorable experience of a lifetime, Kids Sea Camp events are hosted at family friendly PADI dive dedicated resorts. This summer Buddy Dive Resort in Bonaire has dedicated the entire resort to Kids Sea Camp July 21-28th.

Special features of the Bonaire Kids Sea Camp include: Unlimited shore diving, 4 dives per day are scheduled with 2 am and 2 pm dives as well as guided night dives each evening. Programs for kids from age 4-17 are provided each day. Special guests are Annie Crawley from Dive into Your Imagination, providing photo and video seminars, as well as slideshows and presentations on the Pacific Garbage patch and sharks. Randi and Tomar with Titan CCR will be presenting rebreathe demonstrations and classes during the week. SeaLife will host our main slide show as well as Demos for adults and kids of their newest line of digital cameras. read more »

Reef Ministries offers New Leader Program

(DIve Travel Business News - May 2, 2012) -- Reef Ministries, a ministry dedicated to showcasing the underwater world as the handiwork of God, is announcing its new program for Christian instructors and divemasters called Reef Ministries Leader. Reef Ministries Leaders are dive professionals who have a strong faith and a desire to combine that faith with their professional diving activities.

“We have seen tremendous interest from church groups, ministries, youth groups, homeschoolers, and Christian schools for scuba and snorkeling services offered by Christian dive professionals” states Tec Clark, director of Reef Ministries “so, the Reef Ministries Board of Directors voted to expand the ministry internationally by creating this new program.” read more »

PADI approves brand new ScubaFit® Diver Distinctive Specialty Course

(Dive Travel Business News - May 3, 2012) -- Dive and fitness instructors alike can now become certified to teach fitness to divers. The Padi ScubaFit® course was developed by Gretchen M. Ashton, a certified fitness trainer and Stephen Mendel, a multi agency scuba instructor.

The PADI ScubaFit® Diver Distinctive Specialty Course offers new opportunities for instructors and dive shop owners to improve the health, performance and safety of their diving clients and increase diving participation. Divers who are fit are much more likely to enjoy their diving experience and to dive more often. ScubaFit's first three students have successfully completed the course, and more classes are filling now. read more »

Bolongo Bay Beach Resort offers Paws for a Vacation Program

(Dive Travel Business News - May 1, 2012) -- Popular Dive Hotel in St Thomas USVI, the Bolongo Bay Beach Resort has partnered with the Humane Society of St. Thomas for an island pet adoption program. Guests who “Paws for Vacation” and adopt a cat or dog from the Humane Society of St. Thomas will receive a 30% discount on the room-only plan in both Oceanview and Beachfront rooms, located just steps from the sand.

Available CATS and DOGS can be viewed at the Humane Society of St. Thomas website. On the first day of the guest's vacation, the resort also provides complimentary roundtrip taxi to the Humane Society of St. Thomas to meet the new furry family member and begin the adoption process. The process typically takes three business days. read more »

Survey Says: Growing Consumer Dissatisfaction with OTA's, Supplier Websites.

(Dive Travel Business News - April 9, 2012) -- Of the more than 2,000 business and leisure travelers surveyed by the IBM Institute for Business Value and its research partner, Frost & Sullivan in their report entitled "Travel 2020: The Distribution Dilemma," researchers said that while most travelers see value as most important in travel, less than half of leisure and business travelers believe they're getting a fair value for their travel dollar when they book online. The report's authors determined the underlying dissatisfaction with most online travel intermediaries - Online Travel Agencies and Online Supplier Booking Engines - is based on their focus on price instead of value. read more »

Aggressor Lauches First Ever Wellness Cruise.

(Dive Travel Business News - April 3, 2012) -- Dr. Craig Cook, Medical Editor for Sport Diver Magazine, will be host of a health oriented “Wellness Cruise” aboard the Turks & Caicos Aggressor II October 6 - 13, 2012. Dr. Cook will be presenting short, fun and informative preventative health education that has the most impact on a diver’s health. Sessions each day will include diving medicine, along with diving “pearls of wisdom” and techniques that will have guests on their way to a healthier diving lifestyle.

During the week-long dive cruise, participants will learn the secrets of healthy living that can keep them diving well into their 80’s. They'll receive tips on extending their bottom time through health awareness, while exploring the pristine walls surrounding the Turks and Caicos Islands including Providenciales, West Caicos and French Caye. read more »

Rebreather Forum 3 to be held May 18-20, 2012

(Dive Travel Business News - March 19, 2012) -- Experts from around the world are gathering in Orlando, Florida on May 18-20, 2012 to examine the state of rebreather use and to develop protocols and recommendations to improve user safety. Co-sponsored in part by DAN, PADI and the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), the Rebreather Forum 3 is a three-day program featuring rebreather specialists, experts, manufacturers, training and education leaders, scientists and dive safety researchers.

Over the course of the three-day program, participants will have the chance to hear presentations on topics such as the state of recreational rebreather technology, a review of the available data for accident analysis, a review of the training and operational protocols, and an examination of the considerations for conducting extreme exposure dives. read more »