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Advanced Risk Management seminars for Dive Professionals at DEMA Show 2012.

(Dive Travel Business News -- October 20, 2012) -- Insurance Management Services will present two Advanced Risk Management seminars for Dive Professionals at DEMA Show 2012 to be held Nov 14-19 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, NV. Presented by Carol Christini, President of Insurance Management Services Inc., the seminars are offered to Dive Businesses, Industry Professionals and Charter Operators regardless of training agency affiliation.

Seating capacity is first-come first-served for these free seminars scheduled from 12-2pm on Wed Nov 14 and Sat Nov 17. Dive Professionals will discover new risk management tools, and learn advanced concepts in risk management, critical thinking, decision making, causes of accidents, professional responsibility, levels of responsibility, common areas of concern in diving, and what to do in an emergency. read more »

Annual Florida Dive Show includes Intro to Tech and Solo Diver Seminars.

(Dive Travel Business News - November 26, 2010) -- The Annual Florida Dive Show will take place December 3 - 4 in West Palm Beach, Florida USA. SDI/TDI/ERDI is inviting ALL its professional members to meet with the various staff members who will be attending, including company president Brian Carney. This certification agency offers Scuba and technical dive training for divers and instructors through its Scuba Diving International (SDI) and Technical Diving International (TDI) certifications and emergency response training through its Emergency Response Diving International (ERDI) courses. read more »

DEMA Show 2010

(Dive Travel Business News - November 10, 2010) -- The DEMA Show, hosted by the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association, is the only international trade event for the diving, action water sports and adventure travel industries. More than 10,000 professionals will gather from, November 17 to 20 2010 at Las Vegas Convention Center to combine business, pleasure, education and dive industry advancement - for a winning combination.

Visitors include diving retailers & staff, Equipment repair technicians & shop owners, Boat/Live aboard operator, Safety/search and rescue divers, Dive resort operators, Divemasters, instructors or assistant instructors, Dive training agency or association management and staff, Environmental organization, Professional photographers or videographers, Travel Agents, Tour Operators and Cruiselines. read more »

DEMA Show 2009 on Nov 4-7

(DiveTravelNewswire.com - October 25, 2009) -- The 33rd annual DEMA Show 2009 will take place November 4 - 7, 2009 at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando Florida. The DEMA Show is the only international trade-only event for the diving, action water sports and travel industries.

Produced by the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association, the show features hundreds of exhibitors representing travel destinations, dive travel services, resorts and live-aboards, certification agencies, equipment, water sports apparel, dive media and more. Seminars, networking events and business resources are also available at the show. For details and registration, visit www.demashow.com or call 800-687-7469.

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St. Maarten Set to Host the SMART Show

(April 10, 2008 - Modern Agent) -- SMART, the St. Maarten/St. Martin Annual Regional Tradeshow, is returning to the island of St. Maarten/St. Martin, May 20-22, for its seventh consecutive year.

Designed to showcase the islands of the northeastern Caribbean, which include Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts & Nevis, Barbados and St. Maarten/St. Martin, the event provides buyers and sellers within the tourism industry a venue to network and negotiate future business opportunities.

The SMART tradeshow will take place over the three-day period at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino, which is located near the Princess Juliana International Airport. The show will offer inspections of select area properties; pre and post event tours of St. Maarten/St. Martin as well as area islands; guided tours of the newly refurbished Princess Juliana Airport; area updates on regional travel and island hopping opportunities and networking events with area/regional hoteliers and tour operators. Visit www.shta.com. read more »

Seattle To Host Adventures in Travel Expo - Sept 13-14, 2008

(April 5, 2008 - DTN) -- Unicomm LLC., organizers of the Adventures in Travel Expo series, plans to extend its brand to the Seattle market on Sept. 13 and 14 at the Washington State Convention Center. Supported by the Seattle Times, organizers will capitalize upon the Seattle-Tacoma area as one of the largest media markets in the country with a high buying income, keen interest in outdoor and leisure activities and which also serves as main gateway to the Asia/Pacific region and Canada. read more »

South African Airways FAMTastic Agent Rates

(Dive Travel Business News - March 6, 2008) - Ready to check out South Africa’s land & sea vacation offerings for your clients? South African Airways has announced a special travel agent FAMTastic fare for travel to South Africa in mid-April. For a limited time the fare, $499 roundtrip to Africa for travel agents and $599 roundtrip for companions, is available between New York JFK and West or South Africa. read more »

Cayman Islands Scuba Bowl X - October 27-29, 2008

(May 28, 2008 - CIDOT) -- The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) invites all retail dive shop owners and managers to apply to attend SCUBABOWL X to be held in Grand Cayman immediately following the DEMA Trade Show in Las Vegas. The travel date is Sunday, October 26 and the three day event runs from Oct. 27 to 29. Participants can return home on October 30^th or sign up for many of the post event packages offered in the Cayman Islands. read more »

Bahamas Professional Dive Symposium - June 10-11, 2008

(May 25, 2008 - DTN) -- The Bahamas Diving Association and Bahamas Ministry of Tourism has announced the first ever dive symposium scheduled for June 10th and 11th, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. This two day event will showcase the best in diving the Islands of The Bahamas has to offer. Cost is $199, but includes a $350/pp airfare allocation, meals, hotel and diving.

Neal Watson, President of the Bahamas Diving Association comments “This new symposium is a great way for dive travel sellers, dive retailers, or dive media to learn more about the Bahamas dive product.” Mr. Watson continues “Part of our strength as a destination is that we encompass 700 islands, making the destination very diverse in terms of types of diving available. The two-day symposium is a hands-on opportunity to learn more about and experience the dive product within the Islands of The Bahamas.” read more »