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DivingGlobal Pioneers Cloud Service for the Diving Industry.

(Dive Travel Business News - October 9, 2012) -- DivingGlobal, has announced the release of a pioneering cloud service designed to revolutionize the diving industry, with the release of its flagship CRM application. DivingGlobal’s technology provides dive store owners the ability to engage their customers through open, mobile and social channels, allowing the seamless integration of IT management solutions across all lines of business from anywhere in the world. As a result, dive store owners will be in a position to radically improve time management, develop a more holistic connection with customers and restore the demands of running a dive store to its exciting and dynamic origins.

When asked about the value that DivingGlobal’s cloud solution is poised to deliver to the diving industry DivingGlobal’s Founder and CEO Michael Amico stated, We provide retail store operators the ability to engage their customers and grow revenue through open, mobile, and social channels. Our App allows retailers one place to access all of their crucial business systems from anywhere on the planet on any device." read more »

Mobil iTravelGuide on Grand Cayman Launching Soon.

(Dive Travel Business News - September 6, 2012) -- iTravelGuides -- There’s a new travel guide, soon to be the go to guide, for today’s traveler. The new iTravelGuides™ offer the opportunity to read content, view destination hi-resolution picture galleries, interactive graphics and enjoy video from your iPad devise without being connected to the internet. The embedded video is downloaded when you download the guidebook. read more »

INNER SPACE: World's Largest Rebreather Event May 26-Jun 2, 2012

(Dive Travel Business News - May 1, 2012) -- The world’s largest Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) diving event is once again coming to Grand Cayman May 26 to June 2, 2012. INNER SPACE is a dedicated week of Closed Circuit Rebreather Diving and CCR training, lectures, technology conference and more! It's an all inclusive week bringing together divers, Instructors, dive shops, manufacturers, training agencies and more.

The upcoming 9th INNER SPACE is hosted by Divetech at Cobalt Coast Dive Resort, 78 Closed Circuit Rebreatherers will partake in this eventful week, diving the deep walls and shallow reefs div of Grand Cayman. CCR divers from new recreational divers through deep trimix divers journey to Grand Cayman, diving at various depths based on their certification limits, from 60 to 400 feet on dives lasting for 3 hours. read more »

DIVE Magazine Goes Digital.

(Dive Travel Business News - April 2, 2012) -- UK's Dive Magazine has gone digital, offering online readers around the world with free access to its digital magazine version. The main aim of the digital editions are to promote scuba diving and to attrace as many new people into the sport as possible.

Launched in 1995 DIVE Magazine has become a must read for diving enthusiasts. DIVE originally was produced for the UK market but soon gathered an international following. For easy access, the magazine has designed its digital editions to be available on all new devices and platforms on iPad, iPhone, Android and Kindle.

The DIVE printed edition retails in the UK stores for L3.99. The digital editions carry the same content as the printed edition. Sign up for the free online version here.

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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 »

Maduro Dive Fanta-Seas Launches Free Online Tool for Dive Travel Sellers

(Dive Travel Business News - January 26, 2012) -- Maduro Dive Fanta-Seas has launched a new, free online application called PAW, which is available for industry pros to review online. PAW stands for Profit Application Widget and was designed to provide dive travel distributors a proven method to enhance profits on individual dive travel sales, merchandise while maintaining complete control of their clients and retaining customers on their own website at all times.

According to Debran Nielsen, Dive Travel Specialist with Maduro Dive Fanta-Seas, the initial comments from distributors that added PAW to their website have been overwhelmingly positive. Beta-testers of PAW said they are realizing more profits from travel, instruction and equipment sales. Fresh content and new specials are motivating clients to return more frequently to the distributor's website. read more »

Introducing DIVE TRAVELER - A New Revolution in Dive Media

(Dive Travel Business News- October 11, 2011) -- The world of dive media is about to change. Launching in early November, Dive Traveler is a digital magazine idea so revolutionary that it will redefine the way you think about the media content experience. Dive Traveler is a global, multi-platform, mobile media-based magazine app, an eMag, which is defined by the user for the user. And Dive Traveler delivers information and new content to the user every day. It´s the world’s first 365-day, personalized magazine experience. read more »

Diveboard.com Launches 1st Online Scuba Logbook

(Dive Travel Business News - December 23, 2011) -- In response to a survey of 2355 scuba divers conducted by Diveboard.com in 2011, between April and June 2011, Diveboard.com has created a free online scuba logbook for divers of all skill levels.

Built by a team of scuba fans, Diveboard.com is a free online service that addresses the wants and needs of divers illustrated in the survey: Divers to save and share scuba memories in a fun and educational way; Diveboard helps scuba divers get involved with the scientific community and contribute to watch the evolution of the marine ecosystem as well as making diving safer; Diveboard enables scuba divers, through fellow divers’ past experiences, to discover new spots and species and to plan their next scuba trips effectively. read more »

Scubaocity offers a Dive Booking, Tracking and Marketing System for Dive Businesses.

(Dive Travel Business News - November 14, 2010) - Scubaocity is a new dive booking, reservation tracking and marketing system for dive retailers and dive operators. The management tool and booking engine promises an easy cohesive framework for dive businesses to collect, access, process, analyze and disseminate data that is vital to a company's success.

The application helps a dive business to manage their current customer base, create and track reservations and provides a Secure Socket Link (SSL) for secure transactions. The tool also includes a bulk email system and integrates social media to connect with existing and new customers.

There are two distinct parts to Scubaocity.com: An internal view which allows the User to manage the business, and an external view which allows its customers to see follow the business, make reservations, and manage their own accounts. read more »

Bahamas Diving Association Goes Live with Dive Travel Booking Engine

(Dive Travel Business News - March 30, 2010) -- The Bahamas Diving Association and Bahamas Ministry of Tourism have gone live with a custom built dive travel booking engine created for the Bahamas by Segnant Technologies of Dallas, Texas.

The unique booking engine allows adventure-seeking travelers the ability to view and book dive packages with any of the 37 members of the Bahamas Diving Association. Aside from diving and snorkeling, hotel-inclusive dive packages are offered, and in some cases, meals are available for booking on the engine. For travelers not sure where to go for a Bahamas vacation, the new booking engine features "Search" and "Hot Deals" buttons helping travelers to research their next trip. read more »