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(Dive Travel Business News - September 8, 2011) -- The economic times and the nature of the dive business have created a need for retail businesses to adapt and change their business strategies to keep customers and attract new ones. The DEMA Show invites thousands of dive industry professionals ready to take their business in a new direction for success to attend the Show this November 2-5 in Orlando, Florida.

The DEMA Show 2011 will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL this November 2-5, 2011.  The DEMA Show is a dive retailer's best source for one-stop shopping and dive-industry-specific education – register today!

The DEMA Show is the only trade-only event for the dive, travel and action watersports industry that offers: read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - June 3, 2011) -- The Handicapped Scuba Association (HSA) is celebrating 30 years this year as the world’s leading authority on scuba diving for people with disabilities. Founded in 1981, the Handicapped Scuba Association has dedicated to improving the physical and social well being of people with disabilities through the sport of scuba diving, and in doing so has become the worldwide leading authority in this field.

With over 5000 underwater educators, scuba divers with disabilities and supporting members located in over 50 countries, the Handicapped Scuba Association is dedicated to assuring that people with disabilities are given the same opportunity to receive quality training, certification and dive adventures as the able-boded population. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - May 29, 2011) -- Now entering its seventh year, the Florida Scuba Festival has moved to a new location at the Florida Atlantic University Main Campus in Boca Raton, at the Student Union. Free tickets to the event are available thru May 31st by registering online at www.ScubaFestival.com.  As of June 1, tickets will be US$16 ( As always Kids under 16 are free). The show runs June 17 Friday from 5 PM til 8 PM and Saturday June 18 from10am til 5pm.  The show organizers suggest attendees set Sunday aside to do some South Florida reef diving with local operators. For more details or to exhibit at the festival, email info@ScubaFestival.com or info@usdiveshows.com or call 954-520-8888. 

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(Dive Travel Business News - March 24, 2011) -- As part of its extensive fundraising efforts that help support Women Divers Hall of Fame™ (WDHOF) scholarships and training grants, WDHOF will be launching a new cookbook at the Beneath The Sea Dive & Travel Expo in Secaucus New Jersey, March 25-27, 2011 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center.

"Divers' Palate: A Collection of Recipes and Stories from WDHOF and Friends" is a 4-color, 3-ring binder with a stunning cover by marine artist Robert Lyn Nelson. Compiled and produced by WDHOF members Julianne Ziefle and Bonnie Toth, the 300+page cookbook features recipes, photos and stories contributed by WDHOF members, friends and diving luminaries. This is a limited edition print run with only 300 copies available. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - March 9, 2011) -- Surf Expo will open its doors on September 8th for three days of watersports equipment and fashion apparel with 3,500 brands represented. Surf Expo offers several categories of apparel and hardgoods for the resort and active lifestyle markets, including surf and skate apparel, imprinted sportswear, swimwear, boutique, souvenir, resortwear and hardgoods for surf, dive, skate, wake, wind, and kite.

Snorkeling and Dive companies have been exhibiting at Surf Expo for a number of years now. This year Surf Expo will include exhibitors from the Recreational Dive Market. Featured categories within Dive will include Swim, Snorkeling, Freediving and Spearfishing (Blue Water Hunting).

This is a trade only event. Approximately 6,000 qualified Retail Buyers are expected to be in attendance representing 2,500 retail sporting goods stores. Don't miss out on an opportunity to see this watersports phenomena in person. Tickets are FREE for qualified Retail Buyers. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - November 12, 2010) -- Robin Leach, international star of the hit television series, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” and former Antigua resident, will be the host and emcee of this year’s Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) fundraiser which will take place from 6 to 9 pm, Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Hilton. The event will be a KOOL KARIBBEAN EXTRAVAGANZA evening, featuring steel pan music, tropical décor & refreshments and casual Island attire. Tickets: $40. per person.

The event brings together key members of the diving industry in an upbeat, casual setting and is a major fundraiser for WDHOF causes including Scholarships and Training Grants that offer financial and/or educational assistance to individuals of all ages, particularly those who are preparing for professional careers that involve scuba diving. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - August 11, 2010) -- International Whale Shark Day is August 30, 2010. The northern tip of the Yucatan is known for it's annual whale shark migration near Isla Holbox or Holbox Island.The migration starts mid-June until September where aggregations of up to 400 giant fish have been observed

The congregation of so many animals is unusual. Holbox Island is unique in that it is located where the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico join. There are upwellings of nutrient rich water that feed the food chain that contains everything from the tiniest plankton to schools of fish, sea birds, flamingos and ibis and of course, the giant yet vulnerable whale shark. It is truly a special place.

Holbox Island is only the second instance where marine scientists have discovered whale sharks are feeding on not just plankton but also fish eggs that are suspended in the upwellings. Marine scientists from a variety of organizations have been working with Mexican scientists for more than seven years on studying, tagging and tracking the world's largest fish that can grow to 10 metres in length. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - June 2, 2010) -- Snorkelers, scuba divers and underwater photographers can discover Key Largo's reefs, shipwrecks and large indigenous fish population during the inaugural Reef Fest set for Saturday through Thursday, June 5-10, 2010.  The dive-and-stay event kicks off the Florida Keys' prime summertime diving season.

The festival activities begin with a 6-8 p.m. get-together Saturday, June 5, at the History of Diving Museum, MM 83 bayside, featuring free appetizers and beverages. read more »

(DiveTravelBusinessNews.com - January 6, 2010) -- After a 1-year hiatus, the Caribbean’s 11th Sustainable Tourism Conference is back on the calendar for the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The Sustainable Tourism Conference is slated for May 9 - 12 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Last year's conference was canceled due to the global economic crisis.

“The event in 2010 will continue with the focus on how member states can design and implement sustainable tourism policies and practices into their regional and international initiatives, with an emphasis on sustainable tourism issues of special interest to the host country,” said Hugh Riley the Interim Secretary General for the Caribbean Tourism Organization. read more »

(DiveTravelBusinessNews.com - Nov 21,2009) -- DisneyNature is following up on the record-breaking success of its Earth movie (released on Earth Day 2009) with Oceans to be released on Earth Day - April 22, 2010.

French Directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud take viewers on a mystical journey through the planet's five oceans, exploring its playful nature and harsh realities  through the eyes of the weird and wonderful creatures who live there. 

"These filmmakers have given us the pleasure of looking over their shoulders - to get in a school of fish, to be a dolphin, to be a whale - and swim along with them," says Dr. Sylvia Earle, Explorer in Resident at the National Geographic Society.

Featuring spectacular never-before-seen imagery captured by the latest underwater technologies, the movie trailer demonstrates Oceans' unprecedented look beneath the sea. read more »

(Cayman Compass - September 7, 2009) -- Although it might be for the last time, Cayman residents and tourists alike are being urged to get ready for the excitement and passion that always comes with the national festival, Pirates Week slated for Nov 12 - 22, 2009.  Leader of Government Business McKeeva Bush has said that he intends to change the theme of the national festival starting in 2010.

However, with only a little more than two months to go, the Pirates Week office is busy planning and making preparations for this year’s event, that will include a kick-off party, parade, street dances, fireworks, songfest, Pirate Costume Competition and Miss Festival Queen Costume Competition.  Many of the events are free and festival goers are encouraged to break out their best Pirate costumes.

Many different sporting activities are part of the festivities, such as the 5K run, 5K Sea Swim, 10K run, Cycling Criterium, Underwater Treasure Hunt, Mike Lockwood Memorial International Swim Meet, Cardboard Boat Race, and the Mickey Mouse Darts Tournament.

Many dive resorts are offering Pirates Week Packages. read more »

(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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(April 8, 2008 - DTN) -- Want to add value to your customer’s dive experience with a truly memorable dive vacation? Suggest the 2008 Curacao Dive Festival (May 24-31) - A week-long celebration of all things aquatic, from sunken tugboats to Curaçao’s Mushroom Forest. More than 60 dive locations offer divers of all levels a powerful underwater experience.

“When you dive on Curaçao you have excellent shore access to the coral walls,” said Jerry Beaty, associate publisher of Dive Training and Dive Center magazines. “And it’s just outside the Hurricane Belt, so it provides the opportunity for year-round tourism and diving.” read more »

(April 22, 2008 - New York Times) -- Five of the six major airlines in the United States plan to start charging coach passengers as much as $25 next month to check a second bag, the latest move in their quest to offset high fuel prices.

The new fee of $25 for a second bag is being levied by Continental, Delta, Northwest, United and US Airways. The low-fare carrier AirTran has announced that it will charge $10 for a second checked bag. Airlines have long levied fees for checking a third bag. Some carriers have recently increased those as well, and the fees on the major carriers now run as high as $100. read more »

(April 22, 2008 - DTN) -- It’s earth day, yet so little mention of the oceans that take up over 70% of our planet…

So we googled “earth day ocean day” and this is what we found at the top of the search list - It’s a press release from Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr, President of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education: Read on…

“If we were to give relative time on Earth Day to different habitats, we would be talking about the oceans for 18 out of the 24 hours. Nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface is ocean. Although a costly lesson for many Americans, El Nino taught us that the oceans drive our weather and climate for people everywhere in the Western Hemisphere even if they do not live near an ocean. The oceans are a vital part of our national security, and a critical element in international trade and economic development. read more »

(May 29, 2008 - DTN) --The Caribbean’s longest running scuba diving festival, Dominica’s Dive Fest is celebrating its 15th anniversary with the annual event to take place July 11 – 20, 2008.

Many of Dominica’s dive centres are offering a ‘buy seven, get one free’ offer on diving and accommodation packages during Dive Fest. These include: Dive Dominica and Castle Comfort Lodge, Nature Island Dive and Evergreen Hotel, Al Dive, Sunset Bay Club, Cabrits Dive Centre and Anchorage Hotel & Dive Centre.  Full terms and conditions, available dates, plus details of other special offers can be found at www.dominicawatersports.com. read more »

(April 4, 2008 - DTN) -- Looking for a place to get your clients into scuba diving? The Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) launched a new website, www.BeADiver.com. This website is part of DEMA’s national Be A Diver advertising and promotional campaign aimed at increasing the number of new diving customers and re-activating previously-certified divers.

Potential diving customers can use BeADiver.com to find a professional dive center locally or find a DEMA Member international resort dive operator so they can learn to dive on vacation. The website includes an updated US dive center locator, listings of DEMA Member international resort dive operators and information about diving specifically designed for the non-diver. read more »