Adventure Travel

(Dive Travel Business News - October 13, 2011) -- While many dive travelers still enjoy the camraderie, comfort and value provided by group dive trips, Group Travel has been quickly evolving as consumers look to add more experiences and make more memories as a prime reason for travel. It's not just about the diving anymore. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News -  October 18, 2011) -- With the U.S. holiday season beginning with American Thanksgiving in November, the latest American Express Spending & Saving Tracker Survey has been released. According to the new study, holiday travel will remain flat from 2010 with three in ten Americans planning to travel this upcoming holiday season. However, the survey also indicates holiday travel spending will rise about 8 percent this year, with forty-two per cent of travelers expecting to increase their holiday travel budget compared to last year. The average family of four intends to spend $2,636 on holiday travel, or $659 per person, an increase of nearly $200 from last year.

(Dive Travel Business News - September 26, 2011) -- Dedicated to sustainable and accessible travel, Indian Valley Travel will be exhibiting at the DEMA Show 2011 from November 2-5, 2011 in Orlando Florida. The company will be offering "deliberately different" dive travel packages where all trips 100% based on new and existing volunteer projects throughout the world. These unique packages are geared to the burgeoning "Adventure Voluntourism" market where dive travelers head to an exotic dive destination and become directly involved in a volunteer project that helps the local community, while still having plenty of time for diving and exploring local culture and attractions.

Co-founder David Valaika explains,“At the heart of everything we do at Indian Valley Travel is our vision … to be the global leader in providing sustainable and accessible adventure "voluntourism" opportunities for purpose-minded travelers” read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - November 14, 2010) -- This month Reef & Rainforest is relocating its business headquarters to Portland, Oregon. The relocation to Oregon supports the adventure travel  company’s plan for growth in the scuba travel market.

(Dive Travel Business News - May 10, 2010) -- The Adventure Collection, a consortium of ten industry-leading adventure travel companies, identified these five travel trends this year:

1. Bookings are solidly up over 2009 – as much as 35 percent.
2. The time between booking and travel has been reduced.
3. Travelers are booking based on value rather than price.
4. Pent-up demand is spurring trips with loved ones.
5. Prime travel inspirations are connection and renewal
 
As the financial markets are rebounding, consumer confidence is improving: “With more stability in the economy, we are seeing significant improvement in bookings,” said Dennis Pinto, chairman of the Adventure Collection and managing director of Micato Safaris.

Value is a key to bookings, agreed those in the survey. Travelers are more value conscious than ever – even at the highest levels. read more »

(Dive Travel Business News - January 20, 2010) -- A new study by Forrester Research indicates that 15% fewer travelers will make online bookings in 2010. A recent article on CNN.com talks about this trend and includes 7 trips not to book online: Adventure travel, exotic travel and international travel in general are just three of the types of trips best booked through a travel specialist. This trend bodes well for those of us in Dive Travel - if you are developing your niche you won't be in competition with the big online travel companies for clients.

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(May 6, 2008 - Modern Agent) -- This is an excerpt from an editorial by James Ruggia of Modern Agent:

The Cayman Islands famous dive market is going through unusual times as PADI is reporting a decrease in the number of people taking the course for scuba certification.

But dive operators here are seeing a possible return to the Caribbean by divers as more exotic dive locales are priced out of the market. “Such exotic destinations as Fiji, Tahiti and Palau were doing well until about six months ago,” says Yvonne Oyler, a dive travel specialist with Cape Coral, Fla.-based Aqua Dreams Travel. “As the fear of a slowing economy took roost we’ve seen those travelers come back to the Caribbean. The Cayman Islands has great beaches, solid infrastructure, shopping, easy air access and really great diving. So it appeals to divers and their non-diving spouses.”

The Cayman Islands dive market, which is naturally attracted to the superb reefs and the far ranging visibility under water, is also trending away from strictly diving towards soft adventure activities ranging from deep-sea fishing to sea-kayaking. read more »

(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 »