Add Scuba to Your Travel Agency
Experiential travel is the only way to see the world. Gone are the all inclusive resorts, sterile tours, and neutered cuisine of old. People want to share the life experience of their fellow humans. How does their everyday world shape their lives, what can you learn from it, how can you carry that experience in a way that it impacts decisions for a lifetime? If your itinerary stops at the beach, you’re robbing your customers of the single most important experience you can provide.The reality is, you haven’t even begun to understand a society until you’ve experienced how it interacts with the sea.
Weather, food, drinking and waste water, utilities, commerce, travel - all are impacted by a nation’s relationship to the sea. Rainforests, often thought to be the most biodiverse environments on the planet, cannot hold a candle to the biodiversity in the ocean. Scuba diving offers insights into this relationship land tours simply can’t touch. Incorporating diving opportunities into your travel will put money in the pockets of locals, inform travelers on the impact of the sea on the local population, and leave guests with a new life long skill and love of the ocean.
Most dive centers outside of resorts are locally owned and operated. They employ locals as well as individuals from around the world. They use local charters, support local marines and ship builders, and tips go right into the pockets of the staff. Team members come from all walks of life. Its not uncommon for dive centers be one of the few employers of young adults with good wages. Furthermore, their dive agency affiliation requires they meet particular employment standards and regulations. Money spent at dive centers has a tremendous impact on the local service team.
To visit an island or small sea-side county is to study a microcosm of society. It’s an exercise in self sufficiency. It’s a rapid prototyping in economics. It’s a shock to the impact of infrastructure. Diving exposes guests to the regular factors of life like weather conditions, water quality, impacts of fishing, value of conservation, and the often overlooked subjects of sea-side development, water treatment, and harbors. A long wooden dock and bustling marina are more than a beautiful photograph, it’s a place of work and commerce for locals.
Guests can arrive home after a trip abroad with all kinds of mementos. Whether its a new recipe, t-shirt, local spirits, or a bad sunburn, nothing can compare to coming home with a scuba diving certification. It’s a license to dive anywhere in the world. It’s a passport to explore the other 70% of our planet. And it’s a byproduct of your natural curiosity an effort to better understand your world. More than anything it’s a permission slip to plan your next impactful learning experience.
Adding a new excursion to your itinerary can be intimidating, but smart travel planners already have alternative tracks to fit the personalities of their guests. Schedule a call with Dive Every Puddle and we will answer your questions about how to add scuba diving to your itinerary and expand this incredible opportunity to your guests.