Into the Drink:

From Facebook:
You may already know, if you are a fan of Into the Drink on Facebook or follow them on Twitter. But in case you don’t know, Into the Drink is a TV program produced by Liquid Assets TV with a host, AAron Faulls. The show is based on exotic islands diving and night life combined in one.

They are offering an opportunity to join the crew at on-location as they film — scheduled locations are Grand Cayman, Wakatobi, and Qamea. How exciting! But they don’t leave you there. If you go to this website, http://www.freescubagear.com to reserve your spot, you automatically will be entered to win a full set of Scuba Diving Gear courtesy of ScubaPro and Liquid Assets TV.

Check out: http://www.freescubagear.com/

Courtesy of Cozumel PR & caribbeanonthecheap.com

From Random Search:

We ran into this website that lists Caribbean travels at a discount price, and their post was delicious. The page below lists 4 different Cozumel resorts that offer Scuba Diving Packages, like… Hotel Cozumel, Hotel Casa Del Mar and so on.

The package from Hotel Cozumel is starting from $522 for a diver and from $320 for a non-diver, and it includes additional benefits like 15% off Gift Shop Discount and Food & Drink Credit.

Check out: http://www.caribbeanonthecheap.com/?p=1585

Are you feeling like Cozumel yet?

SWAESports.com

From Random Search:

One of the popular topics we have (according to our small stats) is Dive Travels. People often ask DivingList is a travel site — no, we’re not. But we search for dive deals, hear about dive deals, and deal with deals.

In order for us to share deals with the entire scuba diving community, there’s got to be someone else offering deals. Along with them, there’s got to be somewhere they offer deals. And the list goes on.

So we’ll share the gem of the day to accommodate divers (consumers) and dive operators both.

SWAESports.com is the Adventure Travel Website. SWAE is standing for Snow, Water, Air, and Earth, and pronounced as “SWAY.” What’s cool about this website from our experience is that we can technically search all sorts of adventures world wide in one place. What’s more, the part of the profit is donated to “1 percent for the planet,” which is the organization of the business members where 1% of their sales is donated to the environmental groups.

For Divers (consumers) — why you should SWAE:
Well, the easiest answer is… because you’re silently donating part of your travel cost to the environment group through SWAE while you are having fun Scuba Diving somewhere. If you are into other adventure sports, you are game. They pretty much cover every aspect of adventure travels. All in one. That’s why we think it’s a big “deal.”

Check Out: http://www.swaesports.com/

For Dive Operators & Dive Travel Operations — why you should use SWAE to expand your horizon:
We’re only going to say this once — SWAE offers $0 upfront cost to list your dive trips and all levels of scuba diving classes. Here’s the list of Sweet Things on SWAE:

• If your trip or class is sold on SWAESports.com, then they’ll charge you a commission.
• You can also integrate their reservation system on your own website and they do NOT charge you commission.
• They offer everything electronically (paper-less) so that you don’t have to have the nightmare of papers.
• They don’t play favorites on their searches — fair play.
• They are all about marketing, not advertising. (do you see the difference?)

The list can go on, but let us tell you the experience. We faked and contacted SWAE after finding the site on becoming the Adventure Vendor. We figured we’d give them 48 hours, and we might get a ton of marketing pitches. Well, they proved us wrong. They got back to us in an hour with where to go to sign up and thanked us a ton… Human Operated website. We like it — a lot.

For more info on becoming an Adventure Vendor, check out: http://www.swaesports.com/adventureinfo/?a=whyjoin

So, what are you waiting for? Expand your horizon, experience the nature, increase your dive adventure and class sales, and be a do-gooder all at the same time.

MV Scuba Adventure @ Scuba Cat Diving

From Random Search:

Originally posted by Diving-Thailand.org, Scuba Cat Diving is running a October promotion right now. And it’s very Scuba-licious! Great gift idea for the upcoming holiday season.

It’s a couple special that they are offering — if you buy one with full price, the other gets 30% off! Booking must be done by November 1, 2009 and you can check out the original post here:

http://www.diving-thailand.org/blog/2009/09/scuba-cat-diving.html

A bit about Scuba Cat Diving:
Located in the beautiful country of Thailand (Phuket), Scuba Cat Diving is a PADI 5 Star Diving Center (full service including IDC). They offer anywhere from Day Trips to Liveaboard around Thailand. For more information on Scuba Cat Diving and their offerings, visit: http://www.scubacat.com/

So, is Scuba listed on your wish list?

Dive Galapagos!

From our (small) inbox:

It’s not that we were ignoring… we had to wait for the right time and now is the time.

DivetheGalapagos.com has been keeping us in the loop on what’s going on with their red hot deals. We are posting the info below as it wouldn’t have been written better. The Island Hopping Dive Tour, which is 7 night/6 days, starts from $1500. Below is their actual release:

We are happy to announce the launch of Galapagos Island Hopping Dive Tours !  Great Galapagos diving and all the  comradely of a live-aboard (as opposed to the turnover and varying skill levels  of a day dive) at about 50% of the price of a live-aboard! Departures begin on  November 1 with a 7 Day / 6 Night tour. Please view the complete  itinerary here. (4 spaces still available for 1 Nov departure). We  offer several itineraries.  Private departures are available with a  group of 6–8.

There’s no need to explain the destination to any  diver…Galapagosspeaks for itself. Our dive tours are private charters with a  maximum of 8 divers on a boat.  Our boat is 10.5m and beautifully  outfitted  for organization and storage…very important on a smaller dive  boat..  It has fast 225HP, fume-free and ecologically friendly 4 stroke  motors.  In other words, it’s fast and comfortable.  This becomes so  important on an island hopping dive tour because unlike land excursions, divers  spend most of their day on the boat.
Our GalapagosIsland Hopping Dive Tour is  affordable.  We have concentrated on the quality of the dive  experience…from using the best boat to hiring the best chef for onboard  lunches.  We are passionate about diving and want the divers who join us to  enjoy this experience as much as we do. We dive  together during the day and then at night, divers sleep in the hotel of their  preference, typically based on budget. What this means is that you / your  clients are not locked into only one hotel in order to have this incredible  experience.  We make it possible no matter where a diver prefers to sleep  at night. Our 7 Day / 6 Night / 3  Island GalapagosDive Tour departures begin at $1500 per person based on double  occupancy in an economy room (beachfront in Isabela!) for the package.

Our Galapagos Island Hopping Dive Tour is the dive  trip of a lifetime!  It’s the freedom of a private charter and the  magnitude of Galapagos diving:  Hammerheads, Galapagos sharks, giant  Mantas, Eagle Rays, Stingrays, Marbled Rays, Seahorses, Sea Turtles, Sea Lions,  Penguins, sun-blocking walls of Black-striped Salemas, huge schools of  barracudas, jacks, snappers, grunts and more.  Diving in the Galapagos  can  make you forget that it’s actually special to dive with sharks, turtles, or sea  lions because of the sheer abundance.  And when you dive together day after  day as a group, the experience is so enriched by what you end up sharing with  each other, be it incredible Galapagos diving experiences or stories from other  dives. None of the daily tour turnover, so there is a chance to bond and that is  one of the huge advantages live-aboards had over daily dives…up until  now.

For more information, visit: www.divethegalapagos.com

Or Contact them at…
Toll Free; 866–492-6645
US Fax: 646–558-0213
Blog: www.divingthegalapagos.com

We know we’ve been all about travels lately, but there are a lot of great deals going on in dive travels right now and we can’t keep up with all. However… we received this press release earlier today on great Caribbean deals, offered by Elite Island Resorts.

Check Out: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS168493+17-Sep-2009+PRN20090917

And Bonus Post for Dive Shop Owners, Dive Travel Agents and Operators.

We got the insider information today that Respax, the peer-to-peer Travel Reservation System based in Cairns, Australia will be releasing the Dive Travel Booking system within a few weeks. The difference between Respax and other systems is it is Real-Time reservation system. This means that subscribers or the operators using this system will be able to customize the travel package with real-time availability.

For more information on Respax, visit: http://www.respax.com.au/

And for those who are on Twitter, follow @Respax for upcoming releases.

As soon as we receive an official releases on Dive Travel System, we’ll post.

Double post today!

First item is… Belize Scuba Diving Package from $749 — posted on MSNBC. It is at Terazzas Resort during the Green Season (5/1 to 12/18)

Check out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32781994/ns/travel-deals/

Second and last item of the day is… Win a Trip to Fiji by Velocity Hotels in Australia. To enter, you simply register yourself and stay at one of their hotel partners in Australia and/or New Zealand before October 31, 2009. The winner will receive 2 round trip tickets to Fiji, 5 nights accommodation at Hilton Fiji Beach Resort and Spa.

Check out: http://velocityhotels.com.au/competition-details

We ran into this website — Functravel.com and let us tell you why we want to post this website. It’s because… it’ll search the cheapest airfare all in one shot. Well-known website, Kayak.com does the same thing, but what we liked about this website is the straight-forwardness of the website. You type in where you are flying from and to, put dates, and hit go. All the filters that you can apply is easy to navigate also, and the results are listed in easy-to-read grid.

Check out: http://www.functravel.com/Flight/

And this is bonus for UK/GB Readers on Thailand Travel:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2869274.htm

We found out today that the online diver magazine, Divernet, is selling really cool Dive Travel Guide for 2009/10 and they are currently running the specials. According to the post, this 244-page guide covers all over the world including 80+ dive travel destinations, top dive resorts and surrounding areas, and color-coded regional breakdowns written by divers. Retail price is £7.95, but it’s £6.95 including shipping and handling.
Subscriber of this magazine gets even further discounts. They ship internationally — add £2.

Check out: http://www.divernet.com/Diver_Bookshop/diveguidesworld/OtherGuides/p214/diver_travel_guide_200910.html

This can be a great addition to your dive library! 

We know that we’ve been posting all dive trip related opportunities, but we received the press release today in regards to Royal West Indies Resort. They are offering Every 3rd Night FREE!

Royal West Indies Resort is a beach-front resort located in Turks and Caicos Islands. They offer spacious accommodations from studio to 2 bedroom suites. There are packages available for scuba divers — you can contact the reservation desk to ask for details. Their preferred dive operator is Dive Provo (http://www.diveprovo.com/), well-known dive operation in Turks and Caicos.

To view the online version of this press release, visit: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS112607+10-Sep-2009+BW20090910

And check out Royal West Indies Resort on the web: http://www.royalwestindies.com/

And don’t forget to check out Dive Provo: http://www.diveprovo.com/

Let’s go!