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Selling the Exotic Destinations: Considerations at the High End Of Travel

South Africa. Following the sardine runs. Diving with the raggies (i.e., sand tiger or ragged tooth sharks)…. Do you leave the DEMA Show with visions of exotic dive destinations in your daydreams? Are you imagining yourself and your favorite customers…

Donna AskewNovember 7, 2012

Customer Service Customer Service 101 Leadership Management Management 101 Selling Travel

Going the Extra Mile – the Art Of Taking Exceptional Care Of Your Customers

"What a great weekend we just had; there were nine Open Water students, five Advanced, five Rescue, two Divemasters, several Master Divers and everyone was having fun!" With all the talk of the bad business environment in the media, it…

Donna AskewNovember 6, 2012

Dive Travel Business Exotic Destinations Liveaboard Diving Profit Centers Travel Trip Leaders

Profit on the Water: How to Size Up and Sell Live-aboard Diving for Your Customers

Every dive center has customers who just can't get enough time underwater. Two dives a day is a teaser for them. Give them a trip with up to five dives a day, add great food and have someone else care…

Donna AskewNovember 6, 2012

Dive Travel Business Marketing Retail Selling Travel Trip Leaders

One Diver at Time the Benefits Of Serving the Individual Traveler

A recurring theme in most conversations I have with dive centers these days is the importance of making money in creative and possibly overlooked ways. Many dive resorts, hotels and wholesalers offer commissions on individual travel booked by dive centers,…

Donna AskewNovember 5, 2012

Instructors Travel

Taking Care Of Number 1: Staying Fit and Focused During Extended Travel

Whether you're taking students to a local quarry for the day or you're heading around the world on a two-week adventure to Thailand, I'd venture to say that most of the concerns for you, the trip leader, are about the…

Donna AskewNovember 5, 2012

Travel

The Whole Dang Family — Families Who Dive Together Spend More Money!

Aah … spectacular dives in turquoise-blue waters, beautiful hotel, relaxing with friends by the water, kids running around … whoa, hold on. Something isn't quite right with that picture. As you contemplate your next dive trip to the islands, you…

Donna AskewDecember 9, 2009

Travel

It Ain’t Heavy, It’s My Dive Gear. an Airline and Security Restriction Primer for Dive Travel Leaders

Could I possibly fit this into my carry-on bag? Maybe I don't really need clothes? Plagued with these thoughts, I packed for my first trips after recent changes in airline luggage weight limitations. I had nightmares of being in line…

Donna AskewDecember 8, 2009

Local Diving Travel

Everything Old Is New Again: How to Keep the ‘same Old’ Local Site Fresh for Your Customers and Students

Many dive center owners I speak with share their concerns about the current state of our economy. We all earn our living from a recreational activity, a somewhat expensive one. Faced with rising prices and possibly lower incomes, a number…

Donna AskewDecember 8, 2009

Legal Management Management 101 Travel

Clean Up Your Act — How to Avoid Dive Travel Legal Messes (according to a Guy Who Cleans Them Up for a Living)

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times -- on the same dive trip. Here I was in the middle of the North Atlantic fulfilling the dream of a lifetime, diving on what is arguably the…

David Concannon EsqDecember 7, 2009

Marketing Travel

Eight Beacons Of a Successful Dive Travel Marketing and Sales Program

Guiding Lights for Building Your Travel Business With a Few Shining Examples Operating a retail business can seem like navigating a small boat on the ocean. Some days the seas are flat and the sky is clear; you can accomplish…

Donna AskewMarch 4, 2009

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Selling the Exotic Destinations: Considerations at the High End Of Travel

Going the Extra Mile – the Art Of Taking Exceptional Care Of Your Customers

Profit on the Water: How to Size Up and Sell Live-aboard Diving for Your Customers

One Diver at Time the Benefits Of Serving the Individual Traveler

Taking Care Of Number 1: Staying Fit and Focused During Extended Travel

The Whole Dang Family — Families Who Dive Together Spend More Money!

It Ain’t Heavy, It’s My Dive Gear. an Airline and Security Restriction Primer for Dive Travel Leaders

Everything Old Is New Again: How to Keep the ‘same Old’ Local Site Fresh for Your Customers and Students

Clean Up Your Act — How to Avoid Dive Travel Legal Messes (according to a Guy Who Cleans Them Up for a Living)

Eight Beacons Of a Successful Dive Travel Marketing and Sales Program

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