SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY: DON’T CANCEL, RESCHEDULE

An unintended consequence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic of 2020 is disruption to the travel sector. Airlines, hotels and convention halls will struggle to remain viable, and some may close. In our industry, dive resorts and liveaboard dive boats will have a hard time staying in business.

Often labours of love from divers who are passionate about the scuba lifestyle, these businesses don’t have significant cash reserves. They have cobbled together a meaningful dive enterprise with a lot of ingenuity and sweat equity, but that doesn’t mean they can withstand a precipitous and absolute cessation of business.

While we may not be able to flatten the travel risk curve by ourselves, we can do something simple to give some hope to our colleagues working in dive operations worldwide.

If you have a dive trip booked in the next few months and are not certain the trip will happen, don’t cancel – consider rescheduling it instead.

Book it for the same time next year or six months from now if you think travel will be less restrictive by then. Rescheduling is easy and gives you something to look forward to when we are able to venture out again – an awesome prepaid dive trip.

Our dive operators, resorts and liveaboards need your support now so they can be available for us when we are able to dive with them again. Simply rescheduling your reservation is one of the most powerful signs of support you can offer.