DIVER AWARDS 2019
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EWIND TO 2018.It was the
year in which divErreaders
again named blue o two
Tour Operator of the Year, and
Tornado Fleet’s Hurricanereprised
its role as leading liveaboard. Both
operators are active in the Red Sea,
and Egypt has long claimed the
Destination of the Year title.
Your preferred dive-centres and
shops have been British of late –
Andark Diving & Watersports was
the go-to winner in 2018, while after
a decade at the top Simply Scuba
seemed simply unstoppable as your
retailer of choice.
With dive-gear, top spot changes
hands more often – the brand to
beat last year was Apeks, while
Suunto’s EON Core and TUSA’s
BC0102 Soverin Alpha BC were the
most celebrated products.
These eightdivErAward-
winners were revealed by guest-
presenter Monty Halls at the DIVE
2018 Show last October – and now
we’re getting set for the 22nd
appearance of the industry’slongest-established and most
prized accolades.
But we need your help with the
nominations, to ensure that your
own preferences are reflected.
Feel free to vote for serial winners
like some of those above, but also
consider introducing new names
into the mix if you feel they deserve
greater recognition.
For 21 years we’ve carried a paper
voting form indivEr, while also
pointing out the alternative –
a digital form at divernet.com
Because we hope you already use
our website to access the latest
diving news or search back through
features, we’ve decided to switch
entirely to online entry this year.
It’s less effort for you, and saves
you taking scissors todivEr!
So when you next visit the site,
please remember to cast your votes.
If you know what you like – and we
know that most divers do – it’s the
work of a moment.
Winners regarddivErAwards as
invaluable business tools, becausethey show divers that their level of
service has earnt the respect and
loyalty of others. So make sure the
businesses that benefit are the ones
you’d like to see do well.
One other important thing:
alongside Brand, Dive Centre, Dive
Destination, Liveaboard, Product,
Retailer and Tour Operator of the
Year, we’re introducing a new
category to replace the previous
Newcomer award.
This is Resort of the Year, for a
place where you pay to stay on a
diving holiday (rather than a town
or area) and which might or might
not incorporate its own dive-centre.
So many of you head to dive-
resorts for your holidays, and we felt
that the move would complement
the Liveaboards category. And if a
favourite resort sprang to your mind
even as you read that sentence, get
online now and vote for it!
You have until midnight on 30
September to vote for your
favourites – or just do it now by
visiting divernet.com.Time to start voting – it’s the 2019 divErAwards
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