As an organisation that connects
experienced divers with budding
enthusiasts through their common
love of the ocean, PADI has long been
an advocate for ocean conservation
and exploration. It has now elevated
its service to divers and the ocean with
its acquisition of Diviac – the popular
online diving holiday portal – which
has been rebranded as PADI Travel.
PADI Travel still serves Diviac’s
original purpose as a diver-specific
travel agency, but with all of PADI’s
impressive resources behind its
activities. Through PADI Travel, you
may research, compare, and book dive
vacations through a comprehensive
and user-friendly interface. If you’re
planning your own trip, you’d be
glad to know that PADI Travel has
dedicated dive travel experts who may
provide personalised advice on dive
destinations, gear, and anything under
the sea. But if the task of planning an
entire diving holiday scares you, rest
assured – PADI Travel has its own
expert scuba travel agents, available
on demand 24 hours a day, seven days
a week. PADI Travel’s well-established
PADI Travel is PADI’s newly-created dive travel agency with
a host of eco-friendly options to make your next trip a good
and meaningful one
PADI Travel: Dive Trips
that Help the Ocean
To view PADI Travel’s dive options, visit travel.padi.comconnections also opens up one of the
largest selections of liveaboards and
dive destinations on the market for the
discerning diver. Free dive insurance is
included to protect divers. And the best
thing of all? No hidden fees – the bane
of all travellers.
Besides its commercial features,
PADI Travel is also an extension of
PADI’s efforts for ocean conservation.
Eco-friendly trip options abound for
divers looking to do their part for
the ocean while experiencing its
beauty – these trips often include
dives with researchers or major NGOs
collecting data to better understand
marine life, giving guests a rare
glimpse into the work behind protecting
these creatures. For instance, some
shark-centric eco-dives around
the Socorro Islands involve helping
researchers give ultrasound scans
to pregnant whale sharks and manta
rays, or tag hammerhead sharks while
freediving. Choosing a joint dive trip
like this helps to reduce the cost of
research, while directly contributing
to conservation efforts – a portion of
trip fees you pay through PADI Travelis donated to marine research centres.
These researchers also possess
an intimate understanding of the
marine life they study and can share
unique perspectives unavailable on
normal tours.
PADI Travel is also developing the
initiative to label and recommend
eco-friendly dive operators, such as
liveaboards and resorts that manage
operations in a low-impact and
sustainable manner. These operators
usually employ a combination of
tactics such as using company
profits to financially support locals in
protecting indigenous marine life, or
using electric dive boats that run on
renewable energy instead of
fossil fuels.
While dive holidays do not directly
protect the ocean, they can help
support the agencies that do, and
further the cause by educating the
public. PADI Travel provides fun
and profoundly meaningful dive
holidays tailored to individual needs,
and will continue to expand its holiday
options and conservation efforts down
the road.