PADI Diving Society 2008
Member Handbook and Benefits Drive Underway
Member directory targets more than 175,000 dive enthusiasts.
PADI Dive Center and Resort IRRA Members and Sport Diver partners can
participate in a simple, effective target marketing opportunity free of charge.
The PADI Diving Society Member Handbook and Benefits drive is underway for 2008,
and participants can sign up through 20 July 2007.
The PADI Diving Society Member Handbook is where Society members turn before
making an equipment purchase or booking dive travel. By sponsoring a benefit in
the Member Handbook, you'll reach thousands of potential customers – many
of them recently certified divers – before they make a buying decision.
PADI IRRA Members and Sport Diver marketing partners are eligible for a
free listing. Although dive center and resort listings make up the majority of booklet,
there is a special section in the front reserved for dive equipment and accessory
manufacturers.
Sponsoring a benefit is easy for PADI Dive Centers and Resorts. All they need to
do is either choose from a list of suggested special offers or create a custom offer
of their own. The sponsorship process takes less than 10 minutes to complete and
all sponsors will have their store name and contact information published in the
2008 Handbook & Benefits Directory. All offers are also posted to an
online benefits directory - available 24 hours a day at padi.com.
The 2007 Member Handbook and Benefits Directory includes more than $57,000 US in
special offers and is a core benefit of PADI Diving Society membership. Industry
sponsors for 2007 include:
- Manufacturers: SCUBAPRO UWATEC, Aqua Lung/ SUUNTO/SeaQuest, Mares,
DUI, Oceanic and Sealife.
- Liveaboards: Peter Hughes and Broadreach.
- Travel: Choice Hotels, La Quinta Hotels, SeaWorld, AVIS, National,
Alamo, and PADI Travel Network.
- Hundreds of PADI Dive Centers and Resorts: Offers are available
in more than 60 countries including locations in Australia, Thailand, Fiji, the
Caribbean, the Americas, the Red Sea, the United Kingdom, Europe, Russia and Africa.
Offers must be received by 20 July 2007 for inclusion in the 2008
Member Handbook. PADI Dive Center and Resort Members can sponsor a benefit
via the Pro Section at padi.com. All other interested parties should contact Danielle
Harris at danielle.harris@padi.com
or by calling 800 729 7234 (US and Canada) or +1 949 858 7234, ext. 2356.
About PADI Diving Society
PADI Diving Society is a membership organization of more than 175,000 active
divers and dive professionals. Member benefits include a subscription to Sport Diver
magazine, a member handbook full of special offers on equipment, travel, PADI courses
and other dive-related services, and a personalized membership card.