Record IRRA Membership reached at PADI Asia Pacific -
PADI Asia Pacific surpasses 2007 Annual Membership Goal 4 months early
Sydney, Australia. Sept 1st 2007 - PADI Asia Pacific is pleased
to announce that its professional membership continues to grow rapidly as more Asia
Pacific dive operators and individuals join PADI, the world’s largest Diver Training
Organisation.
August 2007 saw PADI Asia Pacific reach its highest Membership level to date with
the significant milestone of 1,009 Dive Centres & Resort Members of the PADI
International Resort and Retailer Associations (IRRA). The PADI Membership team
continues to focus on enhancing Member benefits and services and working towards
achieving a new record at the end of 2007.
PADI Asia Pacific’s 1,009 IRRA Members provide quality diving services to divers
and PADI students in the 42 countries within the PADI Asia Pacific region. Find
your closest PADI IRRA Member using the
Dive Centre & Resort Locator.
The PADI IRRA Team’s focus is to increase business in the dive industry. Our aim
is to provide our Dive Centre & Resort Members with access to the tools and
resources they need to conduct business in today’s competitive market. Benefits
of IRRA Membership are varied and numerous including: A team of 8 Regional Managers
in the field, PADI Products and Services, Complimentary web links and listing on
padi.com – 1.6 million visitors each month, Brand recognition including use of PADI
logos – the most respected diver recognition, PADI Diving Society, Business Education,
Member Communications including The Undersea Journal, Surface Interval eNewsletter,
Training Bulletins and Special Product Offers.
“We’re delighted to reach this significant IRRA membership milestone for the first
time. It’s widely known that we’ve been showing excellent growth for many years
and to achieve this record is recognition of the benefits of IRRA Membership and
PADI marketing to the diving operators and the industry. We thank our IRRA Members
for all their hard work in providing quality service to the diving customer. Our
individual Membership also shows outstanding growth and will soon reach the milestone
of 19,000 Members in the Asia Pacific region for the very first time” said John
O’Brien, Director of PADI Asia Pacific IRRA and Member Services.
Contact the PADI Asia Pacific IRRA membership team at
irra@padi.com.au if you own a dive operation and wish to take advantage
of the benefits of IRRA Membership to grow your facility or to upgrade your existing
IRRA Membership.
Globally, PADI has over 5,600 IRRA Members and 130,000 individual members located
in over 180 countries. These professionally run facilities require top class professional
divers to staff their operations which are often located in exotic and desirable
holiday destinations. If you’re planning a career in diving then make the move to
PADI the world’s leading diver training organisation and become a PADI Divemaster
or Instructor. Your PADI membership provides you a successful professional career
including access to the largest number of professional dive operators worldwide.
Current PADI Members should visit the Employment Page at
www.padimembers.com for a wide range of international job opportunities.
For additional information on Membership benefits contact the PADI Asia Pacific
Member Services' team at memdep@padi.com.au.
About PADI
PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) is the world’s largest
recreational dive training, certification and membership organisation. PADI Members
(dive centres, resorts, educational facilities, instructors, assistant instructors
and divemasters) issue nearly 1,000,000 certifications worldwide each year, making
underwater exploration and adventure accessible to the public, while maintaining
the highest industry standards for dive training, safety and customer service. For
more information, visit padi.com.
For further information visit your PADI Dive Centre/Resort.
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