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DIVE LOCAL – A Dive Industry Community Effort Key People of DIVE LOCAL By Gene Muchanski, Executive Director, Dive Industry Foundation CHAPTER 7 – The Industry’s Key People What do you think about when you hear the words “Key People … Continue reading →

DIVE LOCAL – A Dive Industry Community Effort Population Breakdown of DIVE LOCAL By Gene Muchanski, Executive Director, Dive Industry Foundation CHAPTER 6 – POPULATION BRAKEDOWN Local diving communities are built and developed by the number of diving businesses in … Continue reading →

DIVE LOCAL – A Dive Industry Community EffortGeographical Breakdown of DIVE LOCALBy Gene Muchanski, Executive Director,Dive Industry Foundation   CHAPTER 5 – GEOGRAPHICAL BRAKEDOWN To make the DIVE LOCAL concept work, we have to take into consideration the world’s geographical … Continue reading →

Breaking Into The Retail Marketby Gene Muchanski, EditorThe Dive Industry Professional I’ve always been fascinated by Retailing.  It’s an Art and it’s a Science.  It is, in fact, the lynch pin between producers and consumers.  As Retailers, we are the … Continue reading →

Buddy Dive Resort Bonaire Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean, June 4th, 2021 Saturday, June 5th, 2021 – Bonaire welcomed the first direct flights from the USA since 15 months. Needless to say, Buddy Dive Resort is open and more than ready to … Continue reading →

Rebuilding The Diving Industry –by Gene MuchanskiEditor, The Dive Industry Professional  In May of 2020 I wrote a blog post about the necessity of rebuilding local diving communities.  Local diving communities suffered a loss of activity and growth in the … Continue reading →

Building a Dive Retail Database in Alaskaby Gene Muchanski, Executive DirectorDive Industry Association, Inc.   Starting on Week 14 in 2020, Dive Industry Association is beginning a campaign to verify its Retail Dive Store database on the DIVE LOCAL Website. … Continue reading →