SaltyWombat
Contributor
How does the dive travel industry work?
At least here in the US, I think dive shops, resorts, and liveaboards all meet at the DEMA trade show in November. A dive shop then reserves liveaboard or resort space.
At least here in the US, I think dive shops, resorts, and liveaboards all meet at the DEMA trade show in November. A dive shop then reserves liveaboard or resort space.
- Let's say a dive shop books 8 spots at a resort. Do they get a discount from the resort which they then absorb as their profit? For example, a resort website might say a week costs $2000 to the general public. A dive shop could get 8 spots at $1600 each, so they make 8 x $400 = $3200 profit on the trip.
- Or is the only discount that the shop dive trip leader stays for free?
- If a shop reserves spots, are they on the hook to fill all of them? In other words, is it like booking a hotel block for a wedding? If you don't fill those rooms, you still pay for them.
- What does a dive shop get out of offering travel?