How do you get started?
You may have heard it all before. To be a really successful, a dive shop must be able to offer its customers a
comprehensive travel program.
Today, more divers are traveling than ever and would prefer to turn to their trusted local dive retailer for suggestions, advice, and if available, travel arrangements. Most will only turn to alternative sources if it is not available to them at their local store.
A travel program should be a vital part of your business. Not only does it generate additional profits through commissions, but also increases sales in equipment and classes, as well as promoting you as the single source for all of your customers diving needs.
Most dive storeowners know of all of this, but they simply don’t have the time, resources or experience to operate this part of the business. We would like to introduce to you a solution…Deep Blue Adventures.
We are a unique dive travel wholesaler, committed to improving the travel experience for our customers, while supporting dive retailers and the scuba industry in general. When you select Deep Blue Adventures as your travel provider, you immediately begin expanding your travel program and increasing your profits with zero investment in terms of time or money.
1. How is this possible?
We offer the most comprehensive support and the most generous commissions program available.
Our service is a lot different from other dive travel companies. It is both bold, fresh, and works to your advantage.
We have secured preferred partnerships with some of the greatest names in the dive travel industry across the world in order to offer the best rates to you and your customers. We pay top commissions on accommodations and diving. You have probably heard all this before, but this is where any comparison with our competitors ends.
2. The Best for Your Business
2.1 UNPRECEDENTED COMMISSIONS POLICY
Our company has been built on honesty & integrity. We guarantee that you will receive the credit & the commissions due to you.
We have the best commissions’ policy in the industry. We pay you where many other companies do not. We have heard of too many horror stories of dive storeowners who did not get paid or whose customers were “poached”. We never forget that YOU are our most important customer.
2.2 COMMISSIONS PAID EVEN IF YOUR CUSTOMER BOOKS DIRECTLY WITH US
Should you refer a customer to us, as far as we are concerned, they are your customer – for life. Whether you simply refer them or make the booking on their behalf, you will receive commission for all independent trips booked by that client. This applies to both the present and future, even if they book directly with us.
We are absolutely serious. You could simply distribute our card, send them to our website, or provide our phone number. Without any further time or effort, if that customer books, you will automatically receive the commission for the sale. Of course, we understand if you think that this sounds too good to be true so please talk to us about how we have measures in place to track how that customer reached us. Or, if you prefer, you are welcome to have a member of your staff make the arrangements with us. The choice is yours.
2.3 ADDITIONAL MARKETING TOOLS
We will provide you with a free personalized email address with your company’s name, maintaining your branding and reinforcing your travel department. This also identifies you as the source of the referral, so if the customer does contact us directly for any reason, we can immediately identify you for commission purposes.
We provide a starter package for the travel area of your store including a poster, brochures, and more hints & tips to get you started & advertise the services you now have available for your customers.
Need to boost gear or class sales? We have a voucher program available for discounts off our packages. This can be fully customized so that you can offer your clients incentives when you need to promote other areas of your business.
2.4 SUPPORT FOR YOU AND YOUR STAFF
Various training programs, sales assistance, and professional support for the travel side of the business are available to you and your staff.
Assistance with business travel for you and your employees, including discount rates on airfare for many trade shows. You have a business to run, when you plan to attend a convention, you have enough to worry about with registration, staffing etc. Experience for yourself our high level of service and our low rates by leaving the travel arrangements to us!
2.5 ADDITIONAL SALES & SAVINGS FOR YOUR GROUP ARRANGEMENTS
Net airfares. We don’t offer commissions on airfare unless it truly exists, because we put you in control. Most airlines no longer pay commission on tickets, which means that when you are offered commission on air, the wholesaler has typically marked it up in order to pay you a so-called commission!
We offer you the net rate on airfare and let you decide if you want to mark it up, build it into the price of the package or pass the savings along to your customers. This allows you to stay competitive as the market changes, as well as manage the pricing of your trips, and most importantly, your bottom line. Of course, if commission is truly available, we pass that on you.
3. The Best for Your Clients
3.1 PEACE OF MIND
Our registration with IATA and ASTA as a tour operator and our well-qualified and experienced staff put us well above the industry standards. For your customers, this means complete peace of mind, knowing that their hard-earned time and money is in the hands of a dedicated professional.
Our agents are literally available 24/7/365 in the event of an emergency. Not an answering service, but our actual
professionals, each equipped with access to our airline reservation system and all other tools on the go, so no matter when and where you or your customer may be, should something go wrong, real help is just a phone call away, day, night, weekends & holidays.
3.2 OUR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE MEANS YOU ARE A FULL-SERVICE STORE
We pride ourselves on offering each and every one of our clients the utmost in quality of service and personal attention that is guaranteed to meet their individual needs and requirements.
In addition to tailor-made arrangements for your client’s accommodation and diving, we also offer a complete and
comprehensive travel planning service that will take care of every detail of their trip including: Air Travel, Insurance, Transfers, Car rental, Land excursions, Dive Certifications, Travel documents, satellite and international cell phone rental, the list goes on! To further enhance their experience, our agents will also manage frequent flyer, car rental, hotel memberships, seat preferences, dietary requirements and more.
Our travel tools on our website will make you the expert. Access a comprehensive dive calendar listing the optimal times to visit your favorite destination. You can also help your client prepare for their trips with water temperatures and suggested wetsuit thicknesses as well as information on currency, banking, electricity, drinking water and more! Impress them further by providing them some suggestions on must see topside activities and adventures – these and more are all just a couple of clicks away!
Your clients will thank you for making their travel arrangements with Deep Blue Adventures, and we can virtually
guarantee they will return time and time again for your advice and recommendations, and you will return to us for the best packages and services for your groups.
Contact us today and discover for yourself why we are fast becoming the most highly recommended dive travel company in the country – we look forward to serving you!
Originally posted in 2005. Updated in 2025.
