Properly-known dive trade writer and educator Dr. Alex Brylske, founding father of Ocean Schooling Worldwide, might be busy on the DEMA Present in Las Vegas. Together with conducting the 2 seminars highlighted beneath, he’ll serve on a panel with Reef-World Government Director and sustainable dive tourism professional Chloe Harvey and Cheryl Patterson, founding father of Deep Blue Adventures and a veteran journey professional.
This system, Integrating Sustainability to Develop Your Enterprise and Backside Line, will focus on three primary points: 1) learn how to diversify your dive operation to maintain up with the most recent traits and enchantment to a brand new or youthful viewers; 2) spotlight learn how to make dive journey a extremely worthwhile a part of your enterprise, doubtlessly surpassing gear and sophistication gross sales; and three) how enhancing your journey packages with conservation experiences that work concurrently for the setting and your backside line. Nevertheless, you’ll hear not solely from specialists but in addition out of your friends who’re already operating worthwhile and impactful conservation-based journey packages. Come learn the way to duplicate their success and focus on potential dangers and challenges that will help you navigate the journey towards a extremely worthwhile journey program with a optimistic environmental impression. Location and time: Thursday, November 21, 8:30-10:00 AM, seminar Room S221.
Dr. Brylske may even be round for all the present, garnering alternatives to additional his mission of enhancing skilled improvement and embedding extra sustainable practices inside the diving trade. In case you have concepts or questions you’d like to debate with an professional on the diving trade, marine conservation, and sustainable tourism, Alex might be reached earlier than or through the present at (954) 701-1966 or by e mail at [email protected]. You may study extra about his consulting firm, Ocean Schooling Worldwide, at www.oceaneducationinternational.com.
All DEMA seminars supplied by Dr. Alex Brylske are in seminar room S221:
Wednesday, November 20, 4:00 PM. The Altering Face of the Dive Journey Business…or is it?
The Child Growth technology has lengthy been the diving trade’s core client. Nevertheless, as this technology ages, we should flip our consideration to a brand new buyer base. Gen Z and Millennials account for 43% and 49% of the U.S. and international inhabitants, respectively, and over the subsequent twenty years, they are going to obtain a wealth switch of roughly $84 trillion, the biggest in historical past. But, these teams have been largely ignored by the diving trade, assuming they’ve little curiosity in diving as a result of “they don’t have the earnings” or “they are often torn away from their cell telephones and video video games.” This seminar will clarify why these assumptions are obviously false and how one can redirect your journey advertising efforts to seize this important demographic.
Thursday, November 21,10:00 AM. Constructing Deep Buyer Connections By means of Dive Journey: A Potential From Maya Angelou
Diving needs to be extra than simply a possibility to blow bubbles; it’s a distinctive option to expertise the opposite two-thirds of our planet. It will probably and may contain a significant reference to the setting. But, this usually doesn’t occur, so the expertise turns into simply a possibility to “see all the gorgeous fish.” This seminar is about taking your journey program to the subsequent stage. Come study novel methods to interact and encourage your divers concerning the underwater world, creating fiercely loyal prospects who’re additionally ocean advocates—and put more cash into your pocket.
