First flights resume to Red Sea resorts
The first flights bringing tourists to the Red Sea resorts of Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic landed on the 1st July. These flights…
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New PADI eLearning products released to facilitate distance learning
The onset of COVID-19 meant people were required to stay at home and there has been limited classroom interaction. PADI® quickly responded to the immediate need for expanded distance learning…
SSI Contributes $3.5 million in free Digital Kits to help Dive Centers survive COVID-19
For more than 50 years, SSI has partnered with its Training Centers and Professionals to weather many storms. Each time, the SSI Network emerges stronger and more resilient due to…
Egypt receives the World Travel and Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Safe Travel Stamp
The WTTC has approved Egypt’s regulation for the resumption of tourism to Egypt and offered the country the Safe Travel Stamp. In a Video Conference call Gloria Guevara, WTTC president…
Push for Solomon Islands to form part of a “South Pacific Travel Bubble”
Tourism Solomons CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto has called on the Australian and New Zealand governments to ask for their active consideration in allowing the COVID-19 free Solomon Islands to be…
DEMA Show 2020 Cancelled
The DEMA Board of Directors has determined that, for the safety and financial well-being of DEMA attendees and exhibitors, DEMA Show 2020 will not take place this November in New…
Irish company launches eco-friendly reusable face masks in response to COVID crisis
Cork company launches eco-friendly reusable face masks with filters in response to COVID crisis Irish company “RashR” has joined the charge against COVID -19 transmission by pivoting their business to…
Reef-World launches new Green Fins resources
The Reef-World Foundation – the international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – has launched new guidelines to help dive and snorkel operators who are continuing to…
Egyptian Ministry of Tourism launches Operation Start-Up
Following the efforts of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism to prepare the recovery after Covid19 and to welcome back tourists, the ministry has put in place a series of mandatory…
BSAC publishes guidance for a phased return to safe diving activities
BSAC has released guidance to help members and the wider diving community prepare for a safe return to diving. A new website section – Safe Return to Diving guidance –…