Open water diver certifications were flat in 2022 compared to the prior year and remained significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels. — Darcy Kieran is the author of the reference book “Scuba Diving Industry Market Size & Statistics.” The numbers are in for scuba diving certifications in the USA in 2022. So are we out of the pandemic yet? It seems like we are. But it simply means the dive industry is…

Massive drop in tourism, price promotions by dive resorts, and rising costs from inflation: A perfect storm for the dive industry. — Darcy Kieran is the author of the reference book “Scuba Diving Industry Market Size & Statistics.” Yesterday, we reviewed entry-level scuba diving certifications in the USA for the first nine months of 2022. Today, let’s have a look at the Asia-Pacific region. Entry-level scuba diving certifications were up 88.9% in…

So far, there is no “post-pandemic comeback” for the dive industry. Instead, we are simply “back on the declining slope” we were on before COVID-19. — Darcy Kieran is the author of the reference book “Scuba Diving Industry Market Size & Statistics.” Two follow-up updates: 2022 year-to-date scuba certifications in the Asia-Pacific region. 2022 full year in the USA. The numbers are in for entry-level scuba diving certifications provided to Americans in the third quarter of…

Entry-level open-water scuba certifications rebounded in the USA in 2021 but remain below pre-pandemic levels. — Darcy Kieran is the author of the reference book “Scuba Diving Industry Market Size & Statistics.” Note: Follow-up update with full-year numbers for 2022, here. The numbers are in for scuba diving certifications in the USA in the fourth quarter of 2021. First, we’ll look at what happened during Q4…

Open water dive certifications during a year of COVID-19 pandemic — Darcy Kieran is the author of the reference book “Scuba Diving Industry Market Size & Statistics.” Note: Follow-up update here, with full-year numbers 2017–2022. The Open Water Certification Census for the USA is produced by DEMA, the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association in San Diego, California. …