BLUE News
illegal operator clampdown
CDWS has teamed up with more online scuba diving portals in its bid to tackle the number of illegal dive operations promoting on the web.
Italian diving portal
www.scubaportal.it and UK site
www.scubadviser.com are the latest web-based companies working with CDWS to
help prevent tourists from booking Red Sea diving packages with illegally run operations.
The sites now feature information on the CDWS and its internationally recognised standards for safety and services to greater publicise the
importance of diving with only legal operations in Egypt. The sites also provide links through to the black-list of illegal operations featured
on the CDWS website.
Maria Munn workshop
starter for ten
Blue contributor Maria Munn is running
Colona Divers in Hurghada
underwater photography workshops in
celebrated its tenth anniversary
Nuweiba on 5 April and 21 June 2010 with
on 7 December. Dive centre
Emperor Divers. The course costs 250 Euros.
manager and well-known Red
For information and to book a place email
Sea photographer Kimmo
Emperor Divers at
Hagman kicked off the party
info.reservations@emperordivers.com.
celebrations by thanking all
staff and guests who have been
with the centre over the last
tv scuba bride search decade.
www.colona.com.
UK TV channel Living is looking for
British brides planning to tie the
knot underwater in Egypt, as well
as a CDWS member dive centre
diver awards
willing to help with the big day.
Readers of UK Diver Magazine have started to
The reality show Four Weddings
vote for their favourite dive operations destina-
plans to feature an international
tions and equipment manufacturers for its 2010
wedding in the Red Sea that will
industry awards. Red Sea operations continue to
take place in January, February or
feature highly in these awards, with Egypt picking
March 2010 as part of its reality TV ‘battle of the brides’ contest.
up Destination of the Year in 2009 and Sharm el
Four brides rate each other’s weddings in terms of dress, food, ven-
Sheikh’s Red Sea Diving College being named Dive
ue and overall experience in a bid to win their dream honeymoon.
Centre of the Year for the third year running. Guests
British scuba brides-to-be can contact Living by email at
of diving centres can vote online for their favourite
Meg.Barnard@ITV.com.
centre at
www.divernet.com.
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Issue October / November 2009
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