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Diving Tourism Market By Type, By Gender, By End User: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2023-2032

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  • 252 Pages
  • September 2023
  • Region: Global
  • Allied Market Research
  • ID: 5916130
The global diving tourism market was valued at $3.9 billion in 2022, and is projected to reach $16.9 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 15.9% from 2023 to 2032.

Diving tourism is a type of travel that focuses on underwater exploration. Individuals or groups go to various locations, usually coastal or tropical, to participate in scuba diving, snorkeling, or other aquatic activities. Divers aim to be mesmerized by the splendor of coral reefs, marine life, shipwrecks, and aquatic ecosystems while also enjoying the excitement and adventure of diving. Diving tourism allows visitors to see the beauties of the undersea world and also creates an understanding of marine preservation and sustainable tourist practices.

Nowadays, technology is a requirement to ensure that numerous processes are carried out flawlessly, and the diving tourism business is no exception. Technology has historically been a boon to the hospitality and travel sectors. With the introduction of web-based bookings and the application of "AI" and "IoT" in operation optimizations, technology is challenging traditional business.

For instance, online diving companies have substantially engaged in big data analytics to execute analytics-driven commercial decisions influencing search engine optimization. In addition, artificial intelligence is currently used in chatbots and automated systems to deliver a seamless client experience. Furthermore, leading industry participants are focusing on improving the mobile experience to deliver an improved user interface to travelers.. The introduction of new technologies and the development of existing technologies is expected to boost the growth of the diving tourism market.

Surge in diving accidents and fatalities hampers the potential expansion of the diving tourism business. Five fatalities occurred in April 2022 in Florida, California, when all five people died while performing diving activities underwater. As knowledge of occurrences spreads, it raises questions about the security of diving as a form of entertainment. These occurrences act as warning stories, discouraging some potential visitors from enjoying the underwater treasures that diving places have to offer. The loss of life and injuries raises concerns among those considering diving as well as inspires additional scrutiny from organizations and regulatory agencies. As a result, new safety standards and licensing requirements are implemented by the government, making it more difficult for companies in the diving tourism market to provide their services. The industry confronts the critical responsibility of thoroughly resolving these safety concerns, which will need increased training, greater adherence to safety regulations, and stronger emergency response systems. Only by efficiently minimizing hazards and assuring divers' safety can the diving tourist sector expect to recover travelers' trust and realize its full ability for expansion.

Surge in diving accidents and fatalities has put a shadow on the potential expansion of the diving tourism market. For instance, five fatalities occurred in April 2022 in Florida, California, where all five people died while performing diving activities underwater. As knowledge of occurrences spread, it raised questions about the security of diving as a form of entertainment. These occurrences act as warning stories, discouraging some potential visitors from enjoying the underwater treasures that diving places have to offer. The loss of life and injuries raises concerns among those considering diving as well as inspires additional scrutiny from organizations and regulatory agencies. As a result, new safety standards and licensing requirements are implemented by the government, making it more difficult for companies in the diving tourism market to provide their services. The industry confronts the critical responsibility of thoroughly resolving these safety concerns, which will need increased training, greater adherence to safety regulations, and stronger emergency response systems. Only by efficiently minimizing hazards and assuring divers' safety can the diving tourism market expect to recover travelers' trust and realize its full ability for expansion.

The diving tourism market is segmented into type, gender, end user, and region. By type, the market is classified into deep diving, drift diving, wreck diving, and free diving. By gender, the market is classified into male and female. By end user, the market is classified into solo, family, friends, and couples. Region-wise, the market is analyzed across North America (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico), Europe (Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, and the rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, and the rest of Asia-Pacific), and LAMEA (Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and rest of LAMEA).

Players operating in the global diving tourism market have adopted various developmental strategies to expand their diving tourism market share, increase profitability, and remain competitive in the market. Key players profiled in this report include Ultimate Dive Travel, Dive-The-World.com, PADI, ZuBlu Ltd., Fly & Sea Dive Adventures, Entrada Travel Group, Scuba Travel, Bluewater Travel, The Natural Travel Collection Ltd., and Caradonna Dive Adventures.

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  • This report provides a quantitative analysis of the market segments, current trends, estimations, and dynamics of the diving tourism market analysis from 2022 to 2032 to identify the prevailing diving tourism market opportunities.
  • The market research is offered along with information related to key drivers, restraints, and opportunities.
  • Porter's five forces analysis highlights the potency of buyers and suppliers to enable stakeholders make profit-oriented business decisions and strengthen their supplier-buyer network.
  • In-depth analysis of the diving tourism market segmentation assists to determine the prevailing market opportunities.
  • Major countries in each region are mapped according to their revenue contribution to the global market.
  • Market player positioning facilitates benchmarking and provides a clear understanding of the present position of the market players.
  • The report includes the analysis of the regional as well as global diving tourism market trends, key players, market segments, application areas, and market growth strategies.

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Key Market Segments

By Type

  • Deep Diving
  • Drift Diving
  • Wreck Diving
  • Free Diving

By Gender

  • Male
  • Female

By End User

  • Solo
  • Friend
  • Couple
  • Family

By Region

  • North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Europe
  • Germany
  • UK
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Rest of Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific
  • LAMEA
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • South Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Rest of LAMEA
  • Key Market Players
  • Ultimate Dive Travel
  • Dive-The-World.com
  • PADI
  • ZuBlu Ltd.
  • Fly & Sea Dive Adventures
  • Entrada Travel Group
  • Bluewater Travel
  • The Natural Travel Collection Ltd.
  • Scuba Travel
  • Caradonna Dive Adventures

 

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Report description
1.2. Key market segments
1.3. Key benefits to the stakeholders
1.4. Research methodology
CHAPTER 2: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2.1. CXO Perspective
CHAPTER 3: MARKET OVERVIEW
3.1. Market definition and scope
3.2. Key findings
3.3. Porter’s five forces analysis
3.4. Market dynamics
CHAPTER 4: DIVING TOURISM MARKET, BY TYPE
4.1. Overview
4.2. Deep Diving
4.3. Drift Diving
4.4. Wreck Diving
4.5. Free Diving
CHAPTER 5: DIVING TOURISM MARKET, BY GENDER
5.1. Overview
5.2. Male
5.3. Female
CHAPTER 6: DIVING TOURISM MARKET, BY END USER
6.1. Overview
6.2. Solo
6.3. Friend
6.4. Couple
6.5. Family
CHAPTER 7: DIVING TOURISM MARKET, BY REGION
7.1. Overview
7.2. North America
7.3. Europe
7.4. Asia-Pacific
7.5. LAMEA
CHAPTER 8: COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Top winning strategies
8.3. Product mapping of top 10 player
8.4. Competitive dashboard
8.5. Competitive heatmap
8.6. Top player positioning, 2022
CHAPTER 9: COMPANY PROFILES
9.1. Ultimate Dive Travel
9.2. The Natural Travel Collection Ltd.
9.3. Dive-The-World.com
9.4. Bluewater Travel
9.5. Scuba Travel
9.6. Entrada Travel Group
9.7. Caradonna Dive Adventures
9.8. Fly & Sea Dive Adventures
9.9. ZuBlu Ltd.
9.10. PADI
List of Tables
Table 01. Global Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 02. Diving Tourism Market for Deep Diving, by Region, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 03. Diving Tourism Market for Drift Diving, by Region, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 04. Diving Tourism Market for Wreck Diving, by Region, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 05. Diving Tourism Market for Free Diving, by Region, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 06. Global Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 07. Diving Tourism Market for Male, by Region, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 08. Diving Tourism Market for Female, by Region, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 09. Global Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 10. Diving Tourism Market for Solo, by Region, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 11. Diving Tourism Market for Friend, by Region, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 12. Diving Tourism Market for Couple, by Region, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 13. Diving Tourism Market for Family, by Region, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 14. Diving Tourism Market, by Region, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 15. North America Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 16. North America Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 17. North America Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 18. North America Diving Tourism Market, by Country, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 19. U.S. Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 20. U.S. Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 21. U.S. Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 22. Canada Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 23. Canada Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 24. Canada Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 25. Mexico Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 26. Mexico Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 27. Mexico Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 28. Europe Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 29. Europe Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 30. Europe Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 31. Europe Diving Tourism Market, by Country, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 32. Germany Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 33. Germany Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 34. Germany Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 35. UK Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 36. UK Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 37. UK Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 38. France Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 39. France Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 40. France Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 41. Italy Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 42. Italy Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 43. Italy Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 44. Spain Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 45. Spain Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 46. Spain Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 47. Rest of Europe Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 48. Rest of Europe Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 49. Rest of Europe Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 50. Asia-Pacific Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 51. Asia-Pacific Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 52. Asia-Pacific Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 53. Asia-Pacific Diving Tourism Market, by Country, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 54. China Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 55. China Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 56. China Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 57. Japan Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 58. Japan Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 59. Japan Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 60. Australia Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 61. Australia Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 62. Australia Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 63. India Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 64. India Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 65. India Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 66. South Korea Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 67. South Korea Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 68. South Korea Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 69. Rest of Asia-Pacific Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 70. Rest of Asia-Pacific Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 71. Rest of Asia-Pacific Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 72. LAMEA Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 73. LAMEA Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 74. LAMEA Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 75. LAMEA Diving Tourism Market, by Country, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 76. Brazil Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 77. Brazil Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 78. Brazil Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 79. Argentina Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 80. Argentina Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 81. Argentina Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 82. South Africa Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 83. South Africa Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 84. South Africa Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 85. Saudi Arabia Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 86. Saudi Arabia Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 87. Saudi Arabia Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 88. Rest of LAMEA Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 89. Rest of LAMEA Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 90. Rest of LAMEA Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Table 91. Ultimate Dive Travel: Key Executives
Table 92. Ultimate Dive Travel: Company Snapshot
Table 93. Ultimate Dive Travel: Service Segments
Table 94. Ultimate Dive Travel: Product Portfolio
Table 95. The Natural Travel Collection Ltd.: Key Executives
Table 96. The Natural Travel Collection Ltd.: Company Snapshot
Table 97. The Natural Travel Collection Ltd.: Service Segments
Table 98. The Natural Travel Collection Ltd.: Product Portfolio
Table 99. Dive-The-World.Com: Key Executives
Table 100. Dive-The-World.Com: Company Snapshot
Table 101. Dive-The-World.Com: Service Segments
Table 102. Dive-The-World.Com: Product Portfolio
Table 103. Bluewater Travel: Key Executives
Table 104. Bluewater Travel: Company Snapshot
Table 105. Bluewater Travel: Service Segments
Table 106. Bluewater Travel: Product Portfolio
Table 107. Scuba Travel: Key Executives
Table 108. Scuba Travel: Company Snapshot
Table 109. Scuba Travel: Service Segments
Table 110. Scuba Travel: Product Portfolio
Table 111. Entrada Travel Group: Key Executives
Table 112. Entrada Travel Group: Company Snapshot
Table 113. Entrada Travel Group: Service Segments
Table 114. Entrada Travel Group: Product Portfolio
Table 115. Caradonna Dive Adventures: Key Executives
Table 116. Caradonna Dive Adventures: Company Snapshot
Table 117. Caradonna Dive Adventures: Service Segments
Table 118. Caradonna Dive Adventures: Product Portfolio
Table 119. Caradonna Dive Adventures: Key Stratergies
Table 120. Fly & Sea Dive Adventures: Key Executives
Table 121. Fly & Sea Dive Adventures: Company Snapshot
Table 122. Fly & Sea Dive Adventures: Service Segments
Table 123. Fly & Sea Dive Adventures: Product Portfolio
Table 124. Zublu Ltd.: Key Executives
Table 125. Zublu Ltd.: Company Snapshot
Table 126. Zublu Ltd.: Service Segments
Table 127. Zublu Ltd.: Product Portfolio
Table 128. Zublu Ltd.: Key Stratergies
Table 129. Padi: Key Executives
Table 130. Padi: Company Snapshot
Table 131. Padi: Service Segments
Table 132. Padi: Product Portfolio
List of Figures
Figure 01. Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032
Figure 02. Segmentation of Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032
Figure 03. Top Impacting Factors in Diving Tourism Market (2022 to 2032)
Figure 04. Top Investment Pockets in Diving Tourism Market (2023-2032)
Figure 05. Moderate to High Bargaining Power of Suppliers
Figure 06. Low to Moderate Threat of New Entrants
Figure 07. Moderate Threat of Substitutes
Figure 08. Moderate Intensity of Rivalry
Figure 09. Low to Moderate Bargaining Power of Buyers
Figure 10. Global Diving Tourism Market: Drivers, Restraints and Opportunities
Figure 11. Diving Tourism Market, by Type, 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 12. Comparative Share Analysis of Diving Tourism Market for Deep Diving, by Country 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 13. Comparative Share Analysis of Diving Tourism Market for Drift Diving, by Country 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 14. Comparative Share Analysis of Diving Tourism Market for Wreck Diving, by Country 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 15. Comparative Share Analysis of Diving Tourism Market for Free Diving, by Country 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 16. Diving Tourism Market, by Gender, 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 17. Comparative Share Analysis of Diving Tourism Market for Male, by Country 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 18. Comparative Share Analysis of Diving Tourism Market for Female, by Country 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 19. Diving Tourism Market, by End-user, 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 20. Comparative Share Analysis of Diving Tourism Market for Solo, by Country 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 21. Comparative Share Analysis of Diving Tourism Market for Friend, by Country 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 22. Comparative Share Analysis of Diving Tourism Market for Couple, by Country 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 23. Comparative Share Analysis of Diving Tourism Market for Family, by Country 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 24. Diving Tourism Market by Region, 2022 and 2032 (%)
Figure 25. U.S. Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 26. Canada Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 27. Mexico Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 28. Germany Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 29. UK Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 30. France Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 31. Italy Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 32. Spain Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 33. Rest of Europe Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 34. China Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 35. Japan Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 36. Australia Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 37. India Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 38. South Korea Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 39. Rest of Asia-Pacific Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 40. Brazil Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 41. Argentina Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 42. South Africa Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 43. Saudi Arabia Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 44. Rest of LAMEA Diving Tourism Market, 2022-2032 ($ Million)
Figure 45. Top Winning Strategies, by Year (2021-2023)
Figure 46. Top Winning Strategies, by Development (2021-2023)
Figure 47. Top Winning Strategies, by Company (2021-2023)
Figure 48. Product Mapping of Top 10 Players
Figure 49. Competitive Dashboard
Figure 50. Competitive Heatmap: Diving Tourism Market
Figure 51. Top Player Positioning, 2022

Executive Summary

According to the report, the diving tourism market was valued at $3.9 billion in 2022, and is estimated to reach $16.9 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 15.9% from 2023 to 2032.

Diving tourism is a travel business niche that focuses on leisure scuba diving and undersea exploration. Individuals or groups go to various diving spots, particularly near beaches or in areas with major underwater features, to participate in diving activities. Diving tourism involves a wide range of experiences, from visiting coral reefs, wrecks, and underwater caverns to engaging with marine life. Participants might be qualified divers, newbies taking diving classes, or even snorkelers. This specialized industry allows travelers to explore the fascinating world under the sea while participating in unique underwater excursions globally.

The Internet's extensive reach and widespread popularity of social media platforms have created a spectacular revolution in the diving tourism business, propelling it to new heights. The Internet's widespread application has overcome geographical borders, linking divers to an overwhelming number of exotic underwater places that were once only a faraway fantasy. Potential travelers may now engage themselves in virtual trips, discovering beautiful underwater scenery and experiencing the vast variety of marine life that lies under the surface, with a single click. As an accessible digital canvas, social media offers a forum for divers to share their real-life interactions with the underwater environment, engaging viewers and influencing them to go for underwater diving. The visual illustration of brilliant coral reefs, fascinating shipwrecks, and beautiful aquatic animals, communicated through compelling images and movies, has grown into a potent driver for desirable travel. As personal stories move from the private to the digital domain, the diving tourist sector benefits from unprecedented visibility and promotion. The desire for adventure, intimately connected with the attractiveness of sharing such experiences, has spurred divers to discover new boundaries and piqued an interest for exploration, connection, as well as development within the industry.

Political unrest and terrorism have affected the overall count of foreign trips in different parts of the world and forced the travelers to look for secure tourist destination. Terrorism risk tends to profoundly intimidate tourists affecting tourist perceptions of destinations and travel behavior. A terrorist attack tarnishes the reputation of the destination's safety, with compounding implications of long-term issues for the local tourism business. For instance, the Sydney hostage crisis in 2014, the Minot stabbing incident in 2016, and the Melbourne stabbing attack in 2018 left a bad experience for both locals as well as for the tourists visiting Australia.

Moreover, an increase in criminal activity, such as abduction, burglary, robbery, and others, has caused instability in a number of places. In France, for illustration, a rise in such criminal activity led in a 25% decline in Chinese visitors, a 35% drop in Japanese tourists, and a decrease of 25% in Korean tourists in 2016. Natural catastrophes, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2011 Tohoku tsunami, Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Hurricane Odile in 2014, the 2015 Chennai floods, and the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, have significantly affected the infrastructure, lives, and economy & of several industries, including diving tourism.

The diving tourism market is segmented into type, gender, end user, and region. By type, the market is classified into deep diving, drift diving, wreck diving, and free diving. By gender, the market is classified into male and female. By end user, the market is classified into solo, family, friends, and couples. Region-wise, the market is analyzed across North America (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico), Europe (Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, and the rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, and the rest of Asia-Pacific), and LAMEA (Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and rest of LAMEA).

Players operating in the global diving tourism market have adopted various developmental strategies to expand their diving tourism market share, increase profitability, and remain competitive in the market. Key players profiled in this report include Ultimate Dive Travel, Dive-The-World.com, PADI, ZuBlu Ltd., Fly & Sea Dive Adventures, Entrada Travel Group, Scuba Travel, Bluewater Travel, the Natural Travel Collection Ltd., and Caradonna Dive Adventures.

Key findings of the study

On the basis of type, the deep diving segment dominated the diving tourism industry in 2022 and is expected to retain its dominance during the forecast period.

On the basis of gender, the male segment dominated the diving tourism industry in 2022 and is expected to retain its dominance during the forecast period.

On the basis of end user, the solo segment dominated the global market in 2022 and is expected to retain its dominance during the forecast period.

Region wise, North America region accounted for the highest diving tourism market share in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.3%.

Companies Mentioned

  • Ultimate Dive Travel
  • Dive-The-World.com
  • PADI
  • ZuBlu Ltd.
  • Fly & Sea Dive Adventures
  • Entrada Travel Group
  • Bluewater Travel
  • The Natural Travel Collection Ltd.
  • Scuba Travel
  • Caradonna Dive Adventures

Methodology

The analyst offers exhaustive research and analysis based on a wide variety of factual inputs, which largely include interviews with industry participants, reliable statistics, and regional intelligence. The in-house industry experts play an instrumental role in designing analytic tools and models, tailored to the requirements of a particular industry segment. The primary research efforts include reaching out participants through mail, tele-conversations, referrals, professional networks, and face-to-face interactions.

They are also in professional corporate relations with various companies that allow them greater flexibility for reaching out to industry participants and commentators for interviews and discussions.

They also refer to a broad array of industry sources for their secondary research, which typically include; however, not limited to:

  • Company SEC filings, annual reports, company websites, broker & financial reports, and investor presentations for competitive scenario and shape of the industry
  • Scientific and technical writings for product information and related preemptions
  • Regional government and statistical databases for macro analysis
  • Authentic news articles and other related releases for market evaluation
  • Internal and external proprietary databases, key market indicators, and relevant press releases for market estimates and forecast

Furthermore, the accuracy of the data will be analyzed and validated by conducting additional primaries with various industry experts and KOLs. They also provide robust post-sales support to clients.

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