To keep invigorating the global dive market during this unprecedented time for the industry, PADI® has launched the 2025 Master Scuba Diver…
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PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors®) is the world’s largest ocean exploration and diver organization with a global network of 6,600 dive centers and resorts and more than 128,000 professional members worldwide. Issuing more than 28 million certifications to date, PADI enables people around the world to seek adventure and save the ocean through underwater education, life-changing experiences and travel. For over 50 years, PADI is undeniably The Way the World Learns to Dive®, maintaining its high standards for dive training, safety and customer service, monitored for worldwide consistency and quality. With a longstanding commitment to environmental conservation, PADI is leading the way for millions of people to actively explore, steward and protect the ocean through its course offerings and partnerships with like-minded, mission-driven organizations. PADI embodies a global commitment to ocean health with its mission to create a billion torchbearers to explore and protect the ocean. Seek Adventure. Save the Ocean.SM
Scuba Diving® magazine’s 21st annual Through Your Lens photo contest is underway and accepting images that highlight the incredible underwater world. “Entering our Through…
Costa Sunglasses has always chased one mission: to make the best sunglasses while uniting the world in a shared responsibility to…
In celebration of Earth Day, a community-driven public mural honoring sharks, rays and the kelp ecosystem was unveiled by PADI® and…
PADI® is helping its global membership of 6,600 PADI Dive Centers and Resorts tap into one of the world’s most…
For the 11th year straight, PADI®, the world’s largest scuba diving organization, is calling on their 6,600 Dive Centers + Resorts and…
GROUNDTRUTH, a story-led material innovation company that is fast forging a reputation for its next generation travel gear, is thrilled…
PADI® has announced the first PADI AmbassaDiver™ for 2025: legendary scuba diver, marine biologist, oceanographer and explorer Dr. Sylvia Earle. …
Scientists, including those from National Geographic Pristine Seas, find scuba divers are willing to pay more to seek adventure in…
In support of their mission to make the wonder of the underwater world accessible to all, PADI® has launched the inaugural PADI Adaptive…
This Christmas why not give your loved ones the gift of learning exciting new skills that will lead to a…
PADI® provides unparalleled support to its global membership base, launching a new diver acquisition campaign that encourages scuba divers to recruit their…
PADI® and their global non-profit the PADI AWARE Foundation™ are calling on the diving community to take part in the 7th Annual AWARE…
PADI® is extending the invitation to the 6,600 PADI Dive Centers and Resorts to exhibit alongside them during the 2025…
In what marks a massive milestone for the sport of scuba diving, the 10th annual PADI Women’s Dive Day took place on…
PADI® is challenging members around the world to grow PADI Master Scuba Diver™ ratings with the Master Scuba Diver Challenge. Taking…
PADI® and their global non-profit the PADI AWARE FoundationTM are leading the charge to help end the global marine debris problem,…
PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors®) Dive Centers and Resorts across Europe, the Middle East and Africa are inviting scuba divers…
PADI AWARE Foundation™ announces the third year of recipients for its 2024 Mission Hub Community Grant Program. The global non-profit is…
Did you know that Tula Blue’s origins arose from a love of the ocean? In fact, our founder + CEO…
In what marks a massive milestone for PADI® Women’s Dive Day, the world’s largest purpose-driven scuba diving organization is calling…
The world’s largest purpose-driven scuba diving organization is amongst leading brands celebrated for their revolutionary ideas that are making a…
New GoPro PADI Distinctive Specialty Course to Give Certified Scuba Divers Fresh Skills to Showcase Their Adventures Today, GoPro (NASDAQ:…
Together launching a whale-inspired limited-edition tin to fund ocean conservation and offering the chance to become PADI Whale Defenders in…
PADI® announces the newest AmbassaDivers™ on the 2024 team, selected for their passion and dedication to protecting our shared blue…
PADI® is thrilled to announce an exceptional duo of PADI AmbassaDivers™: award-winning Indian actress Sonakshi Sinha and her dive buddy Indian actor and…
Rose Huizenga Honored by PADI and Seiko for Creating Positive Ocean Change in Indonesia PADI® and Scuba Diving® are celebrating their…
OceanShot, an innovative coral ecosystem restoration project, proudly announced the next phase of its scaled expansion during a first-of-its-kind underwater panel at…
PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors®) and Klook, Asia’s leading travel and experiences platform, today announced a world-wide partnership that…
PADI Pros train with OceanShot partners for underwater coral reef panel at the Global Citizen Forum at COP28 PADI®. is joining…
In response to the devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii this week, PADI® is committed to supporting those in the scuba…
Following the popularity of the PADI Club™ trip to Belize at the end of July, a second “dive trip of a…
After adding more than 300 new Dive Centers and Resorts over the last year to its ranks, nearly half of…
PADI® (The Professional Association of Diving Instructors®) and Swiss prestige watchmaker, Blancpain are combining resources to work towards saving 30% of…
Aotearoa, New Zealand has revealed a magical world beneath the ocean’s surface for International Mermaid Day, in partnership with PADI®…
Scuba divers rally to protect an unprecedented 60 threatened species PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors®) is celebrating a major win today…
PADI® is thrilled to announce an exceptional PADI AmbassaDiver™: Indian actress, singer and PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Parineeti Chopra. “A…
Two of the world’s most respected marine-focused organizations – PADI® and SeaLegacy – have joined forces to accelerate much-needed ocean protection.…
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors®(PADI®), the world’s largest dive training organization, and Swiss prestige watchmaker, Blancpain are joining forces with…
After nearly three years of collaborative campaigns from ocean advocates around the world, the 51 countries and the European Union…
PADI® and National Geographic Pristine Seas have partnered together with the goal to protect at least 30 percent of the ocean…
PADI® Members around the world are helping veterans heal, both physically and mentally, through the techniques learned in the PADI Adaptive Support…
Triple Amputee, Bryan Anderson is committed to sharing his story in order to help others overcome personal limitations and live…
Global Event Invites Divers and Ocean Advocates to Join Citizen-Science Program Collecting Critical Data on Underwater Marine Debris and Other Efforts…
Seventh annual event invites people everywhere to seek adventure and save the ocean through one common day of shared passion PADI® (Professional Association of…