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A situation of diving business Wojtek Zgoła talks to Michał Kosut, PADI Regional Manager
What is the condition of the diving market,
Did the number of diving organizations, which
especially when it comes to those who have
entered the market then, have any influence
just entered our community and did their first
on the situation?
diving course?
I don't think it mattered that much. Then there
I can only comment on PADI, of course, as I have
were organizations such as the KDP, which was
access just to these statistics. Actually, looking at
buoyant and had educated many of the instruc-
the last few or even several years, the, lets call
tors, or LOK. Then PADI came, clearly marking its
it, highest numbers of divers fell for years 2007,
position in recreational diving. Only a few years
2008, 2009 and 2010. These were very good years
later other organizations appeared.
for diving industry. I see. And what happened next within our Do you mean there was a kind of "boom"
diving industry?
in Poland?
The year 2011 came and Egypt 'happened', that is
Yes, it was the consequence of the fact that
to say it got worse in Egypt.
starting from the 90's up to the beginning of the
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21st century many diving instructors completed
The Arab Spring…
their trainings and opened diving centers with the
Yes and this was reflected throughout the entire
culmination point falling for years 2008–2010.
diving market. All Europe based in Egypt, especially
