Kralendijk, Bonaire – Feb. 21, 2007  – This summer everyone is invited to experience the Caribbean’s top rated dive destination* with Bonaire’s new summer-long promotion, Bonaire Dive Into Summer 2007.  Taking place June 3 – September 29, 2007 this island-wide event will focus on scuba diving through a series of specialty topics: Family, Fotography, Fish and Fun!

There is no registration fee to participate in Bonaire Dive Into Summer (select activities may have a nominal cost involved) and all activities are open to anyone on island wishing to take part.  Bonaire Dive Into Summer will also feature a free coupon book (valid 6/3-9/29/07) filled with valuable discounts for hotels, restaurants, shopping, activities, rentals and more that will be available to all visitors to the island.

The “Family” topic will introduce guests to the many activities and programs available on-island for the entire family to enjoy and the “Fotography” topic will include guest speakers and events designed for professionals and those interested in photography to enjoy, while the “Fish” topic will be all about marine conservation and our ocean planet and the “Fun” topic will feature everything diving such as speakers encouraging divers to take new courses and non-divers to become certified.  During September, solo travelers and singles traveling in groups can take advantage of dives, snorkels and events just for singles.  Each month people will also have the opportunity to enjoy A Taste of Bonaire, an event showcasing local food, handicrafts, culture and music.

“Creating a summer-long, island-wide promotion will give more people the opportunity to learn about and participate in the many activities Bonaire has to offer,” said Ronella Croes,
Director of the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB).  “Also by offering specialty themes aimed at families, photographers, people concerned with marine conservation and special singles events in September all focused on scuba diving we can target niche markets and bring different groups of people with similar interests together.”

Bonaire Dive Into Summer is being sponsored by the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) and Scuba Diving magazine.  For more information on Bonaire – Dive Into Summer 2007 visit the event’s official website at www.bonairediveintosummer.com.

Located eighty-six miles east of Aruba, the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire offers year-round sunshine, low annual rainfall, pristine coral formations and the most thriving fish population in the Caribbean.  Ideal for adventurers, explorers and sun-worshippers alike, Bonaire offers myriad eco-adventure activities including world renowned scuba diving and snorkeling, windsurfing, kiteboarding, landsailing, mountain biking, sea and mangrove kayaking, horseback riding, nature tours, hiking, bird watching, sailing and deep sea and bone fishing.  And with a selection of accommodations ranging from full-service oceanfront resorts and condominiums to guesthouses and small inns, Bonaire has something for every lifestyle and budget.

The U.S. State Department and the Department Homeland Security now requires all U.S. citizens and foreign nationals to carry a passport or other accepted secure documents to enter or re-enter the U.S. from vacations or business travel (by air or sea) anywhere in the Caribbean, including Bonaire.

For more information on Bonaire, contact the Tourism Corporation Bonaire in the U.S. at 1-800-BONAIRE.
Contact:
Lisa Blau/Candice Kimmel
Adams Unlimited
212-956-5900
Lisa@adams-pr.com

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* In 2007 Bonaire was for the fifth year in a row rated the Top Dive Destination Overall (Caribbean/Atlantic) in Scuba Diving magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2007.