Travel with a Purpose: The New Age in Dive Travel

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Indian Valley Scuba

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DEMA Booth #1559
Indian Valley Travel to make its DEMA Show Debut

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Travel by its very nature has an impact - often negative - on the environment, on the cultures and on the economies of local people who play host to tourism throughout the world. This is why sustainable travel - travel that leaves the world a better place for us having been there - is essential to help maintain a healthy balance between providing a means to enjoy the journey while at the same time protecting the very resources that attract us to lands near and far in the first place.

Indian Valley Travel, a leader in sustainable and accessible travel, will be attending DEMA Show 2011 Booth #1559 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida November 2-5, 2011. The organization, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, will be offering unique dive travel packages to dive shops, groups and wholesalers that are centered around “adventure voluntourism:” traveling to an exotic dive destination and be directly involved in a volunteer project that helps the local community but also have time to for diving or exploring local culture too. “At the heart of everything we do at Indian Valley Travel is our vision … to be the global leader in providing sustainable and accessible adventure "voluntourism" opportunities for purpose-minded travelers,” says David Valaika, Co-founder and Visionary of Indian Valley Travel

Unlike other travel companies who offer a trip or two with a volunteer opportunity, Indian Valley Travel is “deliberately different” with all trips 100% based on new and existing volunteer projects throughout the world. Each trip and destination is rated with for accessibility, ensuring the opportunity for handicapped participants to be directly involved in the efforts. Contributions from trip bookings are tax deductible to the travelers with the trip proceeds going directly to the destination community projects and the company’s partner non-profit organizations like the International Association for Handicapped Divers of the Americas (IAHD Americas)

“Indian Valley Travel offers a "deliberately different" approach to travel - a chance for travelers of every level of ability and interests to give back on every trip. We work with local groups and organizations on a global basis to connect adventure-minded souls with opportunities to improve the quality of life for others and make the world a better place as a result of our efforts,” says David Hartman, Travel Program Coordinator for Indian Valley Travel

Indian Valley Travel offers both set date and customized group sustainable travel trips to top worldwide dive destinations. Countries where Indian Valley Travel has volunteer programs in place and ready for booking for 2012 and beyond include Fiji, Egypt-Red Sea, St Croix, Belize, Costa Rica, South Africa, Haiti and the Florida Keys. Come by and visit Indian Valley Travel at DEMA Show booth #1559 and check out the new age in dive travel.

About Indian Valley Travel: Indian Valley Travel, a charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization, is dedicated to promoting empowerment of people, protection of the environment, and respect for cultural diversity, by offering altruistic individuals and groups the opportunity to actively participate in sustainable and accessible travel volunteer adventures. The company focuses on partnering with local, committed, grass roots organizations that rely strongly on volunteer efforts and where the resources in manpower and additional support offered by IVT will make a significant difference in the overall project accomplishments

About IAHD-Americas: The International Association for Handicapped Divers (IAHD) is a non-profit adventure lifestyle and diver certification association, which has focused upon providing the means for those with physical disabilities who wish to become explorers above and below the surface, with an emphasis on scuba diving programs. IAHD-Americas was established to bring the IAHD message and mission to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Based at the Academy of Deeper Education center in Harleysville, PA, the IAHD-Americas training facility is within one day's drive of over 100 million people.
 
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