The Best Scuba Diving Experiences: 2017 Reader Survey Rankings
Throughout the years, the staff of Sport Diver magazine has compiled plenty of lists concerning the "best" destinations for scuba diving around the world, including our popular article listing 50 great dive sites. These lists, of course, are very subjective. We talk to traveling divers, travel journalists, pro photographers, readers and even travel ourselves to develop this content, but we wanted to do a pure reader survey so you could make your voice heard. That's why we developed our 2017 World's Best reader survey. We wanted to see what our social media followers and enewsletter subscribers have to say about the best experiences and locales for diving and travel worldwide. Find a snapshot of our survey audience below and the survey results below as they are published.
Did you favorite scuba diving experience make our reader rankings?
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SAMPLE:
2,981
TOTAL AUDIENCE SNAPSHOT:
• 53 years old (average)
• 63 percent male
• Household Income: $154K (average)
• Scuba diving for 7 years (average)
• Gone diving 27 times in the past 2 years (average)
METHODOLOGY:
• Sport Diver worked with Bonnier Custom Insights to conduct the World’s Best Platinum Awards Study.
• The survey was fielded by Bonnier Custom Insights via a series of email invitations, social media promotions and website ads from June 2 to June 26 to Sport Diver and ISLANDS consumers.
• The email blast, social media posts and web promotions contained a link to an online survey questionnaire hosted by Bonnier Custom Insights.
• All tabulations, percentages, and other calculations published in the accompanying report were compiled in accordance with established research standards.
RESULTS
See what dive sites, destinations, beaches and more that our readers love.
• BEGINNER DIVES
• WRECK DIVES
• SPECIALTY DIVES
• ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS
• CULTURAL EXPERIENCES
• SNORKELING
• ADVANCED DIVES
• BEACH AND POOL BARS
Coming 12/16
• SHOPPING AND SOUVENIRS
Coming 12/18
• TOPSIDE FUN
Coming 12/20
• ROMANTIC GETAWAY
Coming 12/23
• BEACHES
Coming 12/29