Jerry Beaty, Associate Publisher

Jerry Beaty travels in support of dive tourism so frequently that he often must have extra pages added to his passport. In fact, when it comes to dive tourism, Jerry's knowledge, contacts and insights are unmatched. Back in the 1980s, Jerry was a manufacturer's rep for several major dive equipment lines. At the same time, he and his late wife Shawn began repping Bayman Bay Club in Honduras. This effort eventually expanded into a full dive travel wholesale company. For the past ten years, as Dive Training's Associate Publisher, Jerry has consulted with governments, hotels, tourism offices and dive operators on how to increase dive tourism. Jerry says, "The benefits of a successful tourism program go beyond specific hotels and dive operators; a successful tourism program benefits the people who live in that country."