Chicago Dive & Water Sports Pavilion
Travel & Adventure Show
Your Next Water Sports Adventure Starts Here
If you’re looking to add a little adventure to your next vacation, look no further.
At the Dive & Water Sports Pavilion, you’ll discover travel options that are based around water sports for both experienced SCUBA divers, recreational snorkelers, beginner paddle boarders and everyone in between.
Whether you’re looking for a vacation that is build around water-based adventure sports, or just looking to add a few activities to your existing itinerary, this Pavilion offers you everything you need.
Travel Providers You Can Count On
Throughout the Pavilion, you’ll come across a wide array of exhibitors. From the hottest destinations and resorts to tour operators and instructional groups, each booth is full of experts who are specifically trained to help you find, personalize and book your next trip no matter what your skill or interest level.
Industry Leading Content
You never know who you’re going to meet at America’s Favorite Travel Show, as you’ll experience top-tier information including:
- The latest travel trends and information
- The how, where and when as it relates to water sport-based travel
- Expert speakers providing educational, inspiring and entertaining content
If you’re looking for the latest advice ranging from expert dive tips to how to get into snorkeling, this is the place for you!
Dive & Water Sports Pavilion Speaker Sessions
Saturday, February 1
11:30 am – 12 Noon
Are You Brave Enough? How to Make Your Dream Trip HappenLisa Niver
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Lisa Niver, Award-Winning Travel Writer, and Founder, We Said Go Travel
Ready to get out of your comfort zone and enjoy more enriching, memorable travel experiences? Travel expert Lisa Niver tackled her fears and overcame 50 challenges before she turned 50. She will share tips, tricks, and tools on how to be courageous in the world of travel. You can reinvent yourself and find deeper meaning, whether you‘re exploring solo or going with friends and family, traveling thousands of miles away or staying in your own backyard. Learn how to take small steps that lead to big change and make your bucket list a reality.
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Waiting to be Explored; Undiscovered MozambiqueCheryl Patterson
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Cheryl Patterson, Owner Deep Blue Adventures
Are you seeking the extraordinary? From wrecks to walls, coral gardens as far as the eye can see, to shore diving that is a photographer’s dream, the little-known “coral coast” holds some of the most diverse diving in Mozambique! Learn more about this stunning and little-known destination that is a diver’s dream, yet still holds more to be explored.
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Wakatobi: An Experience Without EqualFrank Owens
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Frank Owens, Guest Experience Manager, Wakatobi Dive Resort
Wakatobi: An Experience Without Equal!
Sunday, February 2
12 Noon – 12:30 pm
Are You Brave Enough? How to Make Your Dream Trip HappenLisa Niver
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Lisa Niver, Award-Winning Travel Writer, and Founder, We Said Go Travel
Ready to get out of your comfort zone and enjoy more enriching, memorable travel experiences? Travel expert Lisa Niver tackled her fears and overcame 50 challenges before she turned 50. She will share tips, tricks, and tools on how to be courageous in the world of travel. You can reinvent yourself and find deeper meaning, whether you‘re exploring solo or going with friends and family, traveling thousands of miles away or staying in your own backyard. Learn how to take small steps that lead to big change and make your bucket list a reality.
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Waiting to be Explored; Undiscovered MozambiqueCheryl Patterson
Learn More
Cheryl Patterson, Owner Deep Blue Adventures
Are you seeking the extraordinary? From wrecks to walls, coral gardens as far as the eye can see, to shore diving that is a photographer’s dream, the little-known “coral coast” holds some of the most diverse diving in Mozambique! Learn more about this stunning and little-known destination that is a diver’s dream, yet still holds more to be explored.
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Wakatobi: An Experience Without EqualFrank Owens
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Frank Owens, Guest Experience Manager, Wakatobi Dive Resort
Wakatobi: An Experience Without Equal!