These are the trends in diving for 2020

The growing, general attention to the topics of climate change, environmental protection and sustainability is also having an effect on diving. On the one hand, there are numerous projects and groups dealing with reef death or plastic waste in the sea, but changes are also noticeable in the behaviour of individual divers: More and more divers are discovering diving areas in Europe as a holiday destination. The advantages are obvious: a relatively short journey and a wide range of cultural diversity on land make these destinations on our continent very attractive - and you dive with a smaller "footprint".

If you are looking for a more distant destination next year, the fantastic dive sites in Asia are always the right choice. Whether Bali or Raja Ampat, these names make every diver's heart beat faster, everything is just right here. That has not changed and will not change. The exuberant nature under water, the exotic landscapes above water and the good food simply leave nothing to be desired. But to keep it that way, we as divers have to develop more awareness, travel and dive responsibly. This will be our main topic for the foreseeable future.

If you want to keep your flight shorter and still dive outside Europe, I recommend my personal insider tip, which is actually not so secret anymore: Sudan is already known to some divers and is an up-and-coming destination. Here the Red Sea is still intact and there are not so many dive boats around yet. One of the reasons for this is that diving is only done from safari boats. Sudan is therefore only for experienced divers, because for a dive safari you should have completed at least 50 dives. Whoever embarks on this adventure will be enchanted by the diverse underwater world: schools of hammerhead sharks and mantas are not uncommon in Sudan.