When one of the Philippines’ leading PADI dive resorts – Asia Divers/El Galleon Resort – approached Tiburon Data to create a unique and engaging new website to showcase their fantastic dive resort – our web development team rose to the challenge.
Puerto Galera’s #1 Dive Resort
Elevating Asia Divers/El Galleon Resort’s Online Presence to New Heights
Website Development for Asia Divers
The Philippines Leading PADI Dive Resort
As the Philippines’ first PADI Career Development Center (CDC), Asia Divers is renowned for its high standard of teaching across all PADI courses, from Bubblemaker for kids to Divemaster and Instructor level courses.
Situated on an expansive beachfront in one of Puerto Galera’s prime locations, Asia Divers/El Galleon Resort offers a variety of accommodations to choose from, along with amenities such as a full-service spa, beachfront restaurant, coffee shop, bar, and swimming pool. With such exceptional offerings, the team recognized the importance of presenting this leading resort in a modern and engaging manner.
Tiburon's Engaging Solution
With the resort’s facilities including accommodation, a dive shop, restaurant, and bar to showcase, the site design needed to be easy to navigate, particularly to the important sections. It also had to include plenty of imagery to provide viewers with informative insights into the facilities and to evoke a sense of what it’s like to visit the resort.
The website development design team decided that the design should include large navigation image tiles leading to what the viewer wants, and carousel image galleries to get a feeling of the resort and beautiful beachfront location. The addition of banner image sliders topped off engaging design aspects that we would carry throughout the entire site.
- Large navigation image tiles
- Engaging photo carousels
- Banner image sliders
- Animated image hover effects
- A fluid animated design
Visual Navigation to Content
With large, beautiful image tiles that narrate the story of what awaits when you click, and stunning hover effects that add depth and movement, the engaging navigation feature flawlessly showcases Asia Divers’ facilities.
Experience it for yourself; you’ll be seamlessly directed to the relevant page on the Asia Divers website.
Stunning Imagery
What better way to immerse the viewer in the myriad of experiences awaiting them at the resort than through spectacular imagery? Leveraging a wealth of stunning images captured by divers, guests, and the resort’s staff, we integrated an abundance of visuals across every page of the website. This strategic approach ensures that potential guests browsing the site can truly grasp the breadth of experiences and offerings available at Asia Divers.
Reservations Integration
One of the most crucial features of any hotel or resort website is the ability for guests to book directly. While Asia Divers/El Galleon Resort is listed on leading booking platforms like Agoda and Booking.com, facilitating direct bookings through the resort’s website offers optimal convenience for both the resort and the traveler.
To streamline the booking process, Asia Divers already had an online booking engine subscription in place. We seamlessly embedded this booking engine into the new website, ensuring a smooth journey for guests, from exploring the resort’s facilities to securely booking their stay.
Live Chat Implementation
Drawing from our past experience with resort websites and marketing, our team recognized the significance of integrating live chat functionality into the website. Whether a potential guest discovers the website through Google search and ads, social media, or any other digital platform, it’s crucial that they can easily make contact, particularly while exploring the facilities on the site.
Given that Asia Divers personnel were already utilizing Facebook Messenger to communicate with guests, integrating this preferred communication channel into the new site was a logical choice. This integration has proved invaluable to their reservations team, enabling them to promptly respond to inquiries whether they’re stationed at a desk or on the go with their mobile phones.
Tiburon's Services
While members of our team brought valuable experience in website development and marketing for PADI dive resorts, we recognized the significance of this relaunch for Asia Divers/El Galleon Resort post-COVID. Consequently, we dedicated substantial time to researching the best design and content strategies to ensure a successful relaunch.
Our comprehensive suite of services and skills encompassed:
- In-depth diving industry research
- Thorough competitor analysis at local and international levels
- Website design and development tailored to the resort’s needs
- Creation of engaging and informative content
- Seamless integration of booking engine functionality
- Strategic SEO optimization to enhance online visibility
- Implementation of performance analytics for ongoing refinement and improvement
Let's Create Your Website
Let’s connect to explore how we can craft an exceptional website for your hotel/resort, elevating your presence in the market and driving increased bookings.
Benefiting from our team’s extensive experience in crafting compelling websites for beach and PADI dive resorts, we possess a profound understanding of the industry landscape. Reach out to us today to initiate discussions about enhancing your digital presence.
