The Philippines has been hailed for the “Finest Diving Vacation spot” award in addition to the “Finest Tourism Promotion Partnership” award on the Diving Resort Journey Present (DRT) Beijing 2024.
The diving expo was held from August 1 to 4, 2024 in Beijing, China, based on the Division of International Affairs (DFA).
The nation’s participation on the expo was led by the Workplace of the Philippine Division of Tourism in Beijing (PDOT-Beijing), based on the International Affairs Division.
The occasion was aimed toward expediting the event of the diving business within the Asia Pacific and fostering heightened consciousness of marine conservation.
Philippine Ambassador to China Jaime FlorCruz mentioned dive tourism contributed over P73 billion to the Philippine economic system in 2023, twice the income generated by the business in 2022.
“With this, we’re decided to venture the Philippines because the ‘World’s Premier Dive Vacation spot’,” mentioned FlorCruz.
The DFA mentioned 12 dive outlets, resorts, and liveaboards from the Philippines took half within the dive expo in Beijing.
The company mentioned Ernesto Teston, assistant tourism Attaché of PDOT-Beijing, introduced the highest Philippine dive locations spots throughout the occasion, whereas Sheena Anjeli Botiwey, head of the North Asia Division of the Tourism Promotions Board Philippines, launched the completely different diving corporations within the Philippines to companion with Chinese language purchasers.—LDF, GMA Built-in Information