Published on : Friday, September 7, 2018
Benito C. Bengzon Jr., DOT Spokesman and Undersecretary for Tourism Development Planning, in an interview with the BusinessMirror, stated that they target to generate 1,620 leads and business-to-business meetings from expected 102 foreign buyers and local sellers who will take part in the Dive Resort Travel (DRT) Show Philippines which starts from today Friday (Sept. 7).
He stated that the target of this year is more than a two-fold growth from the 616 leads and meetings attained last year from just 66 participants.
“We look forward to the arrival of some 100 dive travel agents, operators and media from opportunity markets including France, Italy, Spain, the Nordic Region, Middle East and India,” he said.
“These new markets now see the Philippines as a richly-diverse destination for underwater adventure,” he added.
In Asia, the DRT Show is considered one of the biggest international diving expositions, and has started from today, September 7th and will continue till 9th, 2018, at the SM Megatrade Hall in Mandaluyong City. Also, it will feature the Dive Travel Mart (DTM) where local dive centers, shops and resorts will have a B2B meeting with foreign dive tour operators and travel agents.
The DRT network has top-level exhibitors from around 48 nations, with each show churning out visitor traffic of at least 20,000 dive enthusiasts, according to a separate news statement from the DOT.
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