The Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper
WTA’S “Asia’s Leading Dive Destination”
CEBU - Solidifying its status as the ultimate diving destination in the region, the Philippines clinched for the fifth consecutive year the Asia’s Leading Dive Destination title at the preeminent World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony 2023. Tourism Secretary Christina along with runners-up and previous Commission for Sports Scuba Frasco announced the remarkable year’s winners, are qualified Diving. feat following the recent WTA for the WTA’S World edition, which Moreover, the DOT, through Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony will have its grand awards night in its infrastructure arm, TIEZA, eyes 2023 that took place at the GEM Muscat, Oman in November 2023. the installation of additional hyperbaric Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established in 1993, the WTA is now chambers that will improve globally recognized as the “ultimate scuba diving safety standards in
“The Philippines’ fifth consecutive hallmark of excellence” in the tourism strategic dive locations, such as Dumaguete win as Asia’s Leading and hospitality industries. The City and Daanbantayan in Dive Destination further affirms WTA encompasses country awards, Cebu province, by next year. the unparalleled beauty and regional awards, and world awards. The agency has also launched megabiodiversity of our country Frasco, who is a certified diver, its own dive expo brand, the Philippine loved by divers and tourists all has been leading the DOT in elevating International Dive Expo over the world,” Frasco said. the country’s dive tourism (PHIDEX), the world’s only dive
“This is a testament to the industry. Under her leadership, show that combines a dive travel Philippines’ commitment to sustainable the DOT created the first-ever Dive exchange, a business-to-business tourism development Committee that will align its dive (B2B) meeting program, dive conferences and our strengthened collaboration product development and promotion and seminars, exhibition with tourism stakeholders. thrusts with its attached agencies, booths, and familiarization tours to From our ridges to our reefs, you the Tourism Infrastructure and key and emerging Philippine dive will never run out of reasons to Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), destinations. The fourth edition of Love the Philippines,” she added. the Tourism Promotions Board PHIDEX is scheduled for February
Regional edition awardees, (TPB) Philippines, and the Philippine next year. (Cebu Examiner)