PHIDEX integrates a Dive Travel Exchange (TRAVEX), a B2B meeting programme for local and international dive operators, a dive conference and seminars, and an exhibition tradeshow. Photo Credit: GettyImages/ vladoskan
The Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX) will plunge back into
action this year from 19 to 21 August at the SMX Convention Center in
Pasay, Manila, welcoming the return of international and local dive
experts, tour operators, and partner dive businesses.
Organised by the Philippines Department of Tourism (DOT), the expo's
third edition will feature a hybrid format and continues the diving
community's narratives of conservation, community, and convergence.
At
least 100 local and international dive buyers and media from the
Philippines, the US, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, South Korea, Japan,
Thailand and Singapore, are expected to attend.
According to the DOT, PHIDEX is the only dive show in the world that
integrates a Dive Travel Exchange (TRAVEX), a B2B meeting programme for
local and international dive operators, a dive conference and seminars,
and an exhibition tradeshow. In addition, the expo includes
familiarisation tours to top and emerging Philippine dive destinations,
such as Anilao, Bohol, Camiguin, Coron, Dumaguete, Malapascua, Moalboal,
Puerto Galera, Southern Leyte, and Ticao Island.
Segments such as Dive TRAVEX and Dive Conference will be accessible online for participants.
“The entry of international travellers is a welcome development that
will lead to growth in the travel and tourism sector, restoration of
jobs, and the generation of much-needed revenue for tourism-related
enterprises and communities. We are optimistic that these economic
benefits will also extend to dive destinations around the country," said
tourism development undersecretary Woodrow C. Maquiling, Jr.
"The
country remains a leading dive destination, which tourists all over the
world are eager to visit after a long wait of two years.”