DRT SHOW PHILIPPINES 7-9 SEP 2018
DRT SHOW - The Only Dive Expo in ThePhilippines
Diving Resort and TravelExpo (DRT Show) Philippines 2018is going to take place during 7-9 September in SM Megatrade Hall, which is expected to be the most important event in Philippine diving industry. DRT Show is held in 7 cities every year, it is considered as the largest B2B2C and gear expo in Asia. In DRT SHOW Philippines 2017, there were 154exhibitors coming from local and international diving brands in total. There were21,500 visitors from all over the world such as Australia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, USA and Russia. 68.3% of the visitors were aim to purchase and place orders.
At DRT SHOW Philippines 2018, visitors can find internationally famous diving gear brands including Aqua Lung, Aquamundo, Apeks, Beuchat, Garmin, GoPro, INON, Shearwater, Scubapro, SUUNTO, Sherwood, Sea & Sea and TUSA; renowned liveaboards including Maldives Cruiser and Sea Safari Cruises; plus 45 Philippine diving resorts invited by Department of Tourism Philippines, they will gather for the B2B meeting during the expo and 75 international buyers are estimated to attend this event.
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Other than the awesome list of exhibitors, the visitors can also attend the excellent seminars, talks given by professional and international speakers: freedivers including Edwin Castillon, Jean-Pol Francois (JP); technical divers including Alex Santos, Juan Naval, Ram Yoro; famous underwater photographers including Bo Mancao, IpahUid, Jerome Kim, Scott Gutsy Tuason; and ocean conservationists including AA Yaptinchay and AG Saño. |
Responding to the concept of environmental conservation, and also, DRT SHOW wishes to raise the awareness of visitors by providing information regarding marine life, visitors can join the activity“Be an Ocean Saver” held by several conservational exhibitors including Greenpeace, Marine Wildlife Watch of Philippines, Pure Oceans, Reef Check, Save Philippine Seas and WWF Philippine, visitorswill get a souvenir for completing each mission at different booths |
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Kids are also welcome to DRT SHOW, Kids Zone prepared by Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation Inc. (PRRCFI) allows children to paint, sing and play games. Since children will become the future ocean conservationists. |
Whether you are an experienced diver or not, if you are into water sports, not only you can find the suitable diving course here, but also you can book yourself a wonderful holiday retreat with diving resorts or liveaboards. Also, 100 beautiful underwater photos will be exhibited during the expo, come and vote for your favorite photo, the most voted photographer will win. |
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More details, please visit the Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/DRTShowPH
DRT SHOW Philippines 2018
Contact Information
Show Manager: Ms. Emio Chang (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
MarketingManager: Ms. Vita Liu (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
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DRT SHOW Philippines 2018
The first and the only professional dive expo in the Philippines
The 4th DRT SHOW Philippines, which was held by LX Development Group Limited and supported by the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) and Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), had been successfully closed and met with an overwhelming positive response from both local and foreign exhibitors and visitors. During the show, even Ms. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, the Secretary of the Department of Tourism, visited the show to witness the most important event for Philippine diving industry.
The three-day show attracted 25,654 visitors and over 150 top-level Philippine and international brands from 23 countries such as Aqua Lung, Aquamundo, Apeks, Beuchat, Garmin, GoPro, INON, Shearwater, Scubapro, SUUNTO, Sherwood, Sea & Sea, and TUSA; renowned liveaboards including Maldives Cruiser and Sea Safari Cruises; plus 45 Philippine diving resorts invited by the Philippine Department of Tourism.
DRT SHOW Philippines invited 18 international VIP Speakers and Guest Speakers from various diving fields including Underwater Photography, Scuba Diving, Technical Diving, Freediving, Dive Destination, Marine Biology and Ocean Conservation. Speakers delivered wonderful speeches of presenting the beautiful diving environment and rich marine life through the photos and videos taken during diving in the Philippines. Meanwhile, they shared their amazing diving experience on online social media to their followers, and let more people know that the Philippines, as a dive heaven, offering high-quality dive experience and much of this rich diving experience is reinforced by the Philippine location at the epicenter of marine biodiversity – thus having the richest concentration of marine life in the entire planet. Several Filipino Cave divers presented the beauty and value of their country’s underwater caves; and some active conservationists also woke up audiences’ awareness regarding the marine crisis we are facing today.
100 Stars UW Photo Gallery attracted all participating UW photographers to encourage their family and friends to vote for them. In the end, Mr. Jerome Kim won the 1st place and received the prize Ratio dive computer sponsored by Squires Bingham Sports; and Ms. Mabel Demavivas won the 2nd place and received the prize Tuffcase 510 sponsored by Diver’s Point. Also, Lucky Draw session was the highlights in the end of Saturday and Sunday. This time at DRT SHOW Philippines 2018, newly-launched activity “Prize Hunter” which visitors could pay 20PHP for one single raffle voucher and acquire one chance to win a dive computer, also attracted near 1,000 people to join and try their luck!
Responding to the concept of environmental conservation, and also, DRT SHOW wishes to raise the awareness of visitors by providing information regarding marine life. Visitors could join the activity “Be an Ocean Saver” held by several conservational exhibitors including Greenpeace, Marine Wildlife Watch of Philippines, Pure Oceans, Reef Check, Ocean Seeds Conservation Association, WWF Philippines, and Mr. AG Saño. Visitors got a souvenir for completing each mission at different booths. Specially thanks to the souvenirs sponsors: EZDIVE, CEBU ECO FIX and The Bamboo Company. This event was well received by visitors.
Kids were also satisfied at DRT SHOW, Kids Zone prepared by Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation Inc. (PRRCFI) allowed children to paint, sing and play games, preparing children to become the future ocean conservationists.
More details, please visit the facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/DRTShowPH
DRT SHOW Philippines 2019
6-8 September 2019 at SM Megatrade Hall, Manila
Prize Sponsors
EZDIVE, EBU ECO FIX, The Bamboo Company, Intotheblue, DIWA, Cressi-Ocean Dive Supply, Kinugawa Corporation (Gull Japan), Aquaventure Whitetip Dive Supply, Asia Tek and Rebreather, Blue Lagoon Dive Resort, Shenzhen Seafrogs Photographic Equipment Limited, Philippine Airlines, Diver’s Point, Squires Bingham Sports, R.O.X. / Yamaha Seascooters, Diver’s Depot Philippines Inc., Surfacetension International Co., Ltd, deepblu
VIP Speakers
AA Yaptinchay, AG Saño, Alex Santos, Bo Mancao, Daniel Geary, Dave Albao, Edwin Castillon, Ipah Uid, Ivan Manzanares, Jean-Pol François (JP), Jerome Kim, Juan Naval, Ram Yoro, Scott Gutsy Tuason, Suzan Meldonian, Tara Abrina, Wayne Jones, Vladimir Elazegui.
Show Partners
EZDIVE, Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT), Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), DIWA, ANDI, Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines, Greenpeace, Pure Oceans, Reef Check, Save Philippine Seas, WWF Philippine, Ocean Seeds Conservation Association, Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation Inc. (PRRCFI).
Media
UNTV, WISH107.5, PSI, GRID Magazine, WazzupPilipinas.com, Active Boating & Watersports, DIVE Pacific, Dive Indonesia, EZDIVE, Action Asia, Hellodive.com, Dive the world, doyouhike.net.
DRT SHOW Philippines 2018 Visitor Report
Statistic – Percentage (%) of Visitors during DRT SHOW
Date
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Number of visitors
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7 September 2018
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5,323
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8 September 2018
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13,010
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9 September 2018
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7,321
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Total
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25,654
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* Source: computer calculation and registration data.
DRT SHOW Philippines 2018 International Visitor
Statistic – Percentage (%) of International Visitors during DRT SHOW
Nationality
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Percentage
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Philippines
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67%
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Korea
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9%
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China
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8%
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USA
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8%
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Europe
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4%
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Middle-East
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2%
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Japan
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1%
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Other
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1%
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Purpose of Visit for DRT SHOW Philippines 2018
Statistic -Percentage (%) Purpose of visit
Purpose of Visit
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Percentage
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Attend seminars
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63%
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Evaluate for participation at next show
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15%
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Purchase/place orders
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93%
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Gather information
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65%
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Source new products/services
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32%
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Make contact, visit supplier/principal
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54%
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Support conservational issues
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45%
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Others
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11%
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* Percentage adds up to more than 100 percent because this is a multiple-choice question.
Diving, Resort and Travel Expo (DRT SHOW)
Contacts:
Show Manager Ms. Emio Chang This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Event Manager Ms. Christine Cho This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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Marketing Manager Ms. Vita Liu This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |