SHANGHAI, 21 March 2025 –Philippine diving industry representatives and Chinese diving enthusiasts gathered at the B2B networking and dinner reception organized by the Philippine Department of Tourism Shanghai-Office (PDOT-Shanghai) on 21 March 2025 at the sidelines of the Shanghai leg of the Diving & Resort Travel (DRT) Expo, creating connections and momentum towards the promotion of the Philippine diving industry.

The B2B event was graced by Mr. Jason Chong, President of LX Development Group and organizer of the DRT Expo, Mr. Thomas Kan, PADI-accredited instructor and Territory Director for Greater China and Ms. Grace Tao, Chief Editor of Witrip Media which publishes the travel and tourism magazine Fun World. 

Guests were treated to a sumptuous Chinese dinner and the mood was lively and upbeat. Several dive resort packages and round-trip tickets were up for grabs as prizes with PDOT-Shanghai using for the first time online gaming apps to determine the winners, making the event more exciting and participation based, unlike the usual random raffles draws.

The B2B networking and reception dinner remains a featured event of PDOT-Shanghai during the DRT Expo, which is considered Asia’s premier diving industry expo and is a prime venue for promoting diving in the Philippines with this year’s dedicated Philippine booth featuring 16 premier Philippine diving resorts and diving camps offering travel and dive packages and opening the door to experiencing the numerous excellent diving spots around the Philippine archipelago. END