Marine Diving Fair in Japan awards the Philippines Best Diving Spot
April 27th, 2007 by 
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This year has proven to be yet another triumphant year for the Philippines diving spots, as the country bagged a major award during the 2007 Marine Diving Fair (MDF) in the Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan held last month. The Philippines was voted as one of the top diving areas in the Best Diving Area Overseascategory in a survey conducted by the MDF organizers.
The Marine Diving Fair, Japan’s biggest scuba diving and beach resort travel consumer fair, is an annual event organized by the Marine Art Center Co. Ltd. The MDF’s showcases Asia’s largest scuba and diving destinations and resorts exhibitions, attracting close to 50,000 visitors comprising divers, travel trade practitioners, end-users, media and the general public yearly.
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