Liveaboards from Maldives joining Dive Resort & Travel Expo in Hong Kong

The Dive Resort & Travel (DRT) Expo taking place from 8 to 10 July, 2011 at the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre at China Resources Building in Wanchai, will be joined by the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) and companies from the Maldivian tourism industry.

Open mainly for Dive & Liveaboard operators, the trade and consumer show will see over 110 premium overseas participators in many sectors representing leading dive equipment manufacturers, water sport equipment manufacturers, dive resorts, tourism boards and diving, and expects over 30,000 visitors for the 3-day event.

Organised by LX Development Group Ltd, Hong Kong, the DRT Expo targets Mainland China. For the Maldives, tourist arrivals from the Chinese mainland, Hong King SAR and Macau SAR region has seen a growth of over 96% from August to December of 2010, and the DRT Expo is deemed as an ideal platform for Maldivian dive operators and liveaboards to set up marketing associations with Chinese counterparts.

The Maldivian delegation, featuring participation from Liveaboard Association of Maldives, Tour Operators, Travel Agents, Liveaboard operators, will have two stands at the Expo – R18 & R19 – of about 24 square metres. The registration process here in the Maldives is being handled by the Liveaboard Association of Maldives, and as of going to press, has seven participants signed up, all liveaboard operators.

Featuring companies like Vista Co & Travel Services, Blue K Safari, Blue Horizon, Floating Asia, and Sailing Tours, the DRT Expo will prove to be a place where the crystalline blue waters of the Maldivian seas can be pitched to tourists who have yet to experience the wonders of spending a vacation – enjoying the wide variety of fun one can have over and in them.