{"id":15704,"date":"2021-12-23T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=15704"},"modified":"2021-12-24T09:24:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T01:24:16","slug":"hall-of-famer-ph-named-as-worlds-leading-dive-destination-in-2021-for-the-third-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2021\/12\/23\/hall-of-famer-ph-named-as-worlds-leading-dive-destination-in-2021-for-the-third-time\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA names PH as &#8216;World&#8217;s Leading Dive Destination 2021&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\":16u\" class=\"Ar Au Ao\">\n<div id=\":16q\" class=\"Am Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" role=\"textbox\" aria-label=\"Message Body\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">The <b>2021 World Travel Awards (WTA)<\/b> announced the Philippines is still the World\u2019s Leading Dive Destination for 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">Last week, the <b>Department of Tourism Secretary Bernadette-Romulo Puyat <\/b>attended the virtual awarding ceremony, in which the Philippines remains the titleholder since 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">\u201cThis distinction is indeed a great privilege, yet, it underlines our great responsibility of protecting and conserving our underwater resources so that these will also be enjoyed and experienced in their pristine natural state by future generations,\u201d Puyat said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Philippines\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z6h-mkW0rF8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Video from WTA<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">The country outshined other equally beautiful places such as the Maldives, Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Azores Islands, Bora Bora in French Polynesia, Cayman Islands, Fiji, Galapagos Islands, and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2021\/12\/23\/local-airline-to-prioritize-relief-distribution-teams-limits-cebu-siargao-commercial-flights\/\"><em>Local Airline To Prioritize Relief Distribution Teams; Limits Cebu, Siargao Commercial Flights<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">AWARD-WINNING<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">In addition to the world title given by the WTA, the Philippines was also named the Asia\u2019s Leading Beach Destination and Diving Destination this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">This is the fifth time that the Philippines has won as Asia\u2019s Leading Beach Destination and the third time in a row since 2019 to bag the Asia\u2019s Leading Dive Destination award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15583\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/136403449_688839195024656_5265830661704297826_n-290x290.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Boracay Island\/IMAGE from the DOT<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">\u201cWe share this recognition with our tourism stakeholders, local government units, partner agencies, and all Filipinos who have been helping us promote our country\u2019s attractions, products, and culture,\u201d Puyat added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2021\/10\/19\/2021-world-travel-awards-recognizes-ph-as-asias-top-beach-and-dive-destination\/\"><em>2021 World Travel Awards Recognizes PH as Asia\u2019s Top Beach, Dive Destination<\/em><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><b>CENTER OF THE CENTER<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">According to marine biologists, the Philippine Sea is dubbed as the \u2018center of the center\u2019 of aquatic biodiversity of so-called the \u2018Coral Triangle\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">The Coral Triangle refers to ocean covers\u00a0which are approximately 5.7 million km2. The\u00a0ocean covers equate to the richness and diversity of the Amazon rainforest. It consists of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Northern Australia. <span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15585\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/159138936_468974691182829_548722748309289994_n-290x290.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>El Nido,Palawan\/IMAGE from the DOT<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">Meanwhile, the DOT also finding ways to promote the country\u2019s beach and diving destinations such as Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Palawan, Anilao in Batangas, Malapascua and Moalboal in Cebu, Balicasag, Panglao and Anda in Bohol, and Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-p1\">World Travel Award is a prestigious organization that was established in 1993. It\u2019s a renowned award-giving body that aims to acknowledge, reward, and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries.<span class=\"gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2021\/12\/22\/donate-now-heres-where-you-can-help-to-odette-relief-efforts\/\">DONATE NOW: Here\u2019s How You Can Help The Victims Of Typhoon \u2018Odette\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldtravelawards.com\/award-worlds-leading-dive-destination-2021\">WTA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pna.gov.ph\/articles\/1162963\">PNA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dhakape.dfa.gov.ph\/advisories\/630-global-center-of-marine-biodiversity-mana-mo\">Philippine Embassy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wwf.panda.org\/wwf_news\/?106580\/The-Coral-Triangle-the-centre-of-marine-biodiversity\">WWF\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Written by Cedie Salido<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2021 World Travel Awards\u00a0named the Philippines as the World&#8217;s Leading Dive Destination for 2021 for the third time in three consecutive years since 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148],"tags":[3100,3341,3342,3343,3344,3345],"class_list":["post-15704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diving","tag-tourism-secretary-bernadette-puyat","tag-wta","tag-world-travel-awards","tag-worlds-leading-dive-destination-for-2021","tag-asias-leading-dive-destination-award","tag-asias-leading-beach-destination"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15704"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15716,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15704\/revisions\/15716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}