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Rota’s Teteto named best beach at Japan dive fair
The Marianas Visitors Authority meets with divers and beach enthusiasts at the Marine Diving Fair on April 7, 2018, in Tokyo, Japan. The fair had over 50,000 attendees. (MVA)
Teteto Beach on the island of Rota in the Marianas was selected as the No. 1 Reader’s Choice Best Beach at Dive and Travel Awards of the annual Marine Diving Fair in Japan on April 6-8, 2018.
In addition, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota combined won fourth place Reader’s Choice Best Diving Area, Overseas; Blue Palms Dive Service Rota won second place, Reader’s Choice Favorite Dive Operator, Overseas; and Megumi Takaku of Blue Palms won second place Reader’s Choice Favorite Dive Guide, Overseas.
“Rota is a jewel that the whole world deserves to know about, and that is a goal the Marianas Visitors Authority has been working toward with more promotions, more media and travel agent [familiarization] tours, and more events, like this month’s Rota Coffee Marathon,” said MVA managing director Christopher A. Concepcion. “The MVA welcomes the opportunity to work with the municipality to strategize how their allocated funding can be applied to keep Rota accessible for visitors through charter flight incentives or other promotional initiatives. We must keep Rota open.”
Diving opportunities on Rota and throughout the Marianas were touted by the MVA to over 50,000 attendees at the fair, which is Japan’s leading consumer diving show, targeting consumers and trade representatives in Japan and other Asian countries.
The MVA hosted an information booth at the event, held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City in Tokyo.
The MVA showed the new movie, Diving in The Marianas, distributed new diving leaflets, new island maps, and other material; and answered questions from attendees at the show, which attracted 30 countries and territories.
In cooperation with MVA staff, the event was also attended by Miyuki Ishihara of Super Fish Diving Saipan and Hiroshi Yamamoto of Rota Scuba Center RUBIN, members of the Northern Marianas Diving Operations Association.
A number of dive sites are among the “Marianas 30 Treasures” now being promoted internationally by the MVA, including Treasure No. 1 Grotto, No. 2 Managaha Island, No. 8 Obyan Beach, and No. 22 Rota Hole. (MVA)
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- Megumi Takaku of Blue Palms Dive Service Rota accepts the second place Reader’s Choice Favorite Dive Guide, Overseas, on April 6, 2018, at Marine Diving Fair in Tokyo, Japan. Blue Palms also was also awarded second place Reader’s Choice Favorite Dive Operator. Marine Diving Fair is attended annually by the Marianas Visitors Authority to promote diving in the Marianas. (MVA)
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- Kyoko Okabe, sales manager of the Marianas Visitors Authority’s Japan office, accepts the award for No. 1 Reader’s Choice Best Beach given to Teteto Beach, Rota, on April 6, 2018, at Marine Diving Fair in Tokyo, Japan. (MVA)
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- Megumi Takaku of Blue Palms Dive Service Rota registers attendees at Marine Diving Fair on April 7, 2018, in Tokyo, Japan. Participants had the opportunity to win free diving coupons offered by Northern Marianas Diving Operators. (MVA)
