I-Flanders, ummandla waseBelgium, ikhuthaza i-100th isikhumbuzo seMfazwe eNkulu kwi-World Travel Market 2012, isiganeko esikhokelayo kwihlabathi jikelele kwishishini lokuhamba, ngenjongo yokutsala ukuya kwi-2 yezigidi zabakhenkethi kwiminyaka eyi-4.
Amathafa eFlanders, ngakumbi ajikeleze idolophu yaseYpres, yayiyeyona ndawo iphambili yedabi eyayisiliwa ziiAllies kunye namajoni aseJamani ukusukela ngoOkthobha 1914 kude kube sekupheleni kwemfazwe ngoNovemba 1918.
Ukuya kuthi ga kwi-17 yezigidi zabantu bafa ngexesha leMfazwe yeHlabathi yoku-1, kubandakanywa nezigidi ezili-10 zamajoni, uninzi lwabo babesilwa kwimisele yaseFlanders.
I-Museum yaseFlanders Fields eYpres iphinda iqaliswe ngoJuni kulo nyaka ikhumbula abafileyo kunye ne-20 yezigidi ezilimele; kulandela ukwakhiwa kwakhona kweminyaka emi-3 eye yaphinda kabini ngobukhulu.
Imyuziyam ikwabonisa imbali yamasimi apho iipoppies, ngoku eziluphawu loxolo kunye nokukhumbula, zigcwele kwaye zijolise kuzo zombini iimpembelelo zeMfazwe eNkulu, kunye nefuthe ebenalo kubomi bezigidi zabantu.
Inkokeli yeProjekthi yeTourism Flanders yeGreat War War uVeerle Viaene yathi: “Nokuba awuyonzala yomntu owasilwa apha eFlanders, lo mmandla usachukumisa kakhulu kuye nabani na owutyelelayo, yaye iindwendwe ziyawuthanda gqitha.
“Sifuna ukubalisa ibali ngaphambili nangasemva; kukho amabali amaninzi ahlukeneyo awo onke amajoni ekwafuneka alwe kwaye asinde emfazweni kunye nabafazi kunye nabantwana babo ababehlala ekhaya.
“Sifuna ukujonga iindlela ezahlukeneyo ezichaphazele abo babesilwa emfazweni, ingeyiyo nje imbali kunye nempembelelo yasemkhosini, kodwa indlela eyayichaphazela ngayo impilo yabo yengqondo.
“Sikwajonge kwiintsapho ezazihlala kulo mmandla ngaphambi kokuba kuqalise imfazwe nezinto ekwakufuneka ziyenze ukuze ziphile. Sifuna ukubalisa amabali amancinci abantu kunye nefuthe lomlo kubo, nabo. "
U-Viaene wongezelela, ifilimu yamva nje, iHashe leMfazwe, liphinde laphakamisa umdla kwiMfazwe yeHlabathi yokuQala, imeko eya kuphakanyiswa ngakumbi yi-HBO kunye nedrama yekwindla ezayo ye-BBC, iParade's End, nayo ibekwe ngokuyinxenye ngexesha lemfazwe.
U-Viaene uthemba ukuba i-100th isikhumbuzo seMfazwe Enkulu iya kubona abakhenkethi abazizigidi ezi-2 batyelela ummandla weFlanders Fields ngexesha le-4 leminyaka, ukwandisa kakhulu iindwendwe ze-350,000 kwindawo ngonyaka ngamnye okwangoku.
Ngokubanzi, iFlanders ijonge ukutsala abakhenkethi abangaphezulu kwesigidi esi-1 kulo mmandla ngo-2015, ithatha inani labantu abazizigidi ezisi-7.
Wongeze ukuba abakhenkethi balindelwe ukusuka kude njengeOstreliya neNew Zealand, amazwe athe abanjwa emlo ngenxa yobudlelwane babo ne-UK, kunye neJamani, isiFrentshi, iBritane kunye nabanye abakhenkethi baseYurophu.
UVeerle uthe: “Ngenene le ibiyimfazwe yokuqala ukugungqisa ihlabathi, kwaye silindele ukuba ifuthe layo lehlabathi libonakale kwinani lamazwe ahlukeneyo esilindele ukwamkela abakhenkethi abasuka kuwo.”
Wongeze, isigqibo sokuqaqambisa isikhumbuzo kwi-WTM 2012 sixhaswa yinkqubo yokuthengisa ekwindla ejolise kubaqhubi beekhenkethi kunye neearhente malunga nekhulu leminyaka ezayo, ngelixa iihambo zokushicilela sele zenzekile kunye nokucwangciswa okungaphezulu kwiminyaka emi-2 ezayo.
UMlawuli weReed Travel Exhibitions kwiWorld Travel Market, uSimon Press, uthe: “Iintsuku ezilolu hlobo zinokuqhuba ukhenketho lwendawo, kwaye iMfazwe Yehlabathi I iseyinxalenye yolwazi loluntu, lithuba ekufanele ulibambe.
"Ndiqinisekile ukuba i-WTM iya kubonelela ngeqonga elibalaseleyo lokutyhala lo myalezo kunye nokuqala inkqubo yokufundisa urhwebo ukuqinisekisa impumelelo yalo."
