Abantu ababekekileyo babizwa kwiHolo yeeNkokheli zase-US "ngegalelo elizinzileyo, elibalulekileyo elinempembelelo entle kushishino lokuhamba, lakhuthaza impumelelo enkulu, kwaye laphakamisa imigangatho kushishino ngokubanzi." Abamkeli bebhaso basebenzela indawo yabo yokusebenzela ngokugqwesa, kodwa nakwigalelo eliphakamise uhambo kuzwelonke nakwilizwe liphela.
Abakhokeli bendawo u-Todd Davidson, umongameli kunye ne-CEO ye-Travel Oregon, kunye no-Spurgeon Richardson, owayesakuba ngumongameli wexesha elide kwi-Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, baya kuwongwa njenge-inductees ye-2018 kwi-US Travel Association Hall yeNkokheli.
"Ngaphandle kokuba iinkokeli ezintsha kunye nokucinga ezimele ezona ndawo ziphambili ekukhuthazeni nasekuphathweni, uTodd noSpurgeon babeziinkokheli ekukhuthazeni ukuhamba njengebhulorho edibanisa abantu neenkcubeko," utshilo uMongameli we-US Travel Association kunye ne-CEO uRoger Dow.
UDavidson wonyulwa njengomlawuli ophetheyo we-Travel Oregon ngo-1996 kwaye wabizwa njengeGosa eliyiNtloko lesiGqeba ngo-2004. Phantsi kobunkokheli bakhe, ukhenketho nokhenketho e-Oregon lukhule lwangumzi-mveliso weebhiliyoni ezili-11.8.
UDavidson ukhokele okanye wakhonza kwiikomiti ezininzi ezifuna ukuchitha ixesha elininzi eWashington kwaye zomeleze kakhulu ukuhamba kwabo bonke-kwaye uyenzile ngelixa ekhokelelela i-Travel Oregon kwiindawo eziphakamileyo. U-Davidson ungusihlalo odlulileyo we-US Travel kunye neSebe lezoRhwebo ngezoKhenketho kunye neBhodi yeNgcebiso ngezoKhenketho, kwaye ngo-2016, uNobhala Wezothutho wase-United States wamisela uDavidson ukuba asebenze kwiKomiti yeSizwe yeeNgcebiso ngezoKhenketho noKhenketho.
Phakathi kwezinto ezininzi azenzileyo uDavidson, womeleza intengiso ye-Oregon yokurhweba kumazwe aphesheya, wayinceda ukuba ibe yinkokeli kumanyathelo okhenketho azinzileyo kwaye avelise upapasho oluphumelele amabhaso, iiwebhusayithi ezijolise kubuchule kunye nemikhankaso yentengiso. Ngenxa yoko, uDavidson wabizwa njengoMlawuli wezoKhenketho kuRhulumente woNyaka ngo-2006, kwaye i-Oregon yokuHamba ifumene ama-20 eeMbasa zeMercury, kubandakanya amabhaso amabini aphambili kuThengiso oluPhezulu lweLizwe, ngo-2010 nango-2013.
"UTodd wakhe enye yemibutho yokukhuthaza ukuhamba kwilizwe lethu kwaye unike ixesha lakhe ukuqhubela phambili ishishini lethu ngokuzikhonza ngokuzinikela kwiikomiti ezininzi zebhodi kunye neebhodi, kunye nokuchophela ibhodi yokuHamba yase-US," utshilo uDow.
URichardson usebenze njengomlawuli wentengiso emva koko waba ngumongameli kunye ne-CEO yeeFlegi eziNtandathu ngaphezulu kwe-Georgia ukusuka ngo-1968 ukuya ku-1991, emva koko wakhonza iminyaka eli-17 njengo-Mongameli kunye ne-CEO ye-Atlanta CVB. Ngexesha lokuhlala kwakhe, iAtlanta yaba yenye yeeofisi zokuqala zeli lizwe ukuphuhlisa isebe lezokhenketho lenkcubeko, ukumilisela iwebhusayithi ekuyiwa kuyo, ukuqala inkqubo yentengiso yokwahluka kunye nokuqala isiseko sesisa. Wayebaluleke kakhulu kwimpumelelo yeMidlalo yeOlimpiki ka-1996 eyayibanjelwe eAtlanta.
U-Richardson usebenze njengosihlalo we-International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus (ngoku eyi-Destinations International), i-International Association of Amusement Parks kunye ne-Attractions, kunye ne-Georgia Hotel kunye ne-Travel Association, kwaye wayengumongameli wangaphambili we-Southeast Tourism Society.
"U-Spurge wayejongile ukukhula okumangalisayo kwe-Atlanta CVB ngokuba yinkokeli enemigaqo kunye nombono owamkela amandla okuhamba okudibanisa abantu abavela kuzo zonke iindawo," utshilo uDow. “Uye waba nguvulindlela wokwazisa ngohambo nge-intanethi eyayintsha ngelo xesha, kwanokuthengisa indawo awayekuyo ukuya kuluhlu olubanzi lwamaqela ezentlalo-awayesebenza ekuphakamiseni imeko yenkcubeko neyeshishini e-Atlanta. Nokuba yeyiphi kwezo mpumelelo iyaphawuleka iyodwa, ezo nkqubo ziye zaba ngumgangatho kuwo onke amashishini — kwaye inyani yokuba uSpurge angafaka ibango kuzo zombini iyamangalisa. ”
Ngala mahlelo, iincutshe ezingama-96 zeshishini lokhenketho ziye zangeniswa kwiHolo yeeNkokheli zase-US okoko yasekwa ngo-1969. Ababeziphethe ngo-2017 yayingu-Arne Sorenson, umongameli kunye ne-CEO ye-Marriott International, kunye no-Randy Smith, umseki kunye nosihlalo we-firm firm firm I-STR.
UDavidson kunye noRichardson baya kuwongwa ngexesha lesidlo sangokuhlwa esiya kwi-100 yeenkokheli zeshishini lokuhamba kwisidlo sangokuhlwa se-13 ngo-Novemba kwintlanganiso yebhodi yokuhamba yase-US eWashington, DC.
