Umlawuli olawulayo we-Africa Travel Association (ATA) u-Edward Bergman namhlanje ukhuphe la mazwi alandelayo ngokufika kuka-Mongameli u-Barack Obama eGhana, utyelelo lwakhe lwesibini e-Afrika njengo-Mongameli kulandela intetho yakhe e-Egypt ebutsheni buka June.
“Ngokucinezela imingeni yomgaqo-nkqubo wamazwe angaphandle e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan, nase-Iran, North Korea, nase Honduras kutshanje, ecaleni kokudodobala kwezoqoqosho kwihlabathi liphela, uMongameli u-Obama akakawuchazi umgaqo-nkqubo obanzi wobudlelwane phakathi kwe-Afrika ne-US. Oku kuyakutshintsha ngoMgqibelo, xa kulindeleke ukuba umongameli wokuqala wase-Afrika waseMelika abeke i-ajenda entsha ye-US e-Afrika kwintetho yakhe egxininisa indima edlalwa ngurhulumente olungileyo kunye noluntu ekuhlaleni. Kukwalindeleke ukuba adibanise ezi zinto nokuchuma kwezoqoqosho.
“UMongameli u-Obama uthe kudliwanondlebe neAllAfrica.com ukongeza kuncedo lwangaphandle ufuna ukomeleza amandla ophuhliso loqoqosho ngaphakathi e-Afrika. Kulapho ukuhamba nokhenketho kunendima ebalulekileyo ekufuneka kuyidlalile njengoko kungekho ndlela ingcono yokuphumeza ulawulo olusulungekileyo, uxanduva lokuphendula kunye nokuchuma ngaphandle kokutyala imali kushishino lokhenketho lwaseAfrika.
“Abakhenkethi bashiya ngasemva imali enzima kwaye bancedisa ukuqhubela phambili ukukhula kwemisebenzi, kunye nophuhliso lweziseko kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo, ukusuka kwiinqwelo-moya ukuya kwimizi-mveliso yokubuka iindwendwe nakwezolonwabo ukuya ezivenkileni. Ezokhenketho nazo zinokufaka isandla kulondolozo lwendalo nenkcubeko kwaye zibe ngumthombo webhongo lesizwe. Yiyo kuphela imboni yokuthumela ngaphandle engathathi nto kwilizwekazi ngaphandle kweefoto, ii-curios, kunye neenkumbulo kwaye ishiya ngasemva imali enzima xa icwangcisiwe kwaye ilawulwa ngokufanelekileyo.
“Ukhenketho lusisiseko sophuhliso, sinceda ukwahluka koqoqosho lwesizwe, ukwakha intsebenziswano yengingqi, kunye nokuphucula ubomi babantu. Yimpumelelo kubo bonke: urhulumente, uluntu, kunye necandelo labucala.
"Ngaphandle kokudodobala kwezoqoqosho kwihlabathi liphela, iDestination Africa - ngenkcubeko kunye nelifa lemvelo kwezokhenketho, ubugcisa kunye nemisebenzi yezandla, ukhenketho loshishino, ukhenketho, ukuzonwabisa, ezemidlalo, ulondolozo, ukutya, kunye nokuninzi kwamathuba okhenketho lokuthenga - iyaqhubeka nokwenza enye yezona ndawo zibalaseleyo ngokwemiqathango yokukhula kokhenketho. Ngapha koko, ngokokuqikelelwa kwemizi-mveliso, ukukhula kulindeleke ukuba kuqhubeke e-Afrika, nangona kuhamba kancinci.
Isixelela ntoni yonke le nto? Okokuba amazwe amaninzi ase-Afrika azibonele ngokwabo iingxaki zopolitiko, ezoqoqosho nezentlalo kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo kwaye ngoku banethuba, kunye nobungqina, bokuba ukutyala imali kukhenketho lukhetho lobulumko.
“Ukukhetha kukaMongameli u-Obama iGhana asiyonto yamabona-ndenzile. IGhana izinzile kwaye ilizwe elinokuzibophelela kwintando yesininzi. UMongameli John Atta Mills ubeke urhwebo notyalo-mali kunye nophuhliso lweziseko ezingundoqo njengeendawo eziphambili kulawulo lwakhe. Kwaye nangona imiceli mngeni iseza, umhlaba uhlala unethemba malunga neGhana kunye namathuba ayo okukhula kunye notyalo mali. Ayisiyongxaki yokuba i-Delta Air Lines, eyona moya inkulu emhlabeni, ibonelele ngokufikelela ngokungagungqiyo komoya ukusuka e-US ukuya eGhana. Icandelo lezokhenketho e-Afrika lisokola ngenxa yokungafikeleli ngokuthe ngqo, kuthintela inani labafikayo kunye notyalo-mali oluvela e-US.
“Utyelelo lukaMongameli Obama luquka ithemba leAfrika; IGhana iveza ibali, abantu, kunye neemeko zokukhula okubalulekileyo kwezokhenketho notyalo mali. Ukuba ishishini lokomelela elizinzileyo nelizinzileyo lingabamba eGhana nakwiAfrika iphela, ukuqonda okungachanekanga kungatshintsha kwaye kunokuba nefuthe elihle kwikamva lobudlelwane be-Afrika ne-US. ”
Malunga noMbutho woHambo lwase-Afrika (i-ATA)
Umbutho we-Africa Travel Association (i-ATA) wasekwa njengombutho wezorhwebo wezokhenketho wamazwe ngamazwe ngo-1975. Injongo ye-ATA kukukhuthaza ukuhamba, ukhenketho, nezothutho ukuya ngaphakathi nangaphakathi e-Afrika kunye nokomeleza intsebenziswano phakathi kwamazwe ase-Afrika. Njengombutho wokuqala wezorhwebo kushishino lokuhamba, i-ATA ibonelela ngeenkonzo kuluhlu olubanzi lwamalungu kubandakanya: ukhenketho, ukuhlala kwamanye amazwe, inkcubeko, abaphathiswa bezemidlalo, iibhodi zokhenketho, iinkampani zeenqwelo moya, iihotele, iiarhente zohambo, abaqhubi bezokhenketho, imithombo yeendaba zorhwebo, iinkampani zonxibelelwano zoluntu, iinkampani zokubonisana, imibutho engenzi nzuzo, amashishini, amashishini amancinci naphakathi, kunye neminye imibutho ebandakanyeka kukhuthazo lokhenketho.
Ngolwazi oluthe kratya, ndwendwela i-ATA kwi-Intanethi apha www.africatravelassociaton.org okanye utsalele umnxeba ku +1.212.447.1357.
