New York, NY — Njengenxalenye yeenzame zayo zokwakha isemina yezokhenketho e-Afrika eMelika, i-Africa Travel Association (ATA) ibhengeze namhlanje ukuba iza kusingatha uhlelo lwesibini lwenkqubo yayo entsha, i-US-Africa Semina, Washington, DC ukusuka nge-19-20 kaFebruwari 2009. Isemina yalo nyaka iza kuqaqambisa ukhenketho lwezemidlalo nokhenketho, amacandelo okhenketho akhula ngokukhawuleza eAfrika kunye nokhenketho, njengamathuba okukhula notyalo-mali. Le semina iza kuphinda iqaqambise indima yaBantu base-Afrika abasuka kumazwe angaphandle kuphuhliso lweshishini lezokhenketho e-Afrika.

“Ngamazwe angama-53 kweli lizwekazi, amathuba ecandelo lezohambo nokhenketho eAfrika akanamida,” utshilo umlawuli we-ATA u-Edward Bergman. "Ngumsebenzi wethu ukwenza la mathuba ukuba aziwe kurhwebo lwezokhenketho lwase-US, kunye nabakhenkethi abafuna amathuba okuhamba awodwa."

Ixhaswe yiAdventures in Travel Expo (ATE), le semina iza kudibanisa iinkokeli kushishino lwezokhenketho ukuze ziphonononge amathuba asakhulayo emidlalo kunye nokhenketho lwelizwekazi kunye nokhenketho lweDiaspora. Isiganeko siya kuba sisiqalo seentsuku ezimbini ukuya kumboniso wohambo we-ATE oza kubanjwa ngoFebruwari 21-22, 2009 kwiZiko leNgqungquthela laseWashington.

“Inkxaso yethu ibonisa ukuzibophelela kuka-ATE ekuphuhliseni ukhenketho eAfrika kuphela, kodwa nasekukhuthazeni uhambo olunamava ngokugxininisa kakhulu kwimidlalo yangaphandle nemisebenzi,” utshilo uJim Forberg, iCOO Unicomm LLC. “Imisitho yeATE yayiyilelwe ukufundisa umthengi ngethuba lokuba neholide etyebileyo nenomtsalane ngakumbi ngamava kwaye iAfrika lilizwekazi elaziwa ngokubonelela ngoku.”

Abathathi-nxaxheba kwisemina baya kuba nethuba lokujoyina i-ATE African Pavilion kwaye baya kufumana iimvume zokuthatha inxaxheba kulo msitho.

Le semina yakhela phezu komfutho owenziwe kwiSemina yokuqala yase-US-Afrika, eyayigxile kukhenketho lwemidlalo ngoFebruwari 2008, xa imisitho emikhulu yezemidlalo, efana neNdebe yeZizwe zase-Afrika, iNdebe yeHlabathi yeFIFA ka-2010, ngokunjalo neqela kunye nemidlalo yomntu ngamnye efana ne-Afrika. njengebhola yomnyazi, ibaseball, intenetya, iimbaleki, igalufa, ukuntywila, ukukhwela ibhayisekile, ukukhwela amaphenyane, ukuhamba ngeenyawo nokukhwela isikhephe, zaboniswa njengamathuba okukhula notyalo-mali.

Ukongeza kukhenketho lwezemidlalo kunye nokhenketho, isemina ka-2009 iya kugxila kwindima enokubakho yeDiaspora yase-Afrika ekukhuthazeni ukhenketho kunye notyalo-mali e-Afrika.

"Kukho ubungqina obukhulayo bokuba abantu base-Afrika abavela kwamanye amazwe bafaka isandla ekuphuhliseni amazwe abo asekhaya ngotyalo-mali, ushishino, ubudlelwane boluntu kunye nokwabelana ngolwazi," kusho u-Ogo Sow, ilungu lebhodi ye-ATA kunye nomcebisi kwi-Afrika Diaspora Affairs. Le semina iza kubonisa inani lezifundo zotyalo-mali kwi-African Diaspora kwishishini kwaye ibandakanye iingxoxo ezijikelezayo ngendima ye-Diaspora media ekukhuthazeni ukuhamba.

Abathathi-nxaxheba kwisemina ka-2008 baquka abaphathiswa abavela eAngola, eGhana, eTogo naseMzantsi Afrika, abameli abaphezulu bezozakuzo, abaphathi beehotele neenqwelomoya, iingcali zoshishino lwezohambo, iintloko zebhodi yezokhenketho, abakhenkethi, ii-arhente zokuhamba kunye nabameli abavela kwimibutho yezemidlalo, kuquka UMbutho weSizwe weBhola yeBhola ekhatywayo (i-NBA) kunye noThungelwano lwe-African baseball. Igqala leWNBA uTeresa Weatherspoon kunye neWNBA Washington Mystics Mactabene Amachree benze imbonakalo eyodwa. Ummeli-jikelele waseMzantsi Afrika uye wabamba umsitho wokwamkelwa kweNdebe yeHlabathi yowama-2010 nondwendwe olukhethekileyo, oHloniphekileyo. usekela mphathiswa, iSebe lezeMidlalo noLonwabo loMzantsi Afrika.

Ngamathuba enkxaso, nceda uqhagamshelane ne-ATA.

Malunga ne-Africa Travel Association (ATA)

I-Africa Travel Association, i-US-based non-profit non-profit 501(c)(6), yinkulumbuso yehlabathi yombutho wabakhenkethi okhuthaza ukhenketho e-Afrika kunye nohambo lwangaphakathi kwe-Afrika kunye nentsebenziswano ukususela ngo-1975. iibhodi zabakhenkethi, iinkampani zeenqwelo moya, abanikazi behotele, ii-arhente zabakhenkethi, abakhenkethi, amajelo osasazo orhwebo ngohambo, iifemu zobudlelwane boluntu, ii-NGO kunye nee-SME's. Ngolwazi oluthe vetshe nge-ATA, ndwendwela i-ATA kwi-intanethi ku-www.africatravelassociaton.org .