I-Banjul - iGambia iya kubamba iNkongolo yoNyaka ye-35 ye-Africa Travel Association (ATA) ngoMeyi ka-2010.
Ngokwengxelo yeendaba evela kwiGambia Tourism Authority, isiganeko seentsuku ezine siya kubamba abathunywa kwiingxoxo malunga noluhlu lwezihloko zoshishino, ezifana nentsebenziswano yecandelo likarhulumente-labucala, ukuthengisa kunye nokukhuthaza, uphuhliso lweziseko zokhenketho, iindlela zoshishino kunye nemidiya yoluntu.
Kwiinzame zakhe zokukhuthaza iGambia njengendawo yokuthengisa abakhenkethi, oHloniphekileyo. U-Nancy Seedy-Njie, umphathiswa wezoKhenketho neNkcubeko, ubhengeze ukuba iRiphabhlikhi yaseGambia iza kubamba inkongolo ye-35 ye-Africa Travel Association (ATA) kwikomkhulu lase-Banjul ngoMeyi ka-2010.
Kulibhongo elikhulu ukuba siphinde sinxibelelane ne-ATA ukumema ihlabathi ukuba lityelele kwaye lihlole iGambia,” utshilo uMphathiswa uNjie. “Urhulumente waseGambia ubeka phambili kakhulu ukhenketho, nto leyo ethe yanegalelo elikhulu kuhlumo nozinzo lwelizwe lethu. Sinethemba lokuba inkongolo ye-ATA iza kusinceda siqhubeleke nokukhuthaza ilizwe lethu kwiindawo ezintsha zentengiso kwaye sitsale utyalo-mali olutsha kweli candelo.
IGambia, eyaziwa ngokuba yi “Smiling Coast of Africa”, idume ngeendawo zayo zokuchithela iiholide ezitofotofo, iilali zokuloba ezintle kunye nonxweme oluhle, kodwa kuninzi kakhulu kwilizwe laseNtshona Afrika elifikelelekayo nelikhuselekileyo, kubandakanya abantu abanoxolo nabanobuhlobo, eco- ukhenketho, ukuloba kwezemidlalo, ukubukela iintaka kunye nesafaris, umculo, umdaniso kunye nemidlalo yokujijisana yesintu, kunye nokutyelela iindawo zokurhweba ngamakhoboka e-Atlantiki.
"I-Gambia yenze inkqubela emangalisayo kunye noshishino lokuhamba kunye nokhenketho ngokwakha intsebenziswano yoluntu kunye necandelo labucala, apho urhulumente udala iimeko zecandelo labucala lokutyala imali kwishishini," kusho uBergman. "Ngokudibanisa amandla eGambia okutsala abakhenkethi abafikayo, ngakumbi abasuka eYurophu, kunye nekhono le-ATA lokubandakanya abaqeqeshi abahlukeneyo abavela kwihlabathi liphela, ngakumbi eMntla Melika nakwi-Afrika iphela, inkongolo inesithembiso esikhulu sokuguqula ukhenketho lube ngumqhubi wezoqoqosho welizwekazi" .
Umsitho obalulekileyo we-ATA wamazwe ngamazwe uza kuzinyaswa ngabaphathiswa bokhenketho base-Afrika kunye neengcaphephe zeshishini ezimele iibhodi zokhenketho, ii-arhente zokhenketho, iinkampani ezisebenza phantsi komhlaba, iinqwelo-moya neehotele. Uninzi lwabathathi-nxaxheba abasuka kumajelo osasazo orhwebo ngohambo kunye namacandelo eshishini, angenzi ngeniso kunye nezemfundo kulindeleke ukuba babekho.
Lo mnyhadala weentsuku ezine uza kubamba abathunywa kwiingxoxo ngoluhlu lwemixholo yoshishino, efana nentsebenziswano yecandelo likarhulumente nelabucala, ukuthengisa nokukhuthaza, uphuhliso lweziseko ezingundoqo zokhenketho, intsingiselo yoshishino kunye namajelo eendaba ezentlalo. Amazwe angamalungu e-ATA aya kuququzelela ulwamkelo lothungelwano lwangokuhlwa ezimbalwa kunye nenethiwekhi yeeNgcali eziNcinci ze-ATA ziya kudibana neengcali zokwamkela iindwendwe zasekhaya kunye nabafundi.
Kunyaka wesibini, le nkongolo iza kubandakanya indawo yokuthengisa abathengi kunye nabathengisi abagxile kwi-Destination Africa. Abathunywa baya kuba nethuba lokuphonononga ilizwe kuhambo lwangaphambi okanye lwasemva kwenkongolo, ngokunjalo nangosuku lwelizwe ekuza kubanjelwa kulo iindwendwe. Inkongolo yowama-2010 yakhela kwimpumelelo yobudlelwane belizwe laseNtshona Afrika kudala ne-ATA. Ngowe-1984, i-ATA yabamba inkongolo yayo yesithoba eBanjul, ngokukhawuleza emva kwenkongolo esibhozo yombutho eCairo, eYiputa.
Ukulungiselela umcimbi wonyaka, i-ATA iya kuthumela abathunywa e-Banjul ngoNovemba ukuze kuhlolwe indawo. Ngethuba lokutyelela, iqela liya kuhlangana nabameli abavela kumacandelo karhulumente kunye namashishini abucala kunye namalungu esahluko se-ATA-Banjul, kunye nokutyelela inkomfa ecetywayo, indawo yokulala kunye neendawo zokuzonwabisa.
Obekekileyo. UNancy S. Njie uthathe eli thuba wabulela oBekekileyo, uMongameli, uSheikh uNjingalwazi Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh ngenkxaso yakhe eqhubekayo ekukhuthazeni iGambia njengendawo yabakhenkethi, kunye norhulumente ngoncedo lwabo ekuqinisekiseni ibhidi lokusindleka le vent. eGambia. Uye wavuyisana nosihlalo weGambia Hotels Association, uMnu Alieu Secka othe waqeshwa kutsha nje njengosihlalo we-ATA, iSahluko saseGambia. Ubulele bonke abachaphazelekayo ngenkxaso yabo kwaye wababongoza ukuba baqhubeke nomsebenzi omhle ukuze kuxhamle bonke abantu baseGambia.
