I-HONOLULU - IGunya lezoKhenketho laseHawaii (HTA), i-arhente yezokhenketho yelizwe, iyavuya ukwazisa ukuba iNkomfa yezoKhenketho yeHawaii yesihlanu iya kubanjwa ngo-Agasti 7-8, 2008 kwiZiko leNgqungquthela yaseHawaii. I-themed, eHawaii a Ma 'Ō Aku-So Much More Hawaii, inkomfa yalo nyaka iza kudibanisa iingcaphephe zeshishini labatyeleli basekhaya kunye nelizwe ukuba baxoxe ngemiba yokhenketho yamva nje kunye nentsingiselo kwaye iya kubandakanya izihloko ezifana nophuhliso lwemveliso yokhenketho yaseHawaii, ukulungiselela isiKorea nesiTshayina. iindwendwe, imingeni ye-airlift kunye namathuba, iindlela zehotele kunye noqikelelo lwe-2009, ukulawula i-Hawaii kwi-intanethi kunye nokunye.
Izithethi eziqinisekisiweyo kunye neepaneli ezibonisa nge-7 ka-Agasti zibandakanya oku kulandelayo:
• UThomas K. Kaulukukui, Omnci., USihlalo weBhodi yeTrasti, amaZiko abaNtwana kaKumkanikazi uLiliualani kunye noTed Bush, uWaikiki Beach Boy, uMongameli, iiNkonzo zeLwandle lwaseWaikiki (izithethi zasekuseni zaseKeyynote);
• UMartha Rogers, iqabane elisekayo, uPeppers & Rogers Group (isithethi sasemini sesidlo sasemini);
• UMario Mercado, umhleli wophando, uMagazini woKhenketho + woKhenketho;
• UJeanne Cooper, umbhali onegalelo, SFGate.com;
• UToni Salama, owayesakuba yintatheli yezohambo kwiChicago Tribune;
• UChristopher Park, umphathi jikelele, Wilshire Grand;
• UBrad DiFiore, uMlawuli, iSaber Airline Solutions;
• USeth Tillow, umlawuli wentengiso wamanye amazwe, iNorthstar Travel Media; kwaye
• UMatthew Crummack, usekela-mongameli omkhulu wendawo yokuhlala, i-Eppedia.com.
Ngomhla we-8 ka-Agasti, amaqabane okuthengisa e-HTA - iiNdwendwe zeHawaii kunye ne-Convention Bureau, i-Hawaii Tourism Japan, i-Hawaii Tourism Asia, i-Hawaii Tourism Europe, i-Hawaii Tourism Oceania kunye ne-SMG yeZiko leNgqungquthela yaseHawaii, baya kubonisa izicwangciso zabo zokuthengisa ze-2009.
Ukongeza, umsitho we-Keep It Hawaii Recognition Award uza kubanjwa ngexesha leNkomfa yoKhenketho, ngo-Agasti 7. Abamkeli bamabhaso baya kwaziswa ngexesha leseshoni yokugqibela yosuku. Eli bhaso libalaseleyo lihlonipha abantu, imibutho kunye namashishini aqhubela phambili inkcubeko yaseHawaii ngeenkqubo, iminyhadala okanye imisebenzi eyenziwayo ngabahlali kunye nabakhenkethi.
Igunya lezoKhenketho eHawaii lenziwa ngonyaka we-1998 ukuqinisekisa ukuba ishishini labatyeleli liphumelele nakwikamva. Injongo yalo kukulawula ngobuchule ukhenketho lwaseHawaii ngendlela ezinzileyo ehambelana neenjongo zalo zoqoqosho, ixabiso lenkcubeko, ulondolozo lwezixhobo zendalo, iminqweno yoluntu kunye neemfuno zeshishini labatyeleli. Ngolwazi oluthe kratya okanye ukubhalisa, ndwendwela www.hawaiitourismconference.com.
