The Iziqithi zaseSeychelles bezihamba phambili kwiimarike ezine eziphezulu zaseMpuma Yurophu kutsha nje xa indawo yokufikela yaqalisa iphulo lokuzikhuthaza kwaye iphinde ifumane ishishini kulo mmandla.
Umboniso wendlela, obizwa ngokuba 'iSeychelles ithatha indawo', yamisa kwizixeko zasePrague, eWarsaw, eBudapest naseBucharest ukusuka nge-4 ukuya kwi-9 kaJuni. Abathunywa baseSeychelles baquka abameli beTourism Seychelles kunye namaqabane orhwebo asekuhlaleni, kwaye bebonke bagubungela izixeko ezine ngeentsuku ezintlanu.
Iqela lalisiya kwisixeko esitsha yonke imihla, liqhuba ucweyo kunye neentetho ngokuhlwa ngaphambi kokuba lifudukele kwisixeko esilandelayo ngentsasa elandelayo.
EPrague naseWarsaw – iimakethi eziphambili kulo mmandla kwiSeychelles – igqiza belikhokelwa nguMlawuli Jikelele weNtengiso yeNdawo yokuFikela, uBernadette Willemin.
Ngaphandle kweTourism Seychelles, amanye amaqabane abezimase kwaye aqhube ishishini kumboniso wendlela ibiziiNkampani zoLawulo lweNdawo yokuFikela i-7 South, iMason's Travel, iCreole Travel Services, iPure Escapes, iLuxe Voyages kunye namaqabane ehotele iBlue Safari Seychelles, iFour Seasons Resort, iStory Seychelles kunye neehotele zaseBerjaya kunye neendawo ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide. .
Iworkshop kwisixeko ngasinye ibonise iiseshini ezijikelezayo kunye nabathathi-nxaxheba. Yayiluthungelwano olukhawulezayo oluneenkcazo ezimfutshane, ukuphendula imibuzo kunye nokutshintshiselana abafowunelwa. Inxalenye yesibini yocweyo ibibandakanya isidlo sangokuhlwa kunye nemizuzu emi-5 yamanqaku aphezulu emveliso kunye neenkonzo ezahlukeneyo.
Ethetha malunga nomboniso wendlela, uMlawuli weRashiya, i-CIS kunye neemarike zaseMpuma Yurophu, uNksz Lena Hoareau, uthe yayiyisiganeko esiphumelele kakhulu kunye neempendulo ezimangalisayo.
"Kwakusisiqabu kuye wonke umntu ukuba akwazi ukubuyela endleleni kwakhona kumsitho omkhulu emva kwexesha elide, kwaye yeyiphi indlela engcono yokuba iiarhente zokuhamba emarikeni ziqale ngendawo engaqhelekanga njengeSeychelles."
Abameli babenomdla kakhulu, yaye sakuvuyela ngakumbi ukuphinda sidibane nabo ngokwasemzimbeni. Siye saba 'neSeychelles' ebalaseleyo kuzo zone izixeko,” utshilo.
Iiarhente ebezizimase iindibano zocweyo beziphakathi kwesininzi ebesithengisa indawo ekuyiwa kuyo, ngelixa ezinye ibingamandla amakhulu anomdla omkhulu wokubandakanya iSeychelles kwipotfoliyo yabo.
“Ngokuqinisekileyo besingundabamlonyeni ngorhwebo xa sityelele izixeko ezohlukeneyo. Umboniso wethu wawusexesheni kwaye ufanelekile, ngengqiqo yokuba siye apho njengeqela elomeleleyo kwi-blitz enzima ukukhuthaza indawo ekusingwa kuyo kunye neemveliso zayo, kwaye ngexesha apho abantu bephuma kwakhona kwaye bebhukisha iholide yabo elandelayo, ” watsho.
UNksz Hoareau ugxininise ukuba amazwe amane akhethwe kwi-roadshow njengoko ziyimarike ephezulu kwi-Eastern and Central Europe, kwaye kwakuyimfuneko ukuxhasa ishishini apho ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukukhula okuqhubekayo. Wongeze ukuba eminye imisebenzi ibisenzeka okanye icwangcisiwe kulo nyaka kwezinye iimarike ezincinci nezinokubakho ukuvumela iTourism Seychelles ukuba ingene nzulu kulo mmandla.
UMlawuli-Jikelele weNtengiso, uBernadette Willemin, naye wathetha kakuhle malunga nomboniso wendlela kwaye wathi iSeychelles ithatha amanyathelo amaninzi ukuqinisekisa amava eholide ekhuselekileyo kuzo zonke iindwendwe zayo. Uchazile ukuba ngelixa iSeychelles isenza kancinci kancinci izithintelo zangoku ukuze iindwendwe zibe neholide 'eqhelekileyo' kwaye zingathintelwa, iindawo ezininzi zokusingwa zivula iingcango zazo kwaye ukhuphiswano luyaqina.
“Namhlanje, kunanini na ngaphambili, kufuneka sihlale sibonakala, sifanelekile kwaye sikhuphisana. Lowo ngumthetho womdlalo ngoku; ukhuphiswano lukhulu, kwaye kufuneka sinyuse intengiso yethu kunye neshishini kuzo zonke iimarike ukugcina okanye ukukhulisa izabelo zentengiso. Kufuneka siqhubeke sisebenzela ukudibanisa amashishini ethu asele ekhona kwaye siphumeze onke amatsha,” utshilo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Our roadshow was timely and appropriate, in the sense that we went out there as a strong team on a serious blitz to promote the destination and its products, and at a time when people are venturing out again and frantically booking their next holiday,” she said.
- “It was a relief for everyone to be able to go back on the road again in such a big event after so long, and what better way for the travel agents in the market to start with an exotic destination like Seychelles.
- Hoareau stressed that the four countries were chosen for the roadshow as they are the top-performing markets in the Eastern and Central European region, and it was necessary to support business there to ensure continued growth.
