Igqiza elisemthethweni laseSeychelles eliya kwi-World Travel Market kule veki lishiye iLondon lithetha ukuba iintlanganiso eziphakamileyo ezibanjwe kunye nabalingani beenqwelo moya kunye nabakhenkethi babonisa ukuba iSeychelles iqala ukubona ukukhanya ekupheleni kwetonela ngokubhekiselele kwimarike yase-UK. Abakhenkethi bavakalise ukuzithemba kwabo okuqhubekayo kwiSeychelles njengendawo yokuya eholideyini.

Ngokucacileyo iiSeychelles zihlala ziyindawo ethandwayo ngabakhenkethi baseBritane, kwaye urhwebo luzithembe ngakumbi kunanini na ngaphambili ukuba imakethi iya kubuyela umva kwaye iphinde ifumane uzuko lwayo lwangaphambili njengenye yeemarike ezine eziphezulu kwindawo ekuyiwa kuyo. I-UK, njengayo yonke iYurophu, iwabonile amanani abo esokola ukusukela oko kwehla kweenqwelomoya ezithe ngqo ezingamisiyo zisuka eYurophu, kodwa ukuchaneka kwemarike kuyaqhubeka njengoko uninzi lwabakhenkethi beqinisekisa ukuba ukubhukisha phambili kujongeka ngcono kuneenyanga ezidlulileyo.

UMphathiswa wezoKhenketho kunye neNkcubeko yaseSeychelles, u-Alain St.Ange, owayekhokela igqiza lelizwe kumboniso wezorhwebo wonyaka eLondon, uthe uyavuya ukuva ukuba urhwebo lwase-UK luyaqhubeka nokutyhala ukuthengisa indawo ekuya kuyo. “Ndonwabe kakhulu ukuva ukuba urhwebo lwase-UK alusakholelwa kuthi kuphela, kodwa batyhala kakhulu kunanini na ngaphambili kwindawo abasingise kuyo. Sinabakhenkethi abatsha abakhweleyo kunye nabanye abaliqela abavakalise umnqweno wabo wokuba baqale ukuthengisa iSeychelles, okuthetha ukuba iSeychelles inesibheno kwaye isabonakala njengendawo ekhethwayo kubakhenkethi abaninzi base-UK” utshilo uMphathiswa uSt.Ange.

“Ndiqinisekile, njengoko lunjalo urhwebo, ukuba ishishini liza kuqala kule marike. Sisenokungabi nayo inqwelomoya ngokuthe ngqo okwangoku, kodwa kufuneka ndigxininise ukuba iSeychelles ifikeleleka ngakumbi kunanini na ngaphambili kwimbali yayo. Ndiyakholelwa ukuba siza kuphinda siyifumane indawo yethu yokwenyani kwimarike yase-UK, ”utshilo uMphathiswa.

UMphathiswa u-St.Ange uphinde wachaza i-WTM 2012 njengenye yezona zinto zibalaseleyo ngenxa yezinga eliphezulu lomdla kwindawo ekusingwa kuyo, ngokukodwa ukusuka kumaphephandaba kunye neminye imibutho kunye namazwe afuna ukusebenzisana neSeychelles kwintsimi yezokhenketho. “Kucacile namhlanje iSeychelles ikushicilelo kuyo yonke indawo, kwaye okukhona sibonakala ngakumbi, kokukhona amaphephandaba efuna ukwazi ngathi. Sibe nodliwano-ndlebe olubaluleke kakhulu kunye neentlanganiso noshicilelo lwehlabathi kwi-WTM yalo nyaka, kwaye oku kuya kuqhubeka ukuvelisa umdla kwindawo ekusingwa kuyo,” utshilo.

UMphathiswa uSt.Ange wongeze ukuba wadibana nabalingane bakhe abaninzi kwaye baxoxa ngamathuba entsebenziswano phakathi kwamazwe ahlukeneyo.

ISeychelles yaphinda yamelwa kowona mboniso mkhulu wokhenketho wase-UK liqela eliphuma kwiBhodi yezoKhenketho yaseSeychelles kunye namalungu orhwebo, kuquka abanikazi behotele, iiNkampani zoLawulo lweNdawo yokuFikela, kunye ne-Air Seychelles. UNkosazana Seychelles … elinye ilizwe ngo-2012, uSherlyn Furneau, naye uzimanye negqiza kwindima yakhe njengonozakuzaku weziqithi zaseSeychelles kwaye yayilithuba lokuba afunde ngakumbi ngoshishino lokuhamba.

Ibhodi yezoKhenketho yaseSeychelles yayimelwe nguMlawuli oyiNtloko we-Elsia Grandcourt; UMlawuli waseSeychelles eYurophu, uBernadette Willemin; UMphathi we-PR & News Bureau UK & Ireland, Lena Hoareau; UMlawuli oPhezulu weNtengiso we-UK & Ireland, uMaria Morel; kunye noMphathi weNtengiso uEloise Vidot, kunye neNqununu yeSeychelles Tourism Academy, uFlavien Joubert; kunye noMcebisi oKhethekileyo kuMphathiswa wezoKhenketho neNkcubeko, uRaymonde Onezime.

Iziqithi zaseSeychelles zaboniswa kwindawo ye-160 sqm. Esi sakhiwo siquka idesika yolwamkelo, elawulwa ngamaxesha onke ngabasebenzi beBhodi yezoKhenketho yaseSeychelles, kunye neetafile ezili-15 zizonke ezabelwa abanikazi beehotele, iiNkampani zoLawulo lweNdawo yokuFikela (DMCs), kunye ne-Air Seychelles.

Ikhokelwa nguMphathiswa wezoKhenketho neNkcubeko yaseSeychelles, uMnu. Alain St.Ange, igqiza laliquka uMlawuli oyiNtloko weBhodi yezoKhenketho yaseSeychelles, uElsia Grandcourt, kunye nabasebenzi bakhe abaphezulu uPhilomena Hollanda oza kumela iSeychelles Sustainable Tourism Label e. intsebenziswano noMbutho we-UNDP; UMlawuli waseSeychelles eYurophu, uBernadette Willemin; UMphathi we-PR & News Bureau UK & Ireland, Lena Hoareau; kunye nabaLawuli beNtengiso be-UK & Ireland, uNksz. Maria Morel kunye noNksz Eloise Vidot; kunye neNqununu yeSeychelles Tourism Academy, uFlavien Joubert; kunye noMcebisi oKhethekileyo kuMphathiswa wezoKhenketho neNkcubeko, uRaymonde Onezime.

Igqiza leSeychelles lenziwe ngabameli babalingane abalishumi elinesihlanu borhwebo beBhodi yezoKhenketho yaseSeychelles abafuna nabaqhubeka bekholelwa kwimarike yaseBritane. Aba baquka uNksk. Anna Butler-Payette we-7°Mazantsi, ([imeyile ikhuselwe]), uNksz Cindy Vidot waseAir Seychelles ([imeyile ikhuselwe]), Mnu. Frank Wesselhoeft (Seychelles@bayantree) kunye noNksz Tinaz Wadia ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) waseBanyan Tree Seychelles, uMnu. Ken Choo ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) kunye noNksz. Johnette Labiche ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) yaseBerjaya Beau Vallon Bay Resort & Casino, uNksk. Foram Varsani ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) yeCerf Island Resort, uMnu. Ash Behari ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) yeCoco De Mer Hotel, uMnu. Denis Verkhorubov kunye noNksz Evgenia Boyankova ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) yeCoral Stand smart Choice Hotel, uMnu Guillaume Albert ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) kunye noNksz Blaisila Hoffman ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) weCreole Travel Services, uMnu. Marc Schumacher([imeyile ikhuselwe]) kunye noMnu. Michael Bell ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) yaseHilton Seychelles Resort, uMnu. Sanjay Nair ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) waseKempinski Seychelles Resort, uNksz. Jessica Giroux ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) weMason Travel, uDanie Davids kunye noSamia Sedggwick ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) weParadesi yeLanga, uNksz Marielle Morin ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) kaRaffles Praslin, uNksz. Clare Thompson ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) yeRound Island Resort (Mahe), kunye noMnu Norbert Couvreur ([imeyile ikhuselwe]) yeBeachcomber Sainte Anne Resort.