BANJUL, Gambia – Umbutho weZizwe eziManyeneyo woKhenketho uzimase iNkongolo yoNyaka yama-35 ye-Africa Travel Association kwiSheraton Hotel Spa kunye neResort eGambia ukusuka ngoMeyi 17-20, 2010. Ngaphezulu kwabathathi-nxaxheba abangama-300 abavela eAfrika, eYurophu, naseMntla Melika, ngokunjalo. njengoonondaba, bazimase nenkomfa yorhwebo lokuhamba.
Ngexesha leendibano zeshishini kunye neziganeko zenethiwekhi, i-ATA kunye UNWTO Ukuzibandakanya kwiingxoxo malunga nendlela le mibutho emibini yehlabathi eya kulandela intsebenziswano kunye nentsebenziswano kwiinkalo zokuhamba kunye nophuhliso lokhenketho e-Afrika kwixesha elizayo.
Umlawuli olawulayo we-ATA u-Edward Bergman uthe, “Siyavuya ukuba UNWTO sithathe inxaxheba kwinkongolo yethu yaseGambia, kwaye sijonge phambili kwiingxoxo eziqhubekayo kunye ne-arhente yeZizwe eziManyeneyo malunga nendlela yokwakhiwa kwetyala lezokhenketho e-Afrika.”
UMnu. Bergman uqhube wathi, “Sivuyiswa ngokukhethekileyo kukuba le ngxoxo iqhubeke ngokuhambelana neengxoxo zethu ne-African Union malunga nendlela esinokukhuthaza ngayo uhambo, ukhenketho kunye nokwamkela iindwendwe kwindawo ekusingwa kuyo iAfrika.”
UMnu. Helder Tomas ovela kwi UNWTO Inkqubo yeNgingqi yeAfrika ithathe inxaxheba kulo msitho egameni lika UNWTO. Wafika eGambia ngokukhawuleza emva kwe-50 UNWTO IKomishoni yeNtlanganiso ye-Afrika e-Algiers, e-Algeria, ukususela ngoMeyi 17-19, 2010.
UMnu. Tomas ugxininise ukubaluleka kwentsebenziswano phakathi koluntu kunye namacandelo abucala kuphuhliso lokhenketho eAfrika kunye nemfuneko yokuba eli candelo liqalise ukuthetha ngazwi linye ukuze kuxhamle ishishini.
I-ATA Congress yayibanjwe nguMphathiswa wezoKhenketho kunye neNkcubeko yaseGambia, i-Gambian Hotel Association, kunye nabanye abachaphazelekayo baseGambia, kubandakanywa namalungu abucala kunye necandelo likarhulumente le-ATA Isahluko saseGambia.
“Njengelizwe elililungu le UNWTO kwaye njengelungu le-ATA, iGambia ibeka isiphakamiso esinamandla sokuphuhliswa kwentsebenziswano edibeneyo phakathi kwemibutho emibini, "utshilo unobhala osisigxina weSebe lezoKhenketho kunye neNkcubeko, uKaliba Senghore.
Ngolwazi oluthe vetshe nge-ATA, nceda undwendwele www.africatravelassociation.org
Ukuze ufumane inkcazelo engakumbi UNWTO, nceda undwendwele www.unwto.org
Ngolwazi oluthe vetshe ngeGambia, nceda undwendwele http://www.visitthegambia.gm/
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- UTomas ugxininise ukubaluleka kwentsebenziswano phakathi koluntu kunye namacandelo abucala kuphuhliso lokhenketho eAfrika kunye nesidingo sokuba eli candelo liqalise ukuthetha ngazwi linye ukuze kuxhamle ishishini.
- Ngexesha leendibano zeshishini kunye neziganeko zenethiwekhi, i-ATA kunye UNWTO Ukuzibandakanya kwiingxoxo malunga nendlela le mibutho emibini yehlabathi eya kulandela intsebenziswano kunye nentsebenziswano kwiinkalo zokuhamba kunye nophuhliso lokhenketho e-Afrika kwixesha elizayo.
- Umlawuli olawulayo we-ATA u-Edward Bergman uthe, “Siyavuya ukuba UNWTO sithathe inxaxheba kwinkongolo yethu yaseGambia, kwaye sijonge phambili kwiingxoxo eziqhubekayo kunye ne-arhente ye-UN malunga nendlela yokwakhiwa kwetyala lezokhenketho e-Afrika.
