I-Flanders, isifunda sase-Belgium, iphromotha iminyaka eyi-100 yeMpi Enkulu e-World Travel Market 2012, umcimbi ohamba phambili emhlabeni wonke wemboni yezokuvakasha, ngenhloso yokuheha abavakashi abafika ezigidini ezi-2 eminyakeni emi-4.
Izinkambu zaseFlanders, ikakhulukazi ezizungeze idolobha laseYpres, kwakuyinkundla yempi eyinhloko eyalwelwa ama-Allies kanye namasosha aseJalimane kusukela ngo-Okthoba 1914 kuze kube sekupheleni kwempi ngoNovemba 1918.
Kwafa abantu abangaba yizigidi ezingu-17 phakathi neMpi Yezwe 1, kuhlanganise namasosha ayizigidi ezingu-10, iningi lalabo ababelwa emiseleni yaseFlanders.
I-In Flanders Fields Museum e-Ypres yethulwa kabusha ngoJuni kulo nyaka kukhunjulwa abashonile kanye nezigidi ezingama-20 zabalimele; kulandela ukwakhiwa kabusha kweminyaka emi-3 esekuphinde kabili ngosayizi.
Umnyuziyamu uphinde udwebe umlando wezinkambu lapho opopi, manje abawuphawu lokuthula nenkumbulo, bevama futhi bagxile kukho kokubili umthelela weMpi Enkulu, kanye nomthelela owaba nawo ezimpilweni zezigidi zabantu.
Umholi we-Tourism Flanders Project of the Great War Centenary Veerle Viaene wathi: “Ngisho noma ungeyena ozalo lomuntu owalwa lapha eFlanders, le ndawo isathinta kakhulu noma ubani oyivakashelayo, futhi izivakashi ziyayithakasela.
“Sifuna ukuxoxa indaba ngaphambili nangemuva; kunezindaba eziningi ezihlukene zawo wonke amasosha okwadingeka alwe futhi asinde empini kanye nabesifazane bawo nabantwana ababehlala emakhaya.
“Sifuna nokubheka izindlela ezehlukene okuthinte ngazo labo ababelwa empini, hhayi nje umthelela womlando nezempi, kodwa indlela okuthinte ngayo impilo yabo yengqondo, futhi.
“Sibheka nemindeni eyayihlala kulesi sifunda ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale impi nokuthi yini okwakumele iyenze ukuze isinde. Sifuna ukuxoxa izindaba ezincane zabantu kanye nomthelela ukulwa okube nawo kubo.”
U-Viaene wengeze, ifilimu yakamuva, i-War Horse, isiphinde yaphakamisa isithakazelo ngeMpi Yezwe I, isimo esizophinde sithuthukiswe yi-HBO kanye nedrama yekwindla ezayo ye-BBC, i-Parade's End, nayo ehlelwe kancane phakathi nempi.
U-Viaene uthemba ukuthi iminyaka eyi-100 yeMpi Enkulu izobona izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-2 zivakashela isifunda saseFlanders Fields phakathi nenkathi yeminyaka emi-4, okwandisa kakhulu izivakashi ze-350,000 endaweni unyaka ngamunye okwamanje.
Sekukonke, i-Flanders ihlose ukuheha izivakashi ezingaphezulu kwesigidi esisodwa esifundeni ngo-1, okuthatha ingqikithi yabantu abayizigidi ezingu-2015.
Ubuye wengeza ngokuthi kulindeleke ukuthi izivakashi ezivela ezindaweni ezikude njengase-Australia naseNew Zealand, amazwe abambeke empini ngenxa yobudlelwano bawo ne-UK, kanye namaJalimane, amaFulentshi, amaNgisi kanye nabanye abahambi baseYurophu.
UVeerle uthe: “Ngempela lena bekuyimpi yokuqala enyakazisa umhlaba, futhi silindele ukuthi umthelela wayo emhlabeni wonke ubonakale enanini lamazwe ahlukene esilindele ukwamukela abahambi abavela kuwo.”
Wanezela, isinqumo sokugqamisa umgubho we-WTM 2012 sisekelwa uhlelo lokumaketha lwasekwindla oluhloselwe abahlinzeki bezokuvakasha kanye nama-ejenti mayelana nekhulunyaka elizayo, kuyilapho uhambo lwabezindaba seluvele lwenzekile futhi luhlelelwe okuningi eminyakeni emi-2 ezayo.
Umqondisi weReed Travel Exhibitions World Travel Market, uSimon Press, uthe: “Izinsuku ezinjalo zeminyaka zingawuqhuba ngempela ukuvakasha kwendawo, futhi njengoba iMpi Yezwe I iseyingxenye enkulu yokwaziswa komphakathi, kuyithuba okufanele silibambe.
"Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi i-WTM izohlinzeka ngenkundla enhle kakhulu yokuphusha lo mlayezo futhi iqale inqubo yokufundisa ezohwebo ukuze kuqinisekiswe impumelelo yayo."
