“Izibalo Zezokuvakasha: I-Catalyst for Development”, bekuyindikimba yesemina yalo nyaka ngokwengqikithi yoMhlangano wama-61 we UNWTO Ikhomishini ye-Afrika (Abuja, Nigeria, 4-6 Juni). Umhlangano uhlanganise inkhulumomphendvulwano yongqongqoshe ngokubaluleka kwezibalo zezokuvakasha ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi “Isilinganiso esingcono, ukuphatha kangcono”.

IKhomishani ye-Afrika ihehe ongqongqoshe bezokuvakasha abayi-18 abavela esifundeni kanye nababambiqhaza ababalulekile bezokuvakasha abavela emazweni angama-36. Abahlanganyeli bagcizelele ukuthi imiklamo yezokuvakasha ingaba negalelo kanjani ekuqedeni ubumpofu, ukubaluleka kokuthola izindlela ezintsha zokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha esifundeni, kanye nesidingo sokuthola nokugqugquzela ubudlelwano obusha nezinsiza zokuthuthukisa lo mkhakha.

Ngokumelene nesizinda sokukhula kwezokuvakasha kwamazwe ngamazwe e-Afrika, umthelela wezomnotho wezokuvakasha usuwonke udinga ukulinganiswa ngokunembile ukuze amasu ezokuvakasha abe negalelo elibonakalayo emnothweni wezwe. Inkhulumomphendvulwano yongqongqoshe ikhulume ngokubaluleka kokuqoqwa nokuhlanganisa imininingwane yobuningi nekhwalithi, kanye nokubaluleka kwezibopho ezivela kubabambiqhaza bakazwelonke kanye nobudlelwano bezikhungo ukuze kube nohlelo oluqinile lwezibalo zezokuvakasha.

“Izinto eziza kuqala emsebenzini wami zenziwe ngokulalela izidingo zamazwe ethu angamalungu futhi zibandakanya imigomo ebalulekile yokudala amathuba emisebenzi yezokuvakasha eyengeziwe nangcono, ukuthuthukisa imfundo yezokuvakasha kanye nokugqugquzela ukusungula izinto ezintsha”, kusho. UNWTO Unobhala-Jikelele, uZurab Pololikashvili. “Kudingeka sakhe ukuxhumana okuqinile phakathi kwezinkampani zikahulumeni nezizimele ukuze ezokuvakasha ziguqule ukukhula kwezwekazi lonke, futhi kusizakale abantu balo”, wengeza.

Umhlangano ubuhanjelwe nguMongameli waseNigeria, u-Muhammadu Buhari, othe "iNigeria inamandla amakhulu kwezokuvakasha kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali", egcizelela ukubaluleka komkhakha, mayelana neqhaza layo ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme kanye neqhaza layo lokuqhubeka nokuhlukanisa umnotho kanye ukwandisa ukuqina komphakathi.

Kulo mongo, kwabhekwana nesidingo sokusungulwa koHlaka Lwezibalo Lokulinganiswa Kwezokuvakasha Okusimeme (MST). Lolu hlaka luhlanganisa izingxenye zezokuvakasha kwezemvelo, inhlalo kanye namasiko okuhloswe ngazo ukuzuza Izinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme eziyi-17 zoHlelo Lowezi-2030 Lwentuthuko Esimeme.
Umhlangano olandelayo weKhomishana yase-Afrika uzobanjwa ngekota yesibili yowezi-2019.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

Participants underscored how tourism projects can contribute to poverty alleviation, the importance of finding innovative approaches to developing tourism in the region, and the need to find and foster new partnerships and resources to develop the sector.
Umhlangano ubuhanjelwe nguMongameli waseNigeria, u-Muhammadu Buhari, othe "iNigeria inamandla amakhulu kwezokuvakasha kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali", egcizelela ukubaluleka komkhakha, mayelana neqhaza layo ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme kanye neqhaza layo lokuqhubeka nokuhlukanisa umnotho kanye ukwandisa ukuqina komphakathi.
Against the backdrop of the growth of international tourism in Africa, tourism's overall economic impact needs to be measured accurately in order for tourism strategies to effectively contribute to national economies.