I-Seychelles ibizwe ngokuthi indawo ephezulu yesiqhingi e-Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi. Sekungokwesithathu lokho Seychelles ilinganiselwe endaweni ephezulu kulesi sigaba nge-Travel + Leisure.
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Iziqhingi ezihamba phambili ngokwesifunda zilinganiselwe ngezici eziningana ezihlanganisa izindawo ezikhangayo zemvelo, amabhishi, imisebenzi nezindawo, izindawo zokudlela, ukudla, abantu nobungane kanye nenani. Isikhalazo sothando sendawo oya kuyo siphinde sibe nesici esikhethekile. Kusici ngasinye, abaphendulayo bacelwa ukuthi banikeze isilinganiso esisuselwe esikalini samaphuzu amahlanu wokwenza kahle.
Iqhakambisa uhlaza oluluhlaza, amabhishi amhlophe njengempuphu namanzi acwebile aluhlaza, iSeychelles - iqoqo leziqhingi elineziqhingi ezingu-115 entshonalanga ye-Indian Ocean iphume phezulu ohlwini lwabafundi uma kukhulunywa ngesifunda sase-Afrika neMpumalanga Ephakathi.
Kuphakathi nomcimbi we-cocktail e-Times Square Edition eNew York City ngoLwesibili Julayi 16, 2019 lapho i-Seychelles yembulwa khona njenge-No1 island Destination in Africa & Middle East.
UMnu. David Di Gregorio, Ilungu Lebhodi Eliphezulu le-(APTA) Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa, lapho iSeychelles eyilungu layo, uthole Indondo egameni leBhodi Lezokuvakasha laseSeychelles (STB). U-Jacqueline Gifford, Umhleli Oyinhloko kanye no-Jay Meyer i-SVP/ Umshicileli bethule ukuqashelwa kwendawo okuyiwa kuyo kuMnu. Di Gregorio.
Ephawula ngalo mklomelo, uMqondisi Wesifunda we-STB e-Afrika naseMelika, uMnu. David Germain uthe isihloko esihlonishwayo siphumela emizamweni eqhubekayo yokuhlangana phakathi kweziphathimandla zaseSeychelles, okuhlanganisa i-STB nabo bonke ababambiqhaza bayo.
"Ukuthola ukuhlukaniswa kwe-Top Island e-Afrika kanye neMpumalanga Ephakathi okwesithathu kuwudumo olukhulu eSeychelles, ngokuqaphela ukuthi lesi sifunda sinokuningi esingakunikeza mayelana neziqhingi ezisezingeni lomhlaba," uMnu Germain.
UMnu. Germain uphinde waveza ukuthi ama-STB agcina umsebenzi onzima wokugcina ubudlelwano obuqinile bezohwebo ne-USA kanye nabaqhubi bezokuvakasha abaphumayo baseCanada, ama-travel agents kanye nabanye ababambisene bezohwebo eNyakatho Melika. Uthe ukunqoba lo mklomelo okwesithathu kuwubufakazi bokuthi iqhinga lokumaketha le-STB eNyakatho Melika liyasebenza.
“Umklomelo usiza ekutholeni ukuqashelwa futhi unikeze inani elibalulekile lokubonakala eziqhingini zethu eNyakatho Melika kanye nesifunda. I-STB izoqhubeka nokwabelana nokwethula amasiko nezokuvakasha i-Seychelles kokubili abahwebi kanye nabathengi emadolobheni ahlukahlukene aseNyakatho Melika, ngenhloso yokwandisa izivakashi ezifika eSeychelles zisuka kule ngxenye yomhlaba,” kusho uMnu Germain.
Ngokwezibalo zakamuva, imakethe yaseNyakatho Melika ikhombise ukukhula ngamaphesenti ayi-8 kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya kuMeyi 2019 kwabafika ezokuvakasha eSeychelles.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Achieving the distinction of Top Island in Africa and the Middle East for the third time is a tremendous honor for the Seychelles, recognizing that the region has much to offer in terms of world-class island experiences,” Mr.
- I-STB izoqhubeka nokwabelana nokwethula amasiko nezokuvakasha zaseSeychelles kubo bobabili abahwebi kanye nabathengi emadolobheni ahlukahlukene aseNyakatho Melika, ngenhloso yokwandisa izivakashi ezifika eSeychelles zisuka kule ngxenye yomhlaba,” kusho uMnu.
- David Di Gregorio, Executive Board Member of (APTA) Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa, of which Seychelles is a member, received the Award on behalf of the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB).
