I-ETOA Ibeka I-Athene Esikhungweni Semakethe Yezokuvakasha Emhlabeni Wonke

Abameleli abangaphezu kuka-160 abavela embonini yezokuvakasha yamaGreki kanye nezamazwe ngamazwe bahlangana e-Athens ukuze bahambele i-9th Travel Trade Athens, umcimbi osayinwa minyaka yonke we-B2B weDolobha lase-Athens ohlelwe ngokubambisana ne Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha YaseYurophu (i-ETOA).

Iqhutshwa yi-Athens Development and Destination Management Agency (ADDMA), umcimbi waqhutshwa ngo-April 24-25 ngokubamba iqhaza kwabathengi abasingathiwe, abahlinzeki bendawo, kanye nabezindaba bamazwe ngamazwe.

Kusukela ekuqaleni kwe Travel Trade Athens ngo-2013, ukufika kwezivakashi e-Athens kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angaphezu kuka-160 futhi imboni yemihlangano nemicimbi yase-Athens iye yaqashelwa njengomholi okhulayo emakethe yaseYurophu edala amathuba omnotho wendawo.

Kulo nyaka, umcimbi ubambe imihlangano ye-B1,600B engaphezu kuka-2 phakathi kwabasebenzi bezokuvakasha baseGreece nabamazwe ngamazwe ngesikhathi somcimbi wezinsuku ezimbili, okuhlanganisa nabathengi abasingethwe abangaphezu kuka-60 nabahlinzeki bendawo abangaphezu kwe-100. Abathengi abasingethwe bamele izimakethe ezihlosiwe zedolobha eYurophu, e-United Kingdom, e-USA naseCanada.

Engqungqutheleni yabezindaba yethula i-Travel Trade Athens 2023 nokumaka ukuqala kwesizini yasentwasahlobo, iMeya yase-Athens u-Kostas Bakoyannis yajoyinwa ngu-Yiannis Paraschis, Isikhulu Esiyinhloko Sesikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe sase-Athens (AIA); U-Eftichios Vassilakis, uMongameli we-AEGEAN; kanye no-Tim Fairhurst, uNobhala Jikelele we-ETOA.

U-Kostas Bakoyannis, iMeya yase-Athens, ugcizelele ukubaluleka komcimbi: “I-9th Travel Trade Athens isifikile. Umcimbi oyingqayizivele ovula amafasitela neminyango eyengeziwe ye-Athens njengendawo oya kuyo. Impela, sinezizathu eziningi zokujabula ngokuthuthukiswa kwe Athens njengendawo yokuvakasha, njengoba eminyakeni yamuva nje besilokhu sephula irekhodi ngemva kwelinye. Kulokhu, kwenezelwa okunye: kungokokuqala emlandweni ukuthi i-Athens yamukele ukutshalwa kwezimali okungaka.”

IMeya yase-Athens ibonge bonke ababambisene nabo ababambe iqhaza ekuthuthukisweni kwemakethe yezokuvakasha yase-Athens. “Ngithanda ukudlulisa ukubonga okukhulu kuMnu. Tim Fairhurst, uNobhala Jikelele weNhlangano Yezokuvakasha YaseYurophu. Ukuba khona kwakhe kuyasihlonipha futhi kuyivoti lokuthembela nokuzethemba emakethe yase-Athens. Ngithanda futhi ukubonga uMnu. Vassilakis kanye noMnu Parashis ngokubambisana okuhle kakhulu esikuthuthukisile ngokusebenzisa i-This is Athens. Lokhu kubambisana komphakathi nezizimele kuyithuba elihle kithi sonke, ngoba kusenza sikwazi ukuhlanganisa amandla futhi sizuze umphumela ongcono kakhulu ngokubambisana. "

U-Tim Fairhurst uthe egameni le-ETOA: “Umbandela wangaphambili wempumelelo yezokuvakasha ukubambisana okuhle phakathi kwezinkampani ezizimele nezikahulumeni. I-Athens iyakuqonda lokhu futhi inqubekelaphambili yethu ehlangene ebheke kwezokuvakasha ezihamba phambili kubahlali nabavakashi ngokufanayo incike kukho. Siyajabula ukuthi siphinde sisebenze nedolobha, silethe abathengi abasezingeni eliphezulu abanentshisekelo yokuthuthukisa imikhiqizo emisha.”

Ngokungeziwe ohlelweni olugcwele lwemihlangano ye-B2B, i-9th Travel Trade Athens ihlanganisa inani lokuvakasha kanye nolwazi. Iphinde isingathe i-Τhis is Athens Agora, umbuthano wosuku olulodwa womkhakha wezisebenzi zezokuvakasha zamaGreki. Ngochungechunge lwemihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi, izingxoxo zephaneli kanye nezinkulumo ezivela kochwepheshe bemboni abadumile emhlabeni wonke, ochwepheshe baseGreece abakhona banethuba lokuthola ulwazi olubalulekile nokuthuthukisa ubungcweti mayelana nokuthambekela kwemboni yezokuvakasha emhlabeni jikelele.

Izikhulumi zihlanganisa u-Tim Fairhurst, uNobhala Jikelele we-ETOA; U-Maria Founta, Inhloko Yezokumaketha eNingizimu Mpumalanga Yurophu kwa-Google; U-Anna Vasila, Inhloko Yezindaba Zokusimama Nezimboni Esikhumulweni Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe Sase-Athens; Christos Koutsoukos, Umqondisi Omkhulu Wokudala we-Cream and Rascal; U-Elke Dens, uMqondisi Womhlaba Wonke we-The Travel Foundation; U-Ioannis Pallas, Umphathi Wenhlangano ye-ESAE - I-European Society of Association Executives; UDkt. Christina Gitsaki, Umxhumanisi Wenkomfa Yenhlangano Yamazwe Ngamazwe Yezilimi Ezisetshenziswayo; kanye no-Stylianos Filopoulos, Umsunguli Wenhlangano Ngokuklama.

I-Athene isuka emandleni isiya emandleni

I-9th Travel Trade Athens yakhela phezu konyaka onamandla embonini yezokuvakasha yase-Athene.

Ngemizamo yeDolobha lase-Athens kanye nokuhlela kwamasu kwe-ADDMA, kanye ne-This is Athens kanye ne-Τhis is Athens-Convention & Visitors Bureau, i-Athens yazuza ukuhlonishwa kwayo kokuqala emhlabeni wonke kuma-World Travel Awards 2022 njengendawo Ehamba Phambili Emhlabeni Yedolobha Lamasiko.

Lo mklomelo ulandele ukuwina kwedolobha kabili kuma-European World Travel Awards lapho i-Athens yaqanjwa ngokuthi “Indawo Yedolobha Ehamba Phambili YaseYurophu Yokuhamba Kwamasiko 2022” kanti Le yi-Athens-Convention & Visitors Bureau ithole isihloko esithi “European Leading City Tourist Board” ngo-2022.

I-Athene nayo ibilokhu iqopha izifundo ezikhuphukayo embonini yemihlangano yomhlaba wonke. I-Athene ikleliswe endaweni yesi-6 e-Europe kanye neyesi-8 emhlabeni ngomhlangano wenhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe ngokombiko Wonyaka ka-2021 we-International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), njengoba isingathe imihlangano nemicimbi yenhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe engaphezu kuka-130.

Kusukela yethulwa ngo-2013, iTravel Trade Athens yamukele abathengi abangaphezu kuka-700 abavela emazweni angama-35. Ngokuphothulwa kwe-9th Trave Trade Athens, umcimbi ususekele imihlangano ye-B19,500B engaphezu kwe-2 phakathi kwabasebenzi bezokuvakasha bamaGreki nabamazwe ngamazwe. Lo mcimbi uhlelwa minyaka yonke yi-Athens Development and Destination Management Agency yeDolobha lase-Athens (ADDMA) ngokusebenzisa i-This is Athens-Convention and Visitors Bureau esebenza ngaphansi kwe-ADDMA, ngokubambisana ne-European Tourism Association (ETOA) .