I-Iceland, i-Argentina, iTurkey neCaicos, iKazakhstan neColombia zamukela isitembu sokuqala sokuphepha kanye nenhlanzeko

I-Iceland, i-Argentina, iKazakhstan, iColombia kanye neTurkey kanye neCaicos yizindawo zakamuva ezinkulu zokuthola i- IWorld Travel & Tourism Council's (WTTC) isitembu sokuphepha kanye nenhlanzeko yomhlaba, esethulwe ekuqaleni konyaka.

Isitembu se-Safe Travels sakhiwa njengesokuqala sohlobo lwaso ukusiza ukubuyisa ukuzethemba kubahambi futhi sihlose ukuvuselela umkhakha ogulayo wezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha. Manje isetshenziswa yizindawo ezingaphezu kwezingu-145, kufaka phakathi izindawo ezinkulu ezinamaholide njengePuerto Rico, iPhilippines, iPortugal, iTurkey neMaldives.

Isitembu sivumela abahambi ukuthi babone ukuthi iziphi izindawo emhlabeni jikelele ezamukele izivumelwano ezijwayelekile zezempilo nezenhlanzeko - ukuze bakwazi ukuzwa 'Ukuhamba Okuphephile'.

Lolu phawu lwezwe luyadlula WTTC iphinde yathola ukwesekwa yiNhlangano Yezizwe Ezihlangene Yezokuvakasha (UNWTO).

Ukwethulwa kwamaphrothokholi omhlaba wonke okubuyisa umkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha kwamukelwe ngama-CEO angaphezu kwama-200, kubandakanya namanye amaqembu amakhulu ezokuvakasha emhlabeni.

UGloria Guevara, WTTC UMongameli kanye ne-CEO, uthe: “Sijabule kakhulu ngempumelelo yesitembu sethu se-Safe Travels. Izindawo okuyiwa kuzo ezingaphezu kuka-145 manje zisebenzisa isitembu ngokuziqhenya, zonke ezisebenzisana ukusiza ukwakha kabusha ukuzethemba kwabathengi emhlabeni wonke. Ukuxhumana komhlaba kubaluleke kakhulu kunangaphambili endleleni eya ekululameni.

“Njengoba isitembu siqhubeka nokukhula ekuthandeni, abahambi bazokwazi kalula ukubona izindawo emhlabeni jikelele ezamukele lezi zinqubo ezibalulekile zomhlaba wonke, zikhuthaza ukubuya 'kwe-Safe Travels' emhlabeni wonke.

"Impumelelo yesitembu ikhombisa ukubaluleka kwayo emazweni kanye nasezindaweni eziya kuzo, kodwa nakwizihambi nakubantu abayizigidi ezingama-330 emhlabeni wonke abasebenza futhi abathembele kubo, umkhakha ochumayo weTravel & Tourism."

UMnu Skarphedinn Berg Steinarsson, uMqondisi Jikelele, iBhodi Yezokuvakasha Yase-Iceland, uthe:

“I-Icelandic Tourist Board isebenzise imihlahlandlela ye-Clean & Safe yamabhizinisi ezokuvakasha asebenza kanzima ukuthobela uhulumeni nempilo yomphakathi futhi izimisele ukuzuza ukuzethemba kwabahambi nokuqinisekisa ukuphepha. Imihlahlandlela ihambisana nayo WTTC, esifuna ukuzwakalisa ukubonga kwethu kuye ngomzamo wayo wokusungula kanye nokuthuthukisa isitembu sokuphepha somhlaba wonke kanye nezimiso ze-Safe Travels.

“Njengoba imboni yezokuvakasha iqala ukululama kubhadane lwe-COVID-19 futhi abantu bezizwa befuna ukuhamba futhi, kubalulekile ukuthi izinkampani zezokuvakasha zikulungele ukwamukela izivakashi namakhasimende abo ngendlela ephephile futhi efanele. Ukusebenzisana komhlaba wonke nemikhombandlela ehambisanayo kubalulekile futhi kuyasisiza ekufezeni le njongo, njengokubuyisa ukuzethemba komphakathi emkhakheni wezokuvakasha ohambweni oluzayo.

U-Yerzhan Yerkinbayev, uSihlalo, i-JSC, Inkampani Kazwelonke, Ezokuvakasha ZaseKazakh, uthe:

“Ngenkathi umhlaba ushintshela kokujwayelekile futhi imboni ibona izinguquko ezinkulu, thina kwaKazakh Tourism sikholelwa ngokuqinile ezwini elilodwa lamabhizinisi nohulumeni kulezi zikhathi ezinzima. Amakhasimende emhlabeni wonke alindele ukuphepha kanye nemithethonqubo ebanzi ezindaweni ezehlukene zezokuvakasha, ngakho-ke indlela eyodwa ephuma emabhizinisini ezokuvakasha akha umnyombo we WTTC, idingeka kakhulu manje kunanini ngaphambili.

“I-Kazakh Tourism iyalwamukela uhlelo lwe-Safe Travels ngo WTTC. Izimiso zemboni ezakhiwe ngokusekelwe ezincomweni ze-WHO ne-CDC zifike ngesikhathi futhi zizosiza ukuzuza ukwethenjwa umhambi. Siyaqonda ukuthi kuzothatha isikhathi eside ukubona imboni isimama ngokugcwele kodwa ngokusebenzisana nokusebenzisa i-Safe Travels, siyisinyathelo esisodwa esiseduze nomgomo.”

Ukwamukelwa kabanzi kwesitembu kukhombisa lokho WTTC futhi wonke Amalungu ayo avela emhlabeni wonke anokuphepha nenhlanzeko yabahambi njengento eza kuqala kubo.

Ubufakazi obuvela ku- WTTCUmbiko weCrisis Readiness, obubheke izinhlobo ezihlukene ezingu-90 zezinhlekelele eminyakeni engu-20 edlule, ugqamisa ukubaluleka kokubambisana komphakathi nezimboni kanye nokuqaliswa kwezimiso ezijwayelekile.

WTTC ubehamba phambili ekuholeni imboni ezimele emkhankasweni wokwakha kabusha ukuzethemba kwabathengi emhlabeni wonke kanye nokukhuthaza ukubuya kwe-Safe Travels.

Ngokuvumelana ne WTTCUmbiko Womthelela Wezomnotho Ka-2020, ngonyaka wezi-2019, i-Travel & Tourism ibhekele umsebenzi owodwa kweyi-10 (isamba sezigidi ezingama-330), yenza umnikelo ongu-10.3% ku-GDP yomhlaba futhi yakhiqiza owodwa kwemine yayo yonke imisebenzi emisha.