I-Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) ngecebo layo eliqhubekayo lokumaketha ukuletha imikhiqizo yaseSychelles eduze kwama-ejenti yenze umhlangano onolaka ngoFebhuwari 2019 eSingapore.
Lesi sinyathelo silandela umhlangano wokucobelelana ngolwazi owenziwe ngoMeyi 2018 esifundeni ngemuva kwalokho kwasungulwa umlando oqinile wemakethe.
Ukuvakasha kwezentengiso kwenziwa nguMqondisi we-STB weSouth East Asia, nguNkk. Amia Jovanovic-Desir ngokuxhaswa ngumlingani we-STB iSriLankan Airlines Ltd emelwe nguNks. Alis Shehdek, oyi-Senior Sales Executive yenkampani yezindiza.
Ukuvakasha kuhlose ukuhlanganisa ukutholakala komkhiqizo waseSeychelles emakethe yaseSingapore kanye nokucebisa ulwazi lwabenzeli bendawo abakhulu mayelana nendawo okuya kuyo.
Ekhuluma ngalolu hlelo uNkk Jovanovic-Desir ubalule ukuthi ukuvakasha kokuthengisa kulandela amalungiselelo amade avela ekuqondeni kangcono izici nezimfuno zabameli baseSingapore. Ubuye waveza nokuthi lo msebenzi wokuthengisa owenziwa yi-STB kwenzelwa ukubeka kahle indawo okuya kuyo eceleni kwalabo 'abasondelene nabo futhi abadumile emakethe.
Imihlangano yahlelwa nabamele izinhlangano ezibalulekile ezinentshisekelo yendawo okuyiyo; Ukuhamba Kwamakhasi Afanayo, i-Chan World Holidays, i-JTB PTE LTD, i-Aveson Travel, Amaholide Ajabulisayo, Izinkambo Zomhlaba Ezidumile, i-Albatross World Travel, i-Euro - Asia Amaholide, i-Price Breaker Travels ne-Shan Travel Service.
Ngesikhathi sokuthunywa enhlabathini yaseSingapore, uNkk Amia Jovanovic-Desir noNks. Alis Shehdek, baphinde baba nethuba lokuvakashela abaphathi bezokuvakasha / abenzeli bezokuvakasha abagqugquzela izindawo zasolwandle nezokungcebeleka eNATAS Travel Fair eyayibanjwe kusukela ngoFebhuwari 22- 24, 2019.
Ithuba le-duo lokuxoxa nabenzeli abakhona ngemibuzo ejwayelekile ebuzwa ngamakhasimende maqondana nendawo okuyiwa kuyo, ebiphathelene nodaba lokuxhuma.
Ama-ejenti ajabule ukuthola ukuthi yize kungekho ndiza eqondile ehambisa indawo; amaklayenti anezinketho zokuxhuma ngezindiza ezimbili, okuyiSriLankan Airlines ne-Emirates, zombili ezifanelwe izifunda.
UNkk Amia Jovanovic-Desir ukubalule ukugxila emakethe yaseSingapore kuzogxila ekuqwashiseni abantu ngendawo okuyiwa kuyo.
Impendulo igcizelelwe nguNks. Cathy Loh, ongomunye wezithunywa zaseSingapore ezikhona ezingumnikazi we-Aveson Travel Pte Ltd. UNks Loh owayevakashele eSychelles eminyakeni eyishumi eyedlule waqinisekisa isidingo sakhe esinamandla sokuhlola umkhiqizo waseSeychelles namuhla ukuze kuthuthukiswe kangcono ukuphela. Utshele abamele iSychelles ukuthi isu lenkampani yakhe ukugxila kukhefu langemva komshado, emindenini nasezigabeni zemakethe zokukhuthaza.
Imibono eyabiwe yi-CEO, ye-Albatross World, uNks. Crystal Sim ubalule ukuthi amathuba okukhangisa womkhiqizo waseSeychelles maningi, wabuye waqinisekisa ukuthi eSingapore kunengxenye yezimakethe enamandla okufanele ithengwe kuyo.
“ISeychelles ingaba yinye yaleyo ngxenye ethile efunwa ngabasebenza eSingapore, ezofana nezimfuno zamakhasimende abo nenzalo yabo, ngaleyo ndlela iqede ukomela kwabo indawo entsha abaya kuyo eholidini labo,” kusho uNkk Sim.
“Ngingakuqinisekisa ukuthi bekuwukuvakasha kwezentengiselwano okunempumelelo, ngithathekile kakhulu ukuzibophezela okukhonjiswe ngabameli bethu ukuthengisa indawo esiya kuyo. Ukuze sibe nokuqina okuqinile nokuphikelelayo emakethe kufanele sisebenzisane kakhulu nalabo opharetha nabahambeli abakholelwa lapho siya khona. Umphumela walolu hambo ukuthi i-STB ngokuxhaswa yiSriLankan Airlines eSingapore izomema abanye bezinqumo esike sahlangana nabo ngesikhathi sokuvakasha ohambweni lokujwayela ukusebenza eSeychelles, ”kusho uMqondisi we-STB weSouth East Asia.
Ngempela, ngesethulo sendawo okuyiwa kuyo, kuvezwe izici ezahlukahlukene, okuhehayo kanye namaphuzu athakazelisa indawo oya kuyo, okunikeza umbono obanzi ngophathina abathengisa indawo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The outcome of this visit is that STB with the support of SriLankan Airlines in Singapore will invite some of the decision makers whom we have met during the visit on a familiarization working trip to Seychelles,” said the STB Director for South East Asia.
- Ukuvakasha kuhlose ukuhlanganisa ukutholakala komkhiqizo waseSeychelles emakethe yaseSingapore kanye nokucebisa ulwazi lwabenzeli bendawo abakhulu mayelana nendawo okuya kuyo.
- In order to have a stronger and persistent presence on the market we should work closely with those tour operators and agents who believe in the destination.
