Namuhla i-LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBT MPA) yamukela i-VisitNorfolk Njengomxhasi WePlatinum. I-VisitNorfolk yinhlangano yokumaketha yendawo engenzi nzuzo ezinikele ekuthuthukiseni ulwazi oluhlukile lwe-Norfolk nezinsiza ezinwebekayo kubo bobabili abahambi bebhizinisi nezokungcebeleka. I-VisitNorfolk ijoyina abanye abaxhasi abangu-56, emazingeni ahlukene, kusukela ku-Destination DC, Hilton Worldwide kanye IGreater Fort Lauderdale I-CVB.
“Siyaziqhenya ukukhombisa ukuzibophezela kwedolobha lethu ezinhlobonhlobo kanye nomphakathi we-LGBT ngokuxhasa I-LGBT MPA,” kusho u-Ann M. Garvey, i-CMP, i-CEM, iMenenja Yezokuthengisa Kazwelonke, VisitNorfolk. "Sifuna abahleli bemihlangano bazi ukuthi bangathembela kubasebenzi abanolwazi lwe-VisitNorfolk's Sales and Convention Services ukuhlela imicimbi eyahlukene."
"Sijabule kakhulu ukwamukela i-VisitNorfolk futhi sijabule kakhulu ukuba nabo emkhunjini ngokucabangela ukwesekwa kwabo isikhathi eside komphakathi we-LGBT" kusho uJim Clapes, uSihlalo, Ibhodi Eliphezulu, i-LGBT MPA kanye noMphathi Wemicimbi, I-Specialty Food Association. "I-VisitNorfolk ibilokhu ixhasa futhi ithuthukisa imicimbi emihle iminyaka, okuhlanganisa ne-PrideFest yaminyaka yonke - OUT In The Park, okuwukuphela kombuthano wezwe wokuziqhenya ngezikebhe."
Okuningi mayelana ne-LGBT MPA
I-LGBT MPA, inhlangano yobungcweti ekhula ngokushesha, ingaphezudlwana nje kweminyaka emithathu ubudala futhi inamalungu angochwepheshe angu-1,500. Izinzuzo zamalungu zifaka umhlahlandlela wokuqala we-LGBT Supplier Diversity Resource Guide; imicimbi yokuxhumana, imfundo, ukweluleka, namathuba okuthuthukiswa kochwepheshe. Ubulungu bochwepheshe be-LGBT bumahhala. Ukuze ujoyine inhlangano, vakashela isayithi lethu: www.lgbmmpa.com
I-LGBT MPA, inhlangano yokuqala nokuwukuphela kwayo yale mboni yeqembu yasungulwa ngo-Agasti 2016 ngu-Dave Jefferys, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Altus Agency, kanye neBhodi Labaqondisi benhlangano yamanje.
