I-Ethiopian Airlines imemezele njengomphathi osemthethweni we-ATA 33rd Congress

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - Sekusele amasonto ambalwa kufike izithunywa ze-Africa Travel Association (ATA) 33 Congress yonyaka edolobheni laseTanzania elisenyakatho yezokuvakasha i-Arusha, i-Ethiopian Airlines isimemezele isinqumo sayo sokuba ngumphathi osemthethweni wabahlanganyeli bengqungquthela.

Abagqugquzeli be-ATA 33rd Congress eTanzania baqinisekise uxhaso lwendiza olungaphelele lwe-Ethiopian Airlines lapho izithunywa zomhlaba wonke zizonikezwa isaphulelo samaphesenti angama-30 yinkampani yezindiza eyanda ngokushesha e-Afrika.

"I-Ethiopian Airlines imemezele ngokuziqhenya ukuthi izosebenzisana ne-Africa Travel Association (ATA) 33 Congress yonyaka ezoba se-Arusha, eTanzania ngenyanga ezayo," kusho abahleli bengqungquthela e-Dar es Salaam.

Ngenethiwekhi ebanzi yomhlaba wonke, amaTopiya Airlines azokwehlisa bonke ababambiqhaza be-ATA Congress abavela kuzo zonke izindawo zabo kubandakanya nalabo abavela e-United States, Europe naseSouth East Asia.

Ngekhodi lokugunyazwa kwamathikithi i-ADD08321, umbambiqhaza angathola isaphulelo kunoma yimuphi umenzeli wezokuvakasha inqobo nje uma enencwadi yokugunyazwa yengqungquthela noma yohlu lwabahlanganyeli, ezothunyelwa ivela endlunkulu yendiza.

Ababambiqhaza abaphethe iphoyinti elingekho emgqeni bazoba nokungezwa okukhethekile ngokusebenzisa ezinye izindiza ukuxhumanisa i-Ethiopian Airlines esangweni layo nesaphulelo engxenyeni yase-Ethiopia.
I-Ethiopian Airlines, ebalwa njengesiphathimandla esikhula ngesivinini esikhulu e-Afrika, isebenza izindiza zansuku zonke eziya eTanzania, ifika esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) ebangeni elingamakhilomitha angama-45 ukusuka edolobheni lezokuvakasha i-Arusha nasenhlokodolobha iDar es Salaam ogwini lwase-Indian Ocean.

Inkampani yezindiza iphakathi kwezinkampani ezithwala abantu isikhathi eside ezixhumanisa iTanzania nomhlaba wonke ngokusebenzisa isikhungo sayo enhlokodolobha yase-Ethiopia, i-Addis Ababa.

Ukusuka ngonyaka we-1975, i-ATA yethula izingqungquthela zayo zaminyaka yonke zase-Afrika noma amaCongress okuhlose ukuhlanganisa abadlali ababalulekile kwezokuvakasha zase-Afrika ngokubambisana nozakwabo baseMelika.

ITanzania ihlonishwe ngokuba isingathe i-ATA 23rd Congress ngo-1998 futhi nakulo nyaka, kusukela zingama-19 kuya zingama-23. Ingqungquthela yaminyaka yonke ye-ATA yama-33 yalo nyaka ibanjelwa eTanzania ngesikhathi esifanele lapho ezokuvakasha kule ndawo yase-Afrika zikhula.

Kusukela iNgqungquthela Yonyaka Yama-23 ye-ATA eyabanjelwa eTanzania eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, kube nemiphumela emihle kwezokuvakasha zezwe ezikhula ngokushesha ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwamahlanu ngonyaka, okunikeza lesi sifundazwe sase-Afrika izinzuzo ezinhle emkhakheni wezohwebo, kusho umqondisi omkhulu we-ATA u-Eddie Bergman.

Ngaphansi kwengqikimba ethi, “Letha Umhlaba e-Afrika nase-Afrika Emhlabeni”, ingqungquthela ye-ATA izophinda futhi, inikeze iTanzania ithuba elihle lokwazisa ngezinsizakusebenza zalo zokuvakasha e-United States of America.
UBergman uthe iTanzania ikhethwe ukuthi isingathe le ngqungquthela ebaluleke kakhulu yezokuvakasha ngenxa yesimo sezwe ekuthuthukisweni kwezokuvakasha esibonakala ngokukhula kanye nokutshalwa kwemali.

Ubuye wengeza ukuthi inhlangano yakhe, i-ATA, ibilokhu iphishekela umkhankaso ohlose ukuletha umhlaba e-Afrika nase-Afrika emhlabeni nokuthi, iTanzania inikeze indawo enhle kakhulu ngenxa yomkhakha wayo wezokuvakasha ohlukahlukene futhi okhulayo odonsela abantu abaningi kuzo zonke izindawo emhlabeni wonke ngaphandle kwe-USA.

"Njengoba iTanzania isondelene kakhulu nobambiswano lwe-ATA nePacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), i-ATA izofezekisa inhloso yayo yokwenza ingqungquthela ye-ATA yama-33 e-Arusha ichithe phansi umhlaba ngokuba okokuqala nethimba elivela embonini yezokuvakasha yase-Asia", uthe.

Umhlangano wezinsuku ezinhlanu ozoba seTanzania enkabeni yezokuvakasha esenyakatho ne-Arusha uzokhuluma ngezihloko ezinjengezimakethe ezintsha zokukhulisa ezokuvakasha, i-Afrika ephumayo ekuhambeni nasekuxhumaneni nomphakathi.

UMnyango Wezemvelo Nezokuvakasha waseTanzania kanye ne-Africa Travel Association (ATA) babememezele ngonyaka odlule ukuthi iTanzania izosingatha iNgqungquthela Yonyaka Yama-33 Yenhlangano Yezokuvakasha ye-Africa kusukela ngo-19-23 Meyi 2008 “eSafari Capital” yezwe.

Lesi simemezelo senziwe nguNgqongqoshe Wezemvelo Nezokuvakasha ngaleso sikhathi uJumanne Maghembe noBergman.

"Ngesikhathi iTanzania isingatha i-ATA ngo-1998, yabonisa ukwethulwa kabusha ngokusemthethweni kwezwe lethu emakethe yaseMelika," kusho uNgqongqoshe uMaghembe, enezela, "Imiphumela yaba mihle kakhulu. Ezokuvakasha eTanzania manje ziyachuma.

I-ATA ibibamba iqhaza elibalulekile emkhankasweni wezokuvakasha waseTanzania owokuqala ukwethulwa kwemiklomelo yaminyaka yonke ye-ATA / Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) Awards eyethulwa ngo-2001 ukuhlonipha izinkampani, abantu kanye nabezindaba abebephambili ukukhuthaza ezokuvakasha zaseTanzania.

Ukukhula okusheshayo kwenani lezivakashi ezivela emakethe yaseMelika eminyakeni eyishumi edlule selokhu kwabanjwa i-ATA Congress e-Arusha kuholele ekutheni i-US ibe ngumthombo wesibili wezivakashi zaseTanzania emhlabeni jikelele.

“Manje, silindele ukuthi ukusingathwa kweKhongolose yango-2008 nakanjani kuzodala ukukhula kwezokuvakasha okuvela e-US, ngokushesha okuyenze ibe yimakethe yokuqala. Inhloso yaseTanzania ukuthola izivakashi zaseMelika eziyi-150,000 XNUMX minyaka yonke eminyakeni embalwa ezayo, ”kusho uMaghembe.

Uma sibheka ezokuvakasha zase-Afrika, i-ATA isisondeze izwekazi emhlabeni ngezingqungquthela/izingqungquthela, izingxoxo kanye nama-symposia. ITanzania ibe ngumholi oqavile ekukhangiseni nasekukhuthazeni ezokuvakasha zaleli zwekazi e-USA nakwamanye amazwe omhlaba.

OwayenguNgqongqoshe WezeMvelo Nezokuvakasha waseTanzania u-Zakia Meghji ubambe isikhundla esibalulekile se-ATA njengomongameli wayo iminyaka eminingana futhi wasebenza kanzima emelela ezokuvakasha zase-Afrika ngaphansi kwesibhengezo esithi “Africa: the new millennium destination,” phakathi kokunye.

Uhlelo lwe-ATA lwezinsuku ezinhlanu lweCongress e-Arusha luzobe lukhuluma ngezihloko ezifana nezimakethe ezintsha zokukhulisa ezokuvakasha, uhambo oluya emazweni angaphandle e-Asia, nesibopho emphakathini kanye nemboni yezokuvakasha, luheha i-Young Professionals Network ne-African Diaspora network, eyasungulwa ngesikhathi se-ATA's 10th Annual Eco and I-Cultural Tourism Symposium eNigeria ngoNovemba 2006 ihlose ukukhuthaza ubudlelwano phakathi kwentsha yase-Afrika kanye nalabo abaseDiaspora eMelika.