Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Seychelles (i-STB) lihlanganyele ne-Qatar Airways ukubamba iqhaza ku-Travel & Adventure Show ka-2018 e-Los Angeles, e-USA, iqinisa imizamo yokuphromotha indawo kuleyo makethe.
Umcimbi waminyaka yonke ovumela izivakashi ukuthi zithole izinketho zokuvakasha ezingapheli, izindawo ezintsha zokuvakasha ezivela emhlabeni wonke futhi zihlangane ubuso nobuso nezinkulungwane zochwepheshe bezokuvakasha, ububanjelwe e-Los Angeles Conference Centre, kusukela ngoFebhuwari 23 kuya ku-25.
Kule minyaka engu-14 edlule, i-Travel & Adventure Show yenze imicimbi engu-76 emadolobheni amakhulu ase-United States of America, ixhuma abalandeli bokuvakasha abangaphezu kwesigidi esingu-1.5, nabangaphezu kuka-3,700 abakhethekile bezokuvakasha, okuholele ekuxoxweni ubuso nobuso okuholele kokuningi. ngaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.1 zamaRandi ekubhukheni kohambo emhlabeni wonke.
Umqondisi Webhodi Lezokuvakasha laseSeychelles e-Afrika naseMelika, u-David Germain, kanye nommeleli we-Qatar Airways, babonise i-Seychelles ezinkulungwaneni zabathengi, abamele ukuhweba kwezokuvakasha kanye nabezindaba abavakashele uhlelo lwalo nyaka lombukiso.
Ukuba khona kweQatar Airways esitendi se-Seychelles, njengozakwethu wendiza, kunikeze ithuba kwabangase babe ngabahambi ukuthi bethulwe ngokutholakala kwezixhumanisi zezindiza.
I-Qatar Airways inikeza izindiza zansuku zonke zisuka e-Los Angeles ziye enkabeni yayo emaphakathi, i-Doha, ezinokuxhumana okulula eziya e-Seychelles njengoba inkampani yezindiza nayo isebenza ngezindiza zansuku zonke eziya esizweni esiyisiqhingi zisuka e-Doha.
UMnu. Germain uthe: “Ukubambisana kubalulekile njengoba sizama ukukhulisa isabelo semakethe yezokuvakasha yaseSeychelles eNyakatho Melika, nakulo lonke izwekazi.”
“Ukubamba iqhaza kweSeychelles ku-Travel and Adventure Show kunikeze iBhodi Lezokuvakasha laseSeychelles ithuba lokuthuthukisa ubudlelwano obusha nohwebo lwezokuvakasha, abezindaba kanye nabathengi bebonke,” wengeza.
Ababehambele lesi siteshi saseSeychelles nabo bathole ithuba lokuba yingxenye yomqhudelwano we-raffle. Lo mncintiswano, ozoba sehhovisi leQatar Airways eNew York ngesonto elizayo uzoklonyeliswa owinile ngamathikithi amabili okubuya eLos Angeles eya eSeychelles axhaswe yiQatar Airways, kanye nendawo yokulala eSeychelles ubusuku obubili noma obubili. I-Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa, nobusuku obuthathu e-Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa.
Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha laseSeychelles lihlose ukwandisa izivakashi ezifikayo ezivela eNyakatho Melika ngo-2018. UMnu Germain uthe i-Seychelles iyaqhubeka nokubonakala ezinhlelweni eziningi eNyakatho Melika. Izindiza eziya noma ezisuka eNyakatho Melika ziya e-Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi ziyanda njengoba iKenya Airways isimemezele uhlelo olusha lwendiza phakathi kweNew York neNairobi kusukela ngoJulayi nonyaka.
Izindiza ziyatholakala futhi kwezinye izindiza ezisebenzela i-Seychelles, ezinokuxhumana okulula neqoqo leziqhingi kusuka e-Afrika, e-Europe noma e-Middle East.
Izivakashi ezisuka eMelika zinyuke ngamaphesenti angu-9 kuze kube manje ngo-2018, kanti i-USA ithumele izivakashi ezingu-1,258 eSeychelles kusukela ngoJanuwari kuya kuFebhuwari 25 kulo nyaka, okusho ukukhula ngamaphesenti amathathu kwezibalo ezifikayo. Ngo-3, iMelika yaqopha ukwanda okungamaphesenti angama-2017 kwabafika eSeychelles.
“Kuyacaca ukuthi imizamo yokumaketha ye-STB eNyakatho Melika ithela izithelo, nokwanda okungaguquguquki kwezivakashi ezifika minyaka yonke, njengoba bayanda abavakashi baseNyakatho Melika beqhubeka nokuthola ulwazi mayelana neSeychelles. Ukwesekwa okutholwe kubalingani bezohwebo nakho kuletha inzuzo eyengeziwe emizamweni yokumaketha ye-STB ezimakethe, futhi ukubambisana okunjalo nokusekelwa kwaziswa kakhulu.”
Njengengxenye yokukhula kwemizamo yayo yokuthengisa eNyakatho Melika kulo nyaka, i-STB ihlose nokwandisa ukubonakala kwendawo okuyiwa kuyo e-Canada. Iqembu le-TV laseCanada lizofika eSeychelles ngoMeyi, nokuvakasha okunesikhathi okuzoqondana neSeychelles FetAfrik. Ama-ejenti aseCanada azozuza ohambweni lokujwayela oluya eSeychelles ngo-Okthoba.
