- UMphathi weBhodi Yezokuvakasha e-Afrika uDkt Taleb Rifai, uMongameli wayo u-Alain St. Ange, kanye noSihlalo uMnu Cuthbert Ncube bahlangene egameni leKomidi eliPhezulu leNhlangano ukufisela uMphakathi Wezokuvakasha kuzo zonke izifundazwe ezingama-54 ezenza i-Afrika libe yizwekazi elikhulu Usuku Olujabulisayo Lwe-Afrika 2021.
- “I-African Union (AU) isimemezele unyaka wama-2021 njengoNyaka Wobumbano we-Adriech Wezobuciko, Amasiko kanye Namagugu: Levers for Building Africa We Want, futhi njengoba i-African Tourism Board ibingelela lolu bizo.
- Thina kwezokuvakasha sinxusa wonke umuntu wase-Afrika ukuthi amukele lesi simemezelo esenziwe yi-AU ngoba ezobuciko, Amasiko kanye namaGugu ezwekazi lethu zihlala ziyisisekelo somkhakha wezokuvakasha oqinile ezwenikazi lethu ”kusho abamele i-African Tourism Board osukwini lwabo lwe-Afrika Isitatimende se-2021.
“Ubhadane lwe-Covid-19 selwenze imboni yethu yezokuvakasha yangcweka futhi manje seluphelile UNITY okokuqala, futhi ngokusebenzisa i- BONISANI thina sonke futhi omunye nomunye wethu okwesibili ukuthi singayiqala kabusha ngobuqotho imboni yethu yezokuvakasha ukuze kuzuze wonke umuntu wase-Afrika. Isifiso sokuzuza ubumbano nenhlonipho sizodinga ukuthi siziqhenye ngokuba ngama-Afrika njengoba sibiza abantu besilisa nabesifazane, abangabambeki kwezepolitiki, ibala lesikhumba sabo, ubulili babo, nezinkolelo zabo ukuba bahlangane ndawonye bakhahlele- qala ezokuvakasha ukuze kuzuze amazwe ethu kanye nezwekazi lethu elikhulu ”kusho uRifai, uSt. Ange noNcube.
“Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Afrika lifisela wonke umuntu Usuku Olujabulisayo Lwe-Afrika ka-2021 futhi lithi ukukhanya sekuyabonakala ekugcineni komhubhe, Masibambane ngezandla futhi simashe ngokuziqhenya ukuze sethule kabusha ezokuvakasha, imboni edingwa kakhulu yi-Afrika nangokwenza kanjalo. nikeza izindiza zezwe lethu umoya-mpilo odingekayo. Nge WTN (I-World Travel Network) esebenzisana nathi manje sizoqala kabusha imboni yethu yezokuvakasha” kusho umbiko weBhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Afrika ekugcineni.
Juergen Steinmetz, usihlalo we World Tourism Network kanye nelungu elasungula iBhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Afrika linanela lo mlayezo obalulekile ngokuthi: “Ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 luhlanganisa amakhadi ezokuvakasha. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi indima ye-Afrika izoba yinto ebalulekile emhlabeni jikelele. I World Tourism Network sifisela amalungu ethu azinze e-Afrika kanye nawo wonke umuntu weZwekazi lase-Afrika kanye nabo bonke abangani base-Afrika emhlabeni jikelele Usuku Olujabulisayo Lwe-Afrika.
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “The African Tourism Board wishes everyone a Happy Africa Day 2021 and says a light is now visible at the end of the tunnel, Let us hold hands together and march proudly to relaunch tourism, the industry that is so needed by Africa and in so doing give the needed oxygen to the Airlines of our Continent.
- The desire to achieve unity and respect will need us to be Proud to be African as we call on our fellow men and women, immaterial of the political affiliation, colour of their skin, their gender, and their religious beliefs to unite and together kick-start tourism for the greater good of our respective countries and of our great continent” Rifai, St.
- We in tourism are appealing to each and every African to embrace this call made by the AU because our continent's Arts, Culture and Heritage remain the foundation for a strong tourism industry for our continent” said the representatives of the African Tourism Board in their Africa Day 2021 statement.