UMnu. St.Ange unguNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha waseSeychelles, I-Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine okukholakala ukuthi uzokwethula Inkulumo Ebalulekile phakathi ne-ITB ka-2023 yenhlangano eyaziwa ukuthi isineminyaka eminingi kangaka igqugquzela ukuhweba kulo mbukiso wezokuvakasha. .
I-eTurbo News ixhumane no-Alain St.Ange ngocingo ukuze bathole kafushane nesibuyekezo kanye nomsebenzi wakhe osekela iTourism in Africa.
eTN: Njengoba manje uCovid esesilele emuva, kukholakala ukuthi uzophinde ube ku-ITB eBerlin kulo nyaka.
A. St.Ange: Yebo, ngingaqinisekisa ukuthi ngizondiza ngiye eBerlin ukuze ngibe khona ku-ITB 2023. Ngizimisele kule-ITB ezayo ukuthi ngihlangane neziNkongo zezokuvakasha ezehlukene zeZwekazi lase-Afrika ukuze kuxoxwe ngesiphakamiso esisezithebeni manje futhi esihlongozwa iTourism Destination enkulu yase-Afrika. Kulokhu kwethulwa kabusha kwe-Covid, kuwukuqamba okusha, umbono omusha, kanye namathuluzi amasha atholakala eMinyangweni Yezokumaketha Kwezokuvakasha adingekayo. Ukuzihlalela nje bese ukholelwa kulokho obekusebenza esikhathini esidlule ngeke kusebenze isikhathi eside. Yonke indawo yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke idoba echibini elifanayo kubahambi abanokuqonda. Ukubonakala ngendlela entsha kuyindlela eya phambili. Lokhu kuzohlukanisa izindawo okuyiwa kuzo ngamaqembu futhi ezinye zizophuma njengempumelelo ecacile.
eTN: Yimaphi amazwe ohlangana nawo?
A. St.Ange: Lokhu angikwazi ukukusho okwamanje. Ngitshelwa yizwe elilodwa ukwakha uhlaka olusha lokusebenza lwezokuvakasha lwe-Afrika yi-Afrika. Lokhu ngihlose ukuqalisa ibhola elihle kule ITB ezayo eBerlin bese ngibiza abezindaba ukuthi bazise izimakethe zemithombo yezokuvakasha ngokufanele.
eTN: Sekushiwo emibuthanweni ehlukene yezokuvakasha ukuthi igama lakho njengeTourism Consultant lisebenzisana nomdlali omkhulu ezwenikazi i-Afrika. Ingabe kuliqiniso? Futhi uma kunjalo, singalazi izwe?
A. St.Ange: Yebo, nginikwe inkontileka yisikhungo esikhulu sezokuvakasha ukuze ngisebenze noMnyango wabo Wezokuvakasha kumaphrojekthi athile ahlukene. Angikwazi ukumemezela ukuthi iyiphi indawo lena. Ngiqinisekile bazokwenza kanjalo maduze. Engingakusho okwamanje wukuthi i-Afrika iyahamba futhi nemboni yayo yezokuvakasha izohamba. Ngihamba kakhulu kulo lonke elase-Afrika futhi ngiyabona ukuthi amanye amazwe azilungiselele kangcono kunamanye ngesizini entsha yezokuvakasha. Ake silinde sibone ukuthi yini ezophuma emasontweni ambalwa ezayo.
eTN: Muva nje ugibele umkhumbi wokuyokwethula isifundo njengoba ulibangise eSeychelles. Lokhu akuwona umkhuba kulowo owayenguNgqongqoshe wezokuVakasha. Kwenzeka kanjani lokhu?
A. St.Ange: Ukuqonda imboni yemikhumbi ye-cruise kubaluleke kakhulu namuhla kunanini ngaphambili. Uma ukuba khona kwami emkhunjini kungaletha ukugxila kulo mkhakha ngiyajabula ukuthi ngigibele umkhumbi. Kepha yebo, umkhumbi wokuhamba ngesikebhe i-The World, unginikeze ukuthi ngigibele umkhumbi wabo eMaldives futhi ngihambe ngomkhumbi ngiye eSeychelles futhi ngibanikeze isifundo eSeychelles ngaphambi kokungena eziqhingini. Ngahlangana nabagibeli, ngabaqondisa kuma-USP abalulekile (izindawo zokuthengisa eziyingqayizivele) eziqhingini. Ngikujabulele ukuhamba ngomkhumbi futhi ngikholelwa ngempela ukuthi ngisize abagibeli ukuthi behle futhi bazise kangcono iSeychelles. Izinkulumo zezivakashi azintsha, mhlawumbe ukuba nongqongqoshe wezokuvakasha njengomfundisi ebhodini kuyinto entsha. ESeychelles sibona ezokuvakasha njengesinkwa sethu nebhotela nokuthi ubani ongazithengisa kangcono iziqhingi kunowayeyinhloko yoMnyango Wezokuvakasha wakulesi siqhingi.
eTN: Kungani uthi sekuyisikhathi sokuqonda kangcono imboni yemikhumbi evakashayo?
A. St.Ange: Ibhizinisi lemikhumbi yokuvakasha liye lahlupheka njengawo wonke amanye amabhizinisi embonini yezokuvakasha. Izindawo eziningi namuhla ziphikisana ngokubaluleka noma ukusebenza kokwamukela imikhumbi yokuhamba ngomkhumbi. Yingakho kubalulekile ukuqonda kangcono le ngxenye yebhizinisi lezokuvakasha. Izindawo okuyiwa kuzo noma amachweba lapho I-Cruise Ships Call izohlala ithola okuningi emikhunjini yokuhamba ngomkhumbi njengoba izilungiselela leli bhizinisi. Ngaphandle kwezindleko zechweba, izindleko zokudonsa, uphethiloli, amanzi, nokudla, abagibeli kufanele bayengwe ukuba behle lapho umkhumbi ufika. Lokhu kusho ukuthi indawo oya kuyo kufanele ivuleke futhi ilungele ibhizinisi. Izibalo zokuthi abagibeli abangaphezu kuka-50% abehli emachwebeni kufanele zibonise isidingo sokwenza okwengeziwe engisanda kukwenza ku-Ship The World. Thengisa indawo oya kuyo, hamba ibanga elide ekuphusheleni okungajwayelekile nje. Phakamisa izindawo ezihehayo 'ezizokhanga' ngempela abagibeli futhi zibatholele ukuba babhukhe uhambo. Lokhu kushiya imali echwebeni ngalinye lapho imikhumbi yokuhambahamba ifika khona. Kodwa okunye okuhle okuvame ukulibaleka yithuba lokuphromotha indawo oya kuyo kubagibeli ukuze batshele umndeni wabo nabangane lapho bebuyela ekhaya mayelana nendawo. Lokhu kufana nombukiso wezokuvakasha onemakethe evalelwe. Amabhodi ezokuVakasha kumele adayisele abagibeli izwe lawo. Wonke angamakhasimende angabuya, futhi wonke anomndeni nabangane ukuze aphakamise indawo oya kuyo. Yonke indawo kufanele isebenzise lelo thuba. Akubiza lutho.
eTN: Yini elandelayo kuwena njengalowo mlingisi ohlonishwayo wezokuvakasha oqhamuka ezwenikazi i-Afrika?
A. St.Ange: Eminyakeni edlule ngiye ngaqongelela ingcebo yesipiliyoni kwezokuvakasha futhi ngaba nokuxhumana okuningi emhlabeni wezokuvakasha. Ukuhlala phansi ngoba nje angikho esikhundleni kungaba yimfucuza uma ngingenza okwengeziwe. Inkontileka yami engisanda kuyisayina izongibona ngibiza abaningi emkhakheni wezokuvakasha ukuthi bahlangane ukuze kuqhutshekwe nebhola ukuze kuthuthukiswe i-Afrika kanye nabantu bezwekazi elikhulukazi i-Afrika.
