I-European Cities Marketing ihlele iNkomfa yayo Yonyaka kanye Nomhlangano Jikelele eBelgrade ngoJuni 11-14. Lo mcimbi ubulandela umbukiso weCity Break, obungoJuni 9 no-10, nawo oseBelgrade.
Isonto liqale ngombukiso wesithathu we-City Break ngoJuni 9 no-10, 2008 ohlelwe yi-Reed Travel Exhibitions ngokubambisana ne-European Cities Marketing. Bangaphezu kuka-500 ochwepheshe bekhefu ledolobha abamele izindawo ezingama-70 zase-Europe lapha. Abameleli abavela kubahlinzeki abakhulu basedolobheni, okuhlanganisa i-Gullivers, i-Miki Travel ne-Expedia, bahambele i-City Break ngokusingatha ngokugcwele okokuqala. Ngokwempendulo yabahlanganyeli, izinga labathengi beliphezulu kakhulu kulo nyaka. Ingxoxo yephaneli yomkhakha wezokundiza ngokungangabazeki ibe negalelo empumelelweni yeCity Break Exhibition 2008.
Ingqungquthela Yonyaka ye-ECM iqale ngoLwesithathu kusihlwa nge-Welcome Reception e-Ada Safari e-Ada Ciganlija Island. Okusha kulo nyaka ukuthi zonke izikhulu eziphezulu ebezingamalungu futhi ebezikhona eBelgrade, zimenywe ukuthi zizojoyina “Isidlo Sakusihlwa Sabaholi” sokuqala esingoLwesithathu, eClub of Ministers. Kuma-CEO, lokhu bekufanelekile ukuxoxa ngezindaba ezijwayelekile eziphathelene namadolobha kulo lonke elaseYurophu kanye nokuhlangana noRay Bloom, usihlalo we-IMEX.
ULwesine lunikezelwe kwisemina ethi “Izinkomba Zokusebenza Ezibalulekile Nezokuvakasha - Ingabe ziyakala futhi zithuthukise ukusebenza kwezinhlangano zokumaketha ngendawo okuyiwa kuyo?” Okuqukethwe nesakhiwo sezethulo zesemina, kanye nokukhethwa kwezikhulumi, kwanqunywa nguNkk. Anja Loetscher (umqondisi we-Geneva Convention Bureau) kanye noProf. John Heeley (isikhulu esiphezulu se-Experience Nottinghamshire).
I-Working Groups kanye namaQembu Olwazi kwenzeke ngoLwesihlanu, kanye ne-ECM General Assembly, evuleleke kumalungu ukuthi amukele isu elisha le-ECM. Ukukhethwa kwamalungu eBhodi nakho bekuyingxenye yohlelo loMhlangano Jikelele eBelgrade. “Imihlangano ye-ECM ingenye yezinto ezibalulekile ekusebenzeni kahle kososeshini wethu. Kumalungu ethu isikhathi sokuhlangana nokwabelana ngobungcweti ngesikhathi esibizwa ngokuthi “imihlangano Yeqembu Elisebenzayo” lapho ababambiqhaza begxilisa umzamo wabo emsebenzini noma iphrojekthi ethile. Le mihlangano ehlelekile enezindlela ezisebenzisanayo zokusebenza yenza i-ECM ithuthukise imisebenzi yayo ngendlela enamandla kakhulu”, kuchaza uFrank Magee, umongameli we-European Cities Marketing.
Ithimba lonke leNhlangano Yezokuvakasha yaseBelgrade laqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umuntu uyakuthokozela ukuhlala kwakhe ngokuhlinzeka ngohlelo lwezenhlalo olujabulisayo, oluhlanganisa ukuvakasha kwaseBelgrade noma uhambo oluya edolobheni elingumakhelwane iNovi Sad. “Ngijabule ngokuba nethuba lokusingatha i-ECM Annual Conference and General Assembly lapha eBelgrade. Kubaluleke kakhulu kithi ukwamukela abantu abavela emadolobheni ahlukene aseYurophu futhi sishintshisane ngolwazi nolwazi oluvame ukuhlukahluka kakhulu futhi ngenxa yalokho lucebe ngokwedlulele. Ngiyajabula ngokuthi sibe naleli thuba, futhi ngidlulisa ukubonga kwami okukhulu kubo bonke abakholelwa kithi.” uzwakalise u-Olivera Lazovic, umqondisi weBelgrade Tourist Organisation.
