Amazinga okubhuka e-ITB Berlin 2008 aphezulu - ukukhula kukhombisa intuthuko yemakethe embonini yezokuvakasha
Berlin, 11 January 2008 – Umbono muhle kakhulu kwi-ITB Berlin njengoba kusaqhubeka amalungiselelo okugcina omcimbi ophakathi komhla zi-5 kanye no-9 kuNdasa ozobe uqhubeka isikhathi sama-42. “Uma kuqhathaniswa no-2006 isibalo sokubhukha e-ITB Berlin 2008 sisalokhu siphezulu njalo. Umbukiso wezokuvakasha omkhulukazi emhlabeni wonke uzohambisana nesithunzi sawo njengenkundla ehamba phambili embonini yamazwe ngamazwe,” kusho iMenenja Enkulu yakwa-ITB uDavid Ruetz. Kuzogxilwa kakhulu eDominican Republic, izwe elibambisene ne-ITB yalo nyaka, ehlela imicimbi yokuvula futhi izoba nemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo ezithokozisayo ezizokhombisa izivakashi ezihwebayo kanye nomphakathi jikelele.
Sekukonke izinkampani ezingaba ngu-11,000 ezivela emazweni nasezifundeni eziyi-180 zizobe zikhangisa e-ITB Berlin 2008, futhi izivakashi ezihwebayo ezingaphezu kuka-100,000 okulindeleke ukuba zibe khona. Ngonyaka odlule amalungu omphakathi jikelele acela ku-70,000 aphithizela emahholo angu-26 e-Berlin Exhibition Grounds. Kulo nyaka abakhangisi abakhombisa yonke into ehlinzekwa yimboni yezokuvakasha bazophinde behlala endaweni yokubukisa elinganiselwa ku-160,000 square metres ngosayizi. Bazoba nemikhiqizo, izinsizakalo kanye nolwazi mayelana nohambo olulungele imvelo oluboniswa ku-Hall 4.1, isibonelo ezinkundleni ze-German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), i-Tourism Watch, noma i-Atmosfair enkundleni ye-Anders Reisen.
Ababukeli abengeziwe abavela e-Asia, emazweni ama-Arab kanye nasezifundeni zaseMpumalanga Yurophu
Ukuhamba ngamaholide nezamabhizinisi kuzophinde kube yimakethe yokukhula ngo-2008, kanye ne-World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) ilindele ukukhula ngamaphesenti amane kuya kwamahlanu kunonyaka odlule. Izimakethe zase-Asia, amazwe ase-Arab kanye nezifunda eziningana zaseMpumalanga Yurophu zinamandla kakhulu. Inani elikhulu labakhangisi abavela kulezi zifunda lizobe likhona e-ITB Berlin kulo nyaka. Ngakho-ke iThailand, iVietnam kanye neMacau izobe ihlezi izitendi ezinkulu kakhulu (bonke ababukisi eHholo 26). I-Langham Hotels, i-Ascott International Hotels kanye ne-Ermitage Islands yase-Asia nazo zizomelwa ehholo elifanayo. Iminyaka eminingana izizwe zama-Arabhu, ikakhulukazi i-United Arab Emirates, bezilokhu zibhekene nesidingo esikhulu sangempela. E-ITB Berlin 2008 indawo yokubukisa ye-Emirate Airlines izoba kabili ngosayizi. Bazobe beza nesitendi esisha esiwumbukwane esimise okwembulunga esinezitezi ezintathu ukuphakama. Usayizi wesitendi sase-Abu Dhabi uzoba mkhulu ngamaphesenti angama-25 (bonke ababonisi eHholo 22b). I-Egypt izophinde imise isitendi esikhulu (iHholo 21b).
Izifundazwe zaseMpumalanga Yurophu njengeBulgaria, Armenia kanye ne-Azerbaijan nazo zizomelwa ngokugqamile kulo nyaka (bonke ababukisi eHholo 3.2). Ngokokuqala ngqa iMontenegro izosebenzisa indawo yokubukisa enwebeka ngaphezu kwezitezi ezimbili (Ihholo 1.2), futhi kusukela ngo-2005 isitendi sase-Czech Republic (iHholo 11.1) besilokhu siba sikhudlwana, futhi lokho kubandakanya 2008. I-Russia ingena emakethe. futhi izosebenzisa indawo yokubonisa engamaphesenti angu-40 enkulu eHholo 2.1.
Isidingo esikhulu ngababukisi be-Travel Technology kanye nohwebo lwamahhotela
Izinga lokubamba iqhaza kwamazwe ngamazwe kusigaba Sobuchwepheshe Bokuhamba liphezulu kunangaphambili. Ababonisi abavela emazweni ayishumi nanye, okuhlanganisa nabambalwa abavela e-India, bazobe benikeza umbono jikelele wemakethe. Phakathi kwalezo ezintsha kulo mbukiso kukhona ingosi yokubhuka i-venere.com evela e-Italy kanye nenjini yokubhuka amahhotela hotelbeds.com evela e-Spain.
Ngenxa yesidingo esikhulu sabahwebi behhotela iHholo 9 selibhukhiwe kakade. I-Dorint Hotels & Resorts iyabuya, futhi manje izosebenzisa indawo yazo. I-Hospitality Enengqondo kanye ne-Arosa izomelwa okokuqala. USteigenberger noConcorde bazoba nezitendi ezinkulu, njengoba bebemelwe ngaphansi kwegama elithi Louvre ngonyaka odlule.
Imininingwane, imikhiqizo kanye nezinsizakalo zabo bonke abakhangisi e-ITB Berlin ingatholakala e-Virtual Market Place ku-www.itb-berlin.com. I-Virtual Market Place® iphinda isebenze njengekhathalogi ye-inthanethi. Ulwazi oluqukethe luyabuyekezwa futhi lwengezwe njalo.
