I-Antigua neBarbuda yethula umkhankaso omusha wehlobo womhlaba wonke: #WhatCoolLooksLike

I-Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority yethule umkhankaso wayo omusha womhlaba wonke wasehlobo, othi, #WhatCoolLooksLike, okulindeleke ukuthi udlulisele ukuthambekela kwendawo okuyiwa kuyo kanye nokukhanga kwayo njengendawo ekahle yokuvakasha yasehlobo yezivakashi ezifuna okuhlangenwe nakho okujabulisayo. Lo mkhankaso udonsela kulokho okwenza izwe libe elikhethekile futhi ufuna ukuveza ngendlela enobuciko nehehayo “ukubanda” kwendawo okuyiwa kuyo.

UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nokutshalwa Kwezimali wase-Antigua kanye ne-Barbuda, uMhlonishwa u-Charles 'Max' Fernandez ulincoma kakhulu ithimba labaqambi, wengeza ngokuthi umkhankaso omusha ufika ngesikhathi futhi uqinisa imilayezo iziqhingi ebeziyikhuthaza eminyakeni yamuva nje. “Isimo sezulu sase-Antigua naseBarbuda ehlobo sipholile kakhulu kunakwezinye izifunda, amabhishi ethu anokuthula, futhi nakuba kunemicimbi eminingi esingayijabulela, ijubane lihlala lingasheshi. Umkhankaso wasehlobo othi #WhatCoolLooksLike wenza kuphile lokho ebesikusho iminyaka eminingi, futhi sibonga ithimba ngokusisiza sidlulisele lo mlayezo ngendlela ecacile necabangayo kwabangase babe izivakashi emhlabeni wonke. Umkhankaso wenziwa kuzo zonke izimakethe zethu ezinkulu zemithombo lapho abathengi beyengwa ukuthi bavakashele e-Antigua nase-Barbuda ukuze basebenzise imali epholile eyongiwe ehlobo, kanye nesimo sezulu esipholile saleyo ndawo,” kuphawula uFernandez.

Umkhankaso wasehlobo onezici eziningi uhlanganisa inhlanganisela yemidiya yendabuko kanye neyedijithali futhi uzosebenzisa ukuhweba okunobuhlakani okuhlukahlukene kanye nokwenziwa kusebenze kwabathengi ukuze kuqinisekiswe impumelelo yalolu hlelo.

Umkhankaso we-#WhatCoolLooksLike Summer Campaign unikeza abathengi ukonga okukhulu eholidini labo lokuya e-Antigua nase-Barbuda ukuze bahambe phakathi nenkathi ka-April-October 2019. Imali eyongiwe izotholakala kuma-opharetha okuvakasha abamba iqhaza, izinkampani zezindiza namahhotela.

Isici esibalulekile somkhankaso wuHlelo Lwenxusa Lwe-#WhatCoolLooksLlike, oluhlanganisa ukukhethwa okukhethwe ngokucophelela kwabathonya basendaweni iSiphathimandla esikholelwa ukuthi sihlanganisa indlela “okupholile” okubukeka ngayo. LamaNxusa ajutshwe ukuba asebenzise ukuba khona kwawo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana kanye nezwe lawo, i-Antigua ne-Barbuda njengesizinda sawo phakathi nezinyanga eziyisithupha zomkhankaso, ukuze babelane ngengcebo yezinto ezesabekayo ezihlinzekwe esifundazweni esiyiziqhingi ezimbili.

Esinye isinyathelo i-Global Sweepstakes eyethulwe namuhla eqhubeka kuze kube uMeyi 21. Abangenele bazocelwa ukuthi bakhethe ukungena ngendawo ukuze balayishe ividiyo noma isithombe esibonisa ukuthi kubukeka kanjani okuhle. Ekupheleni komncintiswano wezinyanga ezimbili, kuzokhethwa abawine ababili okungahleliwe: Oyedwa ovela ezimakethe zethu zaphesheya kwezilwandle uzowina isithelo sokuhlala kwezinsuku ezi-4/3-ubusuku eVerandah Resort and Spa e-Antigua; kuyilapho oyedwa wendawo ezowina ubusuku obungu-2, ukuhlala kwezinsuku ezingu-3 e-Harbour Island Residences e-Jolly Harbour. Isici sendawo salo mkhankaso saklanywa kakhulu ukuvumela ukubamba iqhaza kwasendaweni kanye nokuzibandakanya, kwakha inkundla lapho ama-Antiguans kanye nama-Barbudans endawo eba abagqugquzeli baleyo ndawo.

UMnyango Wezokuvakasha wase-Antigua and Barbuda kanye ne-Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority bazosingatha imicimbi eyahlukene, okuhlanganisa i-Antigua Sailing Week, The Optimist World Championships, The Antigua and Barbuda Sportfishing Tournament, Antigua and Barbuda Restaurant Week kanye ne-Antigua's Carnival: The Caribbean's. Umkhosi Wasehlobo Omkhulu Kakhulu, uhlinzeka ngemilingo eyengeziwe ukuze izivakashi zihambe kuleli hlobo.

I-Antigua (ebizwa ngokuthi i-An-tee'ga) ne-Barbuda (Bar-byew'da) isenkabeni yoLwandle lweCaribbean. Uvotele i-World Travel Awards  Indawo Ethandwa Kakhulu YaseCaribbean, ipharadesi elineziqhingi ezimbili linikeza izivakashi izinto ezimbili ezihlukene, amazinga okushisa afanelekile unyaka wonke, umlando ocebile, isiko elinempilo, ukuvakasha okujabulisayo, izindawo zokungcebeleka eziwine imiklomelo, ukudla okunisela emlonyeni kanye namabhishi aphinki nanesihlabathi esimhlophe amangalisayo angu-365 - eyodwa zonke izinsuku zonyaka. Isiqhingi esikhulu kunazo zonke eziqhingini zase-Leeward, i-Antigua iqukethe amamayela-skwele angu-108 anomlando ocebile kanye nesimo sezulu esimangalisayo esihlinzeka ngamathuba ahlukahlukene okubona indawo. Nelson's Dockyard, okuwukuphela kwesibonelo esisele senqaba yaseGeorgia esohlwini lwe-UNESCO World Heritage site, mhlawumbe iyindawo edume kakhulu. Ikhalenda lemicimbi yezokuvakasha lase-Antigua lihlanganisa Iviki Lokuhamba Ngeseyili lase-Antigua, i-Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, kanye ne-Antigua Carnival yaminyaka yonke; eyaziwa ngokuthi uMkhosi Wasehlobo Omkhulu Kakhulu wase-Caribbean. I-Barbuda, isiqhingi esincane sikadadewabo ka-Antigua, iyindawo yokugcina osaziwayo abacashe kuyo. Isiqhingi siqhele ngamamayela angu-27 enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Antigua futhi siqhele ngendiza eyimizuzu engu-15 nje. I-Barbuda yaziwa ngokungathinteki kwayo okungamakhilomitha angu-17 ogwini lwesihlabathi esipinki futhi njengekhaya le-Frigate Bird Sanctuary enkulu kunazo zonke eNtshonalanga Nenkabazwe. Thola ulwazi mayelana Antigua & Barbuda at vakashelababbuda.com futhi usilandele ku: Twitter, Facebook, Futhi Instagram.

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