I-Banjul — I-Gambia izobamba Ingqungquthela Yonyaka Yama-35 ye-Africa Travel Association (ATA) ngoMeyi 2010.
Ngokwesitatimende esikhishwe kwabezindaba se-Gambia Tourism Authority, lo mcimbi wezinsuku ezine uzobandakanya izithunywa ezingxoxweni ngezihloko eziningi zemboni, njengokubambisana kwezinkampani ezizimele nezikahulumeni, ukumaketha nokugqugquzela, ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda yezokuvakasha, izitayela zezimboni kanye nenkundla yezokuxhumana.
Emizamweni yakhe yokukhangisa iGambia njengendawo yokuvakasha emakethe, uMhlonishwa. UNancy Seedy-Njie, ungqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Namasiko, umemezele ukuthi iRiphabhulikhi yaseGambia izobamba ingqungquthela yaminyaka yonke ye-Africa Travel Association (ATA) yama-35 enhlokodolobha yase-Banjul ngoMeyi 2010.
Kungokukhulu ukuziqhenya ukuthi siyaphinda futhi sibambisane ne-ATA ukuze simeme umhlaba ukuthi uvakashele futhi uhlole iGambia,” kusho uNgqongqoshe uNjie. “Uhulumeni waseGambia ubeke eqhulwini ezokuvakasha, okube nomthelela omkhulu ekukhuleni nasekuzinzeni kwezwe lethu. Siyethemba ukuthi ukhongolose we-ATA uzosisiza ukuthi siqhubeke nokukhangisa izwe lethu ezindaweni ezintsha ezimakethe futhi sihehe abatshalizimali abasha kulo mkhakha.
IGambia, eyaziwa ngokuthi “iSmiling Coast of Africa”, idume ngezindawo zayo zokungcebeleka zikanokusho zasebhishi, izindawo zokudoba ezinhle kanye nogu oluhle kakhulu, kodwa kuningi okukhona ezweni laseNtshonalanga Afrika elithengekayo neliphephile, okuhlanganisa abantu abanokuthula nabanobungane, eco- ezokuvakasha, ukudoba kwezemidlalo, ukubuka izinyoni kanye ne-safaris, umculo, ukudansa kanye nemidlalo yendabuko yokulwa, nokuvakashela izindawo zokuhwebelana ngezigqila e-Atlantic.
“IGambia yenze inqubekelaphambili emangalisayo ngemboni yayo yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha ngokwakha ubudlelwano bezinkampani zikahulumeni nezizimele, lapho uhulumeni enza khona izimo zokuthi izinkampani ezizimele zitshale imali kule mboni,” kusho uBergman. “Ngokuhlanganisa ikhono leGambia lokuheha abavakashi abafikayo, ikakhulukazi abasuka e-Europe, kanye nekhono le-ATA lokubandakanya ochwepheshe bezokuvakasha abahlukahlukene abavela emhlabeni wonke, ikakhulukazi eNyakatho Melika kanye nase-Afrika yonkana, ukhongolose uthembisa ukuguqula ezokuvakasha zibe umshayeli wezomnotho wezwekazi lonke” .
Umcimbi wamazwe omhlaba oyingqopha-mlando we-ATA uzohanjelwa ongqongqoshe bezokuvakasha base-Afrika kanye nochwepheshe bezimboni abamele amabhodi ezokuvakasha, izikhungo zezokuvakasha, izinkampani ezisebenza ngaphansi komhlaba, izindiza namahhotela. Abaningi abahlanganyeli abavela kwabezindaba zokuhweba ngezokuvakasha kanye nemikhakha yezinkampani, engenzi nzuzo kanye nezemfundo kulindeleke ukuthi bathamele.
Lo mcimbi wezinsuku ezine uzobandakanya izithunywa ezingxoxweni ngezihloko eziningi zemboni, ezifana nokubambisana kwezinkampani ezizimele nezikahulumeni, ukumaketha nokukhangisa, ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda yezokuvakasha, izitayela zezimboni kanye nezinkundla zokuxhumana. Amazwe angamalungu e-ATA azohlela amadili ambalwa wokuxhumana kusihlwa futhi inethiwekhi ye-ATA's Young Professionals izohlangana nezingcweti zasendaweni kanye nabafundi.
Onyakeni wesibili, ikhongolose izophinde ihlanganise indawo yemakethe yabathengi nabathengisi abagxile e-Destination Africa. Izithunywa zizophinde zibe nethuba lokuhlola izwe ohambweni lwangaphambi noma lwangemva kwengqungquthela, kanjalo nangosuku lwezwe elizosingatha. Ingqungquthela yangowezi-2010 yakhela empumelelweni yobudlelwano obudala bezwe laseNtshonalanga Afrika ne-ATA. Ngo-1984, i-ATA yabamba ingqungquthela yayo yesishiyagalolunye e-Banjul, ngokushesha kulandela ingqungquthela yenhlangano eyisishiyagalombili e-Cairo, e-Egypt.
Ukuze ulungiselele umcimbi waminyaka yonke, i-ATA izothumela ithimba e-Banjul ngoNovemba ukuze lihlolwe isayithi. Phakathi nalolu hambo, ithimba lizohlangana nabamele izinhlaka zikahulumeni nezizimele kanye namalungu esahluko se-ATA-Banjul, futhi livakashele ingqungquthela ehlongozwayo, izindawo zokulala nezokungcebeleka.
UMhlonishwa. UNancy S. Njie uthathe leli thuba ukubonga uMhlonishwa, uMengameli, uSheikh uSolwazi Alhaji uDkt Yahya AJJ Jammeh ngokuqhubeka nokweseka kwakhe ekuqhakambiseni iGambia njengendawo yokuvakasha, kanye nohulumeni ngosizo lwabo ekuqinisekiseni isicelo sokusingatha lo mcimbi. IGambia. Uphinde wahalalisela usihlalo weGambia Hotels Association, uMnuz Alieu Secka osanda kuqokwa njengosihlalo we-ATA, iThe Gambia Chapter. Ubonge bonke ababambiqhaza ngokubeseka futhi wabanxusa ukuthi baqhubeke nomsebenzi omuhle ukuze kusizakale bonke abantu baseGambia.
