MANAMA – Nakuba ukwehla komnotho emhlabeni jikelele kwakamuva kudale izikhathi zokwethuka kwezinye izimboni, umkhakha we-MICE wase-Bahrain (Imihlangano, Ukuvakasha Kokukhuthaza, Izingqungquthela kanye Nemibukiso) ubone ukwanda ngamaphesenti angama-35 kwesidingo, okuholele ekutheni i-Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA) izuze. irekhodi eliphansi engxenyeni yesine ka-2008.
Lokhu kuvezwe emhlanganweni webhodi yabaqondisi be-BECA yekota yesine ka-2008 eyayiholwa uMhlonishwa uDkt. Hassan Abdulla Fakhro, uNgqongqoshe Wezimboni Nezohwebo kanye nosihlalo we-BECA futhi yethulwa yibamba le-CEO ye-BECA uDebbie Stanford-Kristiansen.
Umkhakha wezokuvakasha webhizinisi wase-Bahrain, umthelela wawo emnothweni ubungakaziwa
indawo yezwe kuze kube yiminyaka embalwa edlule, isivele yagqama ngokukhombisa ikhono layo lokubhekana nenkinga yomnotho womhlaba. UDkt. Fakhro uthe ukusebenza kahle kwe-BECA kungenxa yesinqumo sabaphathi sokuhlukanisa izikhundla zeSigungu seziPhathimandla kanye nokusebenza kahle kweqembu.
"I-BECA ibuyele ebumnyameni, ngoba simatasa sifuna izingqungquthela zamazwe ngamazwe, imihlangano, neminye imicimbi ebalulekile, nokusebenza kwethu okuthuthukisiwe - asigqoki nje ukuhlala sigxile ebhizinisini lombukiso," kusho uDkt Fakhro. “Kulo nyaka, kulinganiselwa ukuthi ukubhukha okungu-119 okuqinisekisiwe e-Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre (BIEC) kuzobe kuhehe izivakashi ezingaphezu kuka-385,000 zamazwe ngamazwe, zesifunda, nezasekhaya futhi kube negalelo elilinganiselwa ezigidini ezingu-BD57.
(US$153.9 million) umthelela wezomnotho eBahrain.”
Isibikezelo se-BECA sisekelwe ekuchithweni okulinganiselwe kwama-US$458/= isivakashi ngasinye esingaphandle kwedolobha ngosuku ubusuku obuthathu - isibalo esilondolozayo ngokwezindinganiso zamazwe ngamazwe - futhi asifaki imali yendiza, imali yokudayisa, kanye nemali engenayo ye-BIEC. Ngo-2008, i-B2B kanye nemibukiso yabathengi nemisebenzi ebanjwe e-BIEC ihehe izivakashi zamazwe ngamazwe ezilinganiselwa ku-212,873 kuhlanganise nalezo ezivela eSaudi Arabia.
Ebusuku obulinganiselwa ku-1,378,605 obunamakamelo ezinkanyezi ezine nezinhlanu obutholakala e-Bahrain ngo-2007, imicimbi eyasingathwa e-BIEC ngo-2008 kulindeleke ukuthi ikhiqize ubusuku bamagumbi obuyi-338,436 - noma amaphesenti angama-20 - esigabeni esifanayo.
Kube wunyaka wezi-2008 omuhle kakhulu we-BECA, owawina isicelo somqhudelwano wokuqala ngqa we-World Snooker Tournament e-Middle East ngemva kweminyaka eminingi, i-Bahrain Snooker Tournament. Lokhu bekubanjwe e-BIEC ngenyanga edlule futhi kwaheha ukusabalala okubalulekile kwamazwe ngamazwe ngendawo okuyiwa kuyo. Kakade, i-World Snooker Association ese-UK ibheke ukuphinda ukubanjwa komcimbi e-Bahrain ngo-2010 igcine izinsuku ngo-Okthoba e-BIEC.
Ingqungquthela ye-10 ye-MEACO
“Phakathi komqhudelwano wesifunda onzima, ikakhulukazi ovela e-Abu Dhabi, Jordan, kanye neQatar, iBECA, ngemizamo yabo yokuzinikela, iyaziqhenya ngokuwina isicelo seCongress ye-10 ehlonishwayo ye-Middle East & African Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO). IBECA izosebenzisana kakhulu nomgqugquzeli kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni ukuqinisekisa ukuthi lo mcimbi uba yimpumelelo enkulu. Wonke amalungu ethimba le-BECA azisiwe futhi azibophezele ngokuphelele ekuletheni nasekuhlangabezaneni nokulindelwe yibhodi yabaqondisi be-MEACO abafake inani labo eliphelele.
ukuzethemba iBECA ngesikhathi ibanikeza ibhizinisi elamenyezelwa emhlanganweni wabo waminyaka yonke wesigungu ngoDisemba 2007 e-USA,” kusho uDkt Fakhro.
Ihlelelwe ukuvulwa e-BIEC ngoMashi 26, 2009, iNgqungquthela yezinsuku ezinhlanu kulindeleke ukuthi ihehe izithunywa eziyizi-4,000 iningi lazo okungodokotela abasebenzisa imali ephezulu. I-BECA ilinganisela ukuthi i-MEACO Congress izolingana nomthelela wezomnotho we-US $ 10.9 million.
Mayelana nokuba khona ku-inthanethi, ama-athikili ahlobene ne-BECA akhiqize amahithi angaphezu kwesigidi esingu-1.5 ku-Google kusukela ngo-December 10, 2008.
Ngokubhukha okusha okungu-10 kombukiso ekhalendeni layo lomcimbi lika-2009, kusukela ngesikhathi sokushicilela, ngaphezu kwamanye amabhizinisi amasha, aphindaphindwayo, nangase abe khona, izinyanga ezizayo zizoba isikhathi esimatasa kakhulu ku-BECA. I-World Academy of Laser Applications izoba nengqungquthela elandelayo e-BIEC nodokotela abangu-4,000 okulindeleke ukuba bathamele lo mcimbi wezokwelapha obalulekile. I-CISCO izophinde ibambe iCongress yayo ka-2010 e-BIEC.
Ngokusho kukaNks Stanford-Kristiansen, iBECA kumanje ixoxisana nabadlali abakhulu kulo mkhakha abavela e-Europe, Middle East, naseNyakatho naseNingizimu Melika. “Siphinde saba nentshisekelo enkulu evela kuBanks Sadler ozinze e-UK emicimbini emibili emikhulu. I-ASME (USA), New Events (Portugal), SAPEG (Germany), Much More Partners (Italy), GE Infrastructure (Italy), kanye neReisrevue groupe bv (Netherlands) bangabanye abahamba phambili iBECA esanda kuyithatha. Bakubonile ukuzibophezela kukahulumeni wase-Bahrain ekukhuthazeni izwe njengendawo ebalulekile yeMICE ngokutshala imali ekwakhiweni kweSikhungo Se-Expo esisha nesikhudlwana futhi bazimisele ukwenza ibhizinisi lapho siya khona, ”kusho yena.
Ngokusho kukaNks Stanford-Kristiansen, i-BECA isebenzisana ne-International
I-Conferences and Congress Association (ICCA) e-Netherlands ekukhuliseni izinga lamazwe ngamazwe le-Bahrain emakethe yenhlangano yamazwe ngamazwe.
"Ukubambisana kwethu ne-Gulf Air kanye ne-Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry kube yimpumelelo futhi kwamukelwe kahle, futhi sizimisele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sikhulisa umfelandawonye wethu ukuze kuzuze amakhasimende ethu kanye ne-Bahrain," wengeza. “Sikwazile nokuheha imibuthano eminingi yomphakathi, amakhonsathi, nemidlalo yeshashalazi ethula imicimbi ebalulekile ukuze abantu bayijabulele.”
