I-LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Iphothifoliyo yamazwe ngamazwe yozakwethu be-BestCities iyaqhubeka nokukhula njengoba amadolobha aseBerlin kanye ne-Houston enikeza ubulungu bokuqala bomfelandawonye womhlaba, kusukela ngo-Okthoba 10, 2011.

Esenza isimemezelo ku-IMEX 2011 e-Las Vegas, uMnu Jerad Bachar, USihlalo Webhodi Elingenayo lika-2012 wathi, “I-BestCities Global Alliance iqukethe izikhungo zomhlangano eziletha ulwazi olungcono kakhulu lwesevisi emhlabeni lwabahleli bemihlangano yamazwe ngamazwe. Lezi zindawo okuya kuzo imihlangano emikhulu sezivele zihlanganisa iKapa, iCopenhagen, iDubai, i-Edinburgh, iMelbourne, iSan Juan, iSingapore, neVancouver, futhi sijabule ukwamukela ngokusemthethweni amadolobha aseBerlin naseHouston eqenjini njengamalungu okuqala.”

“Womabili amadolobha ayizindawo eziqinisekisiwe zemihlangano yamazwe ngamazwe futhi abonisa kahle izimfanelo zokuhlangabezana nemibandela eqinile ye-BestCities yobulungu, ehlanganisa, kodwa engagcini nje, ezikhungweni zemihlangano yesimanjemanje; amagumbi amahhotela angu-10,000 okungenani; ephephile, ezokuthutha zomphakathi; kanye nokufinyelela emoyeni okuhle kakhulu,” kusho uMnu Bachar.

"Baphinde babonise imininingwane eminingi yobungcweti esiyifunayo kumlingani we-BestCities njengezinga eliphezulu lobuchwepheshe, ukuzibophezela ekuqinisekiseni ikhwalithi, nokugxila okuvelele kwamakhasimende," esho.

Uma sekuqinisekisiwe njengabalingani abagcwele be-BestCities, i-Berlin ne-Houston zizophinde zizibophezele ekucwaningeni kwamabhuku kwaminyaka yonke yi-Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). Lokhu kuzoqinisekisa izinga elingaguquguquki lenkonzo esezingeni eliphezulu ku-BestCities Quality Manual kugcinwa kulo lonke umbimbi ngaso sonke isikhathi.

Njengekhaya lesikhungo sezokwelapha esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni kanye nobuchopho obusemuva kokuhlola indawo yase-US, i-Houston iyidolobha elinokuningi elingakunikeza abahleli bemihlangano. Ngohlelo lwesikhumulo sezindiza esikhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni futhi sixhuma ezindaweni ezingaphezu kuka-6, yidolobha elikhulu eligcina umuzwa wedolobhana elincane. Ngokungangabazeki futhi iyidolobha elinamasiko amaningi e-US, kanye nelinye lezinkampani ezicebe ngokwesiko elinezinkampani ezihlala emikhakheni emine yezobuciko obudlalwayo - iHouston Ballet, iHouston Grand Opera, iHouston Symphony, ne-Alley Theatre.

IBerlin ibizwe njengelinye lamadolobha emihlangano emikhulu emi-5 emhlabeni jikelele yi-ICCA eminyakeni emi-5 edlule - hhayi ngesizathu esisodwa kodwa eziningi. Inhloko-dolobha yaseJalimane ikholisa ngenani elikhulu lezikhungo zomhlangano nezindawo - okuhlanganisa ne-International Congress Centre (ICC) eyawina umklomelo - kanye nezwe laseYurophu lesimanjemanje lamahhotela. Ukuvulwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza esisha esikhulukazi ngoJuni 2012 kuzoholela ekwandeni kwezindiza ezithatha uhambo olude, okuzoqinisekisa ukuthi i-Berlin iba yinhle nakakhulu kubahleli bemicimbi yamazwe ngamazwe.

“Ukufakwa kwakho kokubili kwe-Berlin ne-Houston kuzothuthukisa umfelandawonye we-BestCities futhi kwandise ukuhlukahluka kwamasiko kwenethiwekhi kuwo wonke amazwekazi aseMelika naseYurophu. Amadolobha azonikeza amakhasimende ethu izinketho ezi-2 ezithokozisayo nezihlukahlukene, futhi ngenqubo yethu eyingqayizivele yokushintshisana ngedatha, azongeza ngisho
ukubaluleka okwengeziwe ebulungwini bethu. Sibamukela ngezandla ezimhlophe bobabili futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukumemezela ubulungu babo obugcwele ngo-2012,” kuphetha uMnu. Bachar.