I-ST. I-GEORGE'S, Grenada (eTN) – I-Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) kanye ne-Green Globe zizosayina iSivumelwano Sokusebenzisana (MOU) lapho izindawo eziya esifundeni zizosebenzisana ngokuqondile ne-Green Globe ukuchaza isu lokusimama kanye nokungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni.

UBradley Cox weGreen Globe uthe kulandela izingxoxo zeNgqungquthela yeshumi yaminyaka yonke yaseCaribbean yezokuvakasha okuzinzile, ebibanjelwe eTurks & Caicos, abamele amazwe ayisishiyagalombili aseCaribbean kanye nonobhala-jikelele we-CTO, bavumile ukusebenzisa uhlaka ngoMeyi, ukuze thula isivumelwano se-MOU ngoJuni.

“Lokhu kuzokwengeza izitifiketi endaweni, okuhlanganisa nawo wonke amabhizinisi asevele e-Green Globe Certified. Ngaphezu kwalokho ososayensi beGreen Globe bazosebenzela ukuqhubekisela phambili izinqubo ezisimeme zohlelo lokunikezwa kwezitifiketi, zibe amasu amasha, izinqubomgomo kanye nezinhlelo zasekhaya ezingamukelwa uhulumeni,” kusho yena.

Uveze ukuthi iGreen Globe isithuthukise inqwaba yezitifiketi zezinkampani, imiphakathi, izindawo zokungcebeleka kanye nezindawo zokuvakasha kwemvelo. "Ngokubambisana nezizwe ezingaphakathi kweCaribbean sizosebenzisa lezi zindinganiso ukuze sihlanganise kokubili izinhlangano zomphakathi nezizimele kanye nengqalasizinda ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi isizwe senza konke okusemandleni ukugcina ukuthuthukiswa okusimeme kanye nokuphatha umkhuba wokungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni," esho.

"Ngemva kokubonisana ne-CTO kanye nezizwe zaseCaribbean ezibonise isithakazelo kuyithemba lethu ukuthi sibe nezivumelwano zokuqala zokuthola isitifiketi sendawo, nokuhlela okwengeziwe kwezixazululo ze-carbon neutral endaweni engxenyeni yesibili ye-2008," u-Cox wanezela.

UCox uthe, iCaribbean “iwuphawu” oludumile ezimakethe ezinkulu zase-USA naseYurophu nangaphakathi kwalolu phawu; izizwe eziningi ngabanye zimaketha okwazo okuhlangenwe nakho okuhlukile kweCaribbean. “Kulokhu, iCaribbean nezizwe zayo eziningi ziqhudelana nezinye izindawo zokuvakasha zasezindaweni ezishisayo nezasolwandle, ngokwesibonelo amazwe aseziQhingini zasePacific nase-Australia, ukuze athole ingxenye yezindleko zohambo ezimakethe ezinkulu. Kubalulekile ukuthi amazwe aseCaribbean aqale ukusebenzisa iziqinisekiso eziqinile zemvelo ezizuzwe amahhotela amaningi kanye nabasebenzi bezokuvakasha asebevele benezitifiketi zeGreen Globe,” usho kanje.

Ngokusho kwakhe, bonke abathintekayo kwezokuvakasha kuzomele bafake isandla ukuze izindawo okuyiwa kuzo zihambisane neGreen Globe. “Abasebenzi bezokuvakasha, njengamahhotela nezindawo zokungcebeleka, ama-dive kanye nama-chartha okudoba, abakwazi ukuzigcina bebodwa yonke impahla yemvelo namasiko eheha izivakashi. Lawa mabhizinisi adinga ukuthi akwazi ukubambisana nemiphakathi yendawo kanye nohulumeni ukuze akwazi ukubhekana nezinkinga ezinkulu zokusimama futhi ikakhulukazi inselelo yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nokusebenzela ukungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni. Uhlelo lweGreen Globe oluthi 'Sustainability and Carbon Neutralality Plan for Tourism,' luyatholakala kuzo zonke izindawo eziya kuzo kanye namabhizinisi ezokuvakasha ababa yingxenye yesivumelwano se-MOU,” echaza.

Unobhala-jikelele we-CTO uVincent Vanderpool-Wallace uthe inhlangano ijabule kakhulu ngokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi izindawo okuyiwa kuzo zimenyezelwe zibe luhlaza. Uthe: “Sidlulela ngale kwezakhiwo zamahhotela, sisasebenza nohlobo lweGreen Globe okwesikhashana futhi lesi sivumelwano sizosungula indlela yokuchaza kabusha iCaribbean endaweni yezokuvakasha esimeme, sisho ukuvikelwa kwayo yonke indawo futhi hhayi. yizinyathelo ezisimeme kuphela ezithathwa ngabanikazi bezakhiwo, ukumemezela indawo ekuyiwa kuyo iluhlaza kuzobandakanya umnikelo wabo bonke ababambiqhaza bezokuvakasha kuhulumeni njengomenzi wenqubomgomo kubathengisi ezimakethe zezandla.”

IGreen Globe International ingumnikazi omkhulu weGreen Globe, Ltd., inkampani yaseBrithani engabanikazi bamabhizinisi okuhamba esimeme kanye namabhizinisi ahlobene nezokuvakasha aluhlaza.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

“We are going beyond hotel properties, we have being working with the Green Globe brand for a while and this agreement will establish the criteria for redefining the Caribbean in the area of sustainable tourism, it means protection for the entire destination and not only the sustainable measures that owners of properties are taking, declaring a destination green will involve the contribution of all tourism stakeholders from government as policymaker to vendors in the craft markets.
These businesses need to be able to cooperate with the destination's communities and governments to be able to tackle the major sustainability issues and in particular the challenge of climate change and working toward carbon neutrality.
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and Green Globe is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) whereby destinations in the region will work directly with Green Globe to define a strategy for sustainability and carbon neutrality.