Amalungu eCaribbean Tourism Organisation angewona uhulumeni akhetha ibhodi elisha

Isikhulu sezikhulu zangaphambili zokuphatha izindawo zaseCaribbean sikhethwe ukuba Inhlangano Yezokuvakasha YaseCaribbean (CTO) amalungu ebhodi yabaqondisi angamalungu enhlangano ezimele yenhlangano. Ekhethweni lwakamuva lokukhetha ithimba labahlanu elizomela izintshisekelo zabo ebhodini labaqondisi kanye nasekomidini eliphezulu le-CTO, amalungu ahlangene akhethe iqembu elihlukahlukene, eliphethwe nguWilliam “Billy” Griffith, owayeyisikhulu esiphezulu seBarbados Tourism Marketing Inc, manje ongumqondisi ophethe iWCG Consulting Ltd.

“Ngijabule ngokukhethwa ukuba ngimele amalungu ahlanganyelwe e-CTO futhi ngimele leli qembu lezinkampani ezahlukahlukene, njengosihlalo walo, kulesi sigaba esibucayi sesiphetho sethu sezokuvakasha,” kusho uGriffith. "Engizokubeka phambili ngokushesha kuzoba ukufaka amandla kabusha nokukhuphula inani lamalungu, ukwakha amandla kanye nokusebenza negatsha eliphezulu kuhlelo lokubambisana ukuze kutholakale imiphumela emibi ye-COVID-19."

UGriffith ungomunye wamalungu amathathu amasha ahlangene akhethwe ebhodini elinamalungu amahlanu. Abanye ababili nguSeleni Matus, owayengumqondisi wezokuvakasha eBelize, manje ongumqondisi omkhulu we-International Institute of Tourism Studies eGeorge Washington University, noSharon Flax-Brutus, owayengumqondisi wezokuvakasha eBritish Virgin Islands, manje ongumqondisi futhi usomaqhinga eWhite Oleander Destinations.

“Izinhlangano ezinamandla zesifunda sezokuvakasha zibalulekile manje kunakuqala. Kuyangijabulisa ukusebenza neqembu elikhulu labaholi besifunda ukusiza iCaribbean Tourism Organisation kanye namazwe angamalungu ayo ukwakha amathuluzi amasha nobambiswano oluzothuthukisa ukuqina nokusimama komkhakha wezokuvakasha, ”kusho uMatus.

“Njengomqondisi webhodi elihlanganyelwe ngingaqala ngithande ukuthi sisize inhlangano ibuyise ukuzethemba kwezinkampani ezizimele ukuze ubulungu bethu bungakhuli nje kuphela kepha bube nokumela imikhakha eyehlukene yomkhakha wezokuvakasha,” kwengeza uFox-Brutus . "Ngifisa nokubona amathuba andisiwe amalungu azibandakanyile ukuthi abambe iqhaza, futhi enze izingxoxo eziningi zisebenze ngokuthi sonke singasebenzisana kanjani ukuze kuzuze ezokuvakasha zaseCaribbean."

Amalungu ebhodi amasha azokwesekwa ngamalungu abuyayo, uJacqueline Johnson, isikhulu esiphezulu seGlobal Bridal Group noMarryCaribbean.com, kanye noBarry Brown, umphathi we-Afar Media weCaribbean. Bobabili basebenze ebhodini elihlangene iminyaka eminingi futhi bobabili bavuselele ukuzibophezela kwabo ekusekeleni izinhloso ze-CTO.

“Ngijabule ukuba yingxenye yebhodi elihlangene le-CTO. Ikakhulukazi kulezi zikhathi ezingakaze zibonwe, ababambisene nabo banethuba lokwakha kabusha intshisekelo nokweseka le nhlangano enamandla kakhulu njengoba idala umbono omusha ngekusasa, ”kusho uBrown.

“Ngijabule kakhulu ngohlu lwamakhono akhona okusiza ekwakheni kabusha inhlangano ngesikhathi nangemuva kwenkinga ye-COVID-19. Inqwaba yabasebenzi bezokuvakasha abanamakhono abavela esifundeni ikhuluma kakhulu ngokubaluleka kwezokuvakasha kanye nesidingo 'sokwakha kangcono ngokubambisana,' ”kusho uJohnson. "Kuyangijabulisa ukufakwa kulolu hlu olubalulekile lochwepheshe."

Ngemisebenzi ehlukahlukene nemicimbi, amalungu ahlangene asebenzisa uhlu lwawo oluningi lwabachwepheshe nobungoti ukusiza i-CTO ngohlelo lwayo lokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha zaseCaribbean. Ngokubonisana nobulungu obuhlanganyelwe obubanzi, ibhodi lenza izincomo ezinhlelweni zezokuvakasha zesifunda ebhodini labaqondisi le-CTO, likhomba amathuba okwakha uhlelo lobulungu lwe-CTO okungelona olukahulumeni, futhi lixhumanise imisebenzi ebalulekile ngesikhathi

Ukhetho lwebhodi elihlanganyelwe lwenziwa njalo eminyakeni emibili emikhakheni ezimele kanye namalungu angekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni we-CTO. Ukhetho lwalo nyaka lwenziwe cishe okokuqala ngqa.