IPuerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association isanda kukhetha uPablo Torres, umphathi jikelele weCaribe Hilton Hotel, njengoSihlalo wayo omusha weBhodi Yabaqondisi. UTorres uzohola futhi aqondise imizamo yeNhlangano eminyakeni emibili ezayo. Lokhu kuguqulwa komyalo kwenzeke ngesikhathi kugujwa uSuku Lwezokuvakasha e-Intercontinental Hotel e-Isla Verde.

“Ngithatha isikhundla sokuba ngumongameli weBhodi labaqondisi bePRHTA ngamandla amakhulu, nginombono omuhle, futhi nginesifiso esijulile sokufaka isandla emsebenzini wezokuvakasha nasekuthuthukiseni umnotho ePuerto Rico,” kusho uTorres. "Sizosebenzisana nomkhakha womphakathi ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lokuhlomulisa ezokuvakasha esiQhingini ngenkathi sivuselela uhlelo lwenhlangano ukuze siqhubeke nokuhlinzeka ngamalungu ethu kanye nalabo esisebenzisana nabo ebhizinisini."
Ngokunjalo, ngesikhathi sokudla kwakusihlwa kukaMongameli weBhodi Labaqondisi eliphumayo, uMiguel Vega wadlulisa induku yehhovisi likamongameli ngemuva kokwethula impumelelo yeNhlangano nokusebenza kwayo ngesikhathi isengamele i-PRHTA.

“Kulula ukugqamisa okube yinzuzo embonini kanye nalokhu esesikuzuzile kule minyaka, ngaphezu kwalokhu esisebenze ngokubambisana ukuhlomula ezokuvakasha. Sasiyizandulela ezingxoxweni zokusungula inhlangano yokumaketha eya ePuerto Rico. Kwakukhona ukumelana nale modeli, kepha iNhlangano yasebenza ngokubambisana nabaphathi bakahulumeni ukuqhubekisela phambili le phrojekthi futhi ekugcineni, ngoJulayi odlule, sabona ukusungulwa kwaleli bhizinisi.

Ukwakhiwa kwe-Discover Puerto Rico kuyinto ehamba phambili ekukhangiseni nasekukhuthazeni iPuerto Rico. Sisenza izinguquko futhi senza izinto ezithile, kepha sisendleleni yokufeza inhlangano engeyona eyepolitiki izinhloso zayo eziphambili ukukhuthaza ngempumelelo nokumaketha njalo kwePuerto Rico njengendawo okuyiwa kuyo nokuvikela izintshisekelo zomkhakha wezokuvakasha esiQhingini, ”Kuchaza umphathi ngesikhathi somyalezo wakhe.

Ubuye wachaza ukuthi njengenhlangano, iNhlangano ibingumdlali ophambili ekunqobeni imizamo yokufaka ngokusemthethweni i-lottery yamavidiyo nokuhlanganiswa kwayo. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwemizamo yokushaywa komthetho, kuze kufike enkantolo ukumisa imizamo, iNhlangano ibilokhu isebenza ukuvimbela lo monakalo omubi embonini. Ubuye waveza nokuthi iNhlangano ngeke yehlise ukuqapha kwayo futhi izohlala iqaphile kulolu daba.

“Amakhasino ethu ayingxenye ebalulekile futhi ebalulekile yomsebenzi wezokuvakasha esiQhingini. Ngonyaka wezimali ka-2017-2018, amakhasino afaka imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama- $ 275 kuMgcinimafa ukumaketha nokukhangisa ePuerto Rico, eNyuvesi yasePuerto Rico, naseGeneral Fund. Kuyimpumelelo ukuthi kule minyaka eyishumi nambili eyedlule yemizamo, le mithetho yomthetho ayizange ibe ngokoqobo. Sizoqhubeka nokuvikela izimboni zamahhotela ekhasino, ”usho kanje.
Ngalesi sidlo sasemini, uFrank Comito, isikhulu esiphezulu seCaribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), ubambe iqhaza engxoxweni noMiguel Vega mayelana nezinzuzo zokuhlangana, ukusebenzisana kwezifunda, kanye namathuba ezimboni, phakathi kwezinye izihloko eziphathelene nemikhuba emihle esiza ezokuvakasha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uchaze uphawu lwe-One Caribbean kanye nomkhankaso walo iThe Rhythm Never Stops, umphumela wesivumelwano sokusebenzisana phakathi kwe-CHTA neCaribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO). Lo mcimbi ubuhanjelwe kahle futhi ubandakanya nengxenye yezemfundo enezingqungquthela eziningi, umbukiso kanye neB2B nokuqokwa okugcine ngokuthi kube yindawo yokuxhumana yamalungu e-PRHTA nalabo abeze emhlanganweni.

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We are still making adjustments and transacting certain aspects, but we are on the path to achieving a non-political organization whose primary objectives are the effective promotion and constant marketing of Puerto Rico as a destination and safeguarding the best interests of the Island's tourism industry,” the executive explained during his message.
Similarly, during the president's luncheon of the outgoing Board of Directors, Miguel Vega passed the baton of the presidency after presenting the Association's achievements and performance during his tenure at the helm of the PRHTA.
“We will work hand-in-hand with the public sector to advance an agenda to benefit tourism on the Island while we revitalize the Association's Strategic Plan to continue to provide value to our members and business partners.