UMsunguli noMongameli we-Countrystyle Community Tourism Network / Villages njengamabhizinisi, u-Diana McIntyre-Pike, OD, wabelana ngemicabango yakhe, abhekana nakho, kanye nemizwa yakhe ngokudlula kohamba ngezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha uGordon “Butch” Stewart.
Butch wayengumsunguli, umnikazi nosihlalo we Izimbadada Yezimbadada, Beaches Resorts, nenkampani yabo engumzali iSandals Resorts International. Udlule emhlabeni ngoMsombuluko, Januwari 4, 2021, eneminyaka engu-79.
Njengoba ngibhekana nosizi lokulahlekelwa, ngiyabona izinkumbulo ezinhle futhi umnikelo awenzile kimi, nohambo lwami kwezokuvakasha komphakathi. Ngihlangane noButch lapho engena embonini yezokuvakasha futhi ngijabule kakhulu ukuba phakathi kwabakhankasi bakhe abaholayo ukuze abe nguMongameli weJamaica Hotel & Tourist Association (JHTA) futhi ngabona ngokushesha izimfanelo ezinamandla. Ngobudlelwano beminyaka eminingi wayeyisekela kakhulu imizamo yami kwezokuVakasha koMphakathi, nanjengomuntu osebenzela amahhotela amancane.
Ngenkathi nginguSihlalo weKomiti Elincane Lamahhotela eCaribbean, senza inkundla yokwakhiwa kohlelo 'lokwamukela uhlelo oluncane lwamahhotela', olwakhuthaza izakhiwo ezinkulu ukuthi zikhethe ihhotela elincane elizolisebenzisa ukuze libasekele ngemishini yokuthenga, izitsha, izinto zokusika, ilineni ngamanani abo kunezintengo eziphakeme zokuthengisa, ngoba besingakwazi uku-oda amanani amaningi futhi sizuze kumanani amaningi. Futhi, ukunikela ngokuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi, ukuqeqeshwa kanye nokwesekwa kokumaketha. UButch bekunguye kuphela umnikazi wamahhotela omkhulu owaphendula kahle kulolu hlelo futhi wangithumelela incwadi ethi angathanda ukwamukela ihhotela lami elincane eMandeville - The Astra Country Inn. Bekubandakanya ukwethulwa kwaSandals Negril, futhi bekubandakanya nomugqa wesikweletu wokuthi sikwazi ukuthenga izinsimbi zokusika ezidingekayo, amathawula, amathawula wezandla kanye nezindwangu zokuwasha. Ube esethumela amafenisha ayi-7, afaka nezindawo zokugunda izinwele.
Phakathi kwezinkumbulo ezithakazelisa kakhulu nokuzibandakanya nomphakathi, kwaba lapho efuna ukuthola olunye lwezinkambo zethu ze-Countrystyle Community Experience futhi sakhetha iResource Village, nefa layo iMarcus Garvey kanye nendlela yendabuko edumile yokwenza i-bammy ayibamba iqhaza futhi ngemuva kwalokho wayijabulela umphakathi, ama-ackee asanda kwenziwa ne-fishfish, ubhanana obilisiwe nezithelo ezintsha. Ubufakazi befa lakhe buqhubeka neSandals Foundation eseke imizamo eminingi yomphakathi ezweni lonke.
Ukungeseka kwakhe kwaqhubeka kimi uqobo. Ngo-2008, ngenkathi ngiqokelwa i-Virgin Holidays Best Contribution Responsible Tourism Award, umncintiswano nabanye abangu-10,000 XNUMX abavela emhlabeni wonke eMakethe Yezokuvakasha Yomhlaba eLondon. Ngibe nobunzima ekutholeni uxhaso ukuze ngibe khona, wangimemela ehhovisi lakhe, wangihlalisa ngesitayela sakhe somhlaba, wangikhuthaza, wanginikeza nemali engangiyidinga, ngiphawula ukuthi umhlaba kumele wazi ngalokhu. Lokhu bekungezinye zezikhathi eziningi lapho yena uqobo anikeze khona ukwesekwa kwakhe, ngaphambili nangokuthula. Wayejabule ngokuthi ngiwine le ndondo kanye ne-TUI UK.
Lezi ngezinye nje zezibonelo, ezingena ohlakeni lweminikelo jikelele, abanye abangakufakazela lokho. Wayengumuntu omangalisayo ngempela, futhi ngeke kuphinde kube khona omunye uButch Stewart, kodwa uzethembe ngamandla efa lakhe elihlala nomndeni wakhe nezingane.
